Alexandria's Cherry Challenge is back!
From Sunday, Jan. 27 through Sunday, Feb. 10, several Alexandria restaurants are competing to serve up the best cherry-themed dishes. Diners will be able to vote for their favorite cocktail, appetizer, entree or dessert based on taste, creativity and presentation.
Winners will be announced on Monday, Feb. 18 and will receive special recognition during the George Washington Birthday Parade that day.
This year the competition features dishes from dozens of restaurants from every area of Alexandria.
The participating restaurants as of Jan. 30 are:
219 Restaurant
Alexandria Pastry Shop
Bluprint Chocolatiers
BRUT Wine Bar
Cafe 44
Catch on the Avenue
Chadwick’s
Cheesetique Del Ray
Columbia Firehouse
Del Ray Cafe
Del Ray Pizzeria
Dishes of India
Evening Star Cafe
Glory Days Grill
Hard Times Cafe
Haute Dogs and Fries
Junction Bakery and Bistr0
Jackson 20
Kilwins
La Tasca
Landini Brothers
Lori’s Table
Lost Dog Cafe
Mason Social
Meggrolls
Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub
Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbeque
Namaste King Street
Pines of Florence
Pizzeria Paradiso
RedRocks Neapolitan Bistro
River Bend Bistro
Shooter McGee’s
Sonoma Cellar
Sunday in Saigon
T.J. Stones
Taqueria Poblano
Tempo Restaurant
Tequila & Taco
The Italian Place
The People's Drug
Vaso’s Kitchen
The Warehouse
Union Street Public House
Vaso's Kitchen
Follow the Cherry Challenge on social media at #GWCherryChallenge.
