Olivia Byrd at Rockfish in Grandin Village sent out an e-mail today announcing that, beginning tomorrow, they will serve breakfast on Wednesday through Saturday mornings. This is in addition to their highly successful lunch and dinner service and the tasty Sunday brunch menu.

The hours for breakfast are 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., and the menu will include fresh muffins, biscuits, egg dishes and espresso beverages. So if you live in the Grandin area and you’ve grown tired of microwaveable 7-Eleven fare, check out Rockfish.

This would be a good time for me to also mention that Rockfish recently opened a wine shop beside the restaurant that is open Wednesday through Saturday until 6 p.m. I want to say that the shop sells more than just wine, but I haven’t had a chance to pop in yet.

In other food news, Roanoke’s unofficial start to the summer season happens the weekend of May 3 when the Community School’s 27th Annual Strawberry Festival and the 28th annual Virginia State Championship Chili Cook-off invade downtown.

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