No Time for An Elaborate Kitchen Marathon? We’ll Help

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Written By Nicole Jones

Let us help this holiday with Take and Bake from Mae's Market and Cafe, Pasta and Truffles at Virginia's Darling, and Enchiladas at Rubia's.

The holidays are knocking on our doors, and let's be real – who's got the time for an elaborate kitchen marathon? Cue the heroes from the Modest Bread restaurant group, bringing you the lowdown on how to keep the festivities easy, breezy, and oh-so-tasty. We're talking about Mae's Market and Cafe Take and Bake, Virginia's Darling Pasta and Truffle Pop-Up, and Rubia's Family Enchilada Pack.

Bruch and Breakfast options from Mae's Market and Cafe is like a cheat code for a stress-free holiday feast. Stomping Ground biscuits, cinnamon rolls and deep dish quiche will be a game-changer for those who'd rather focus on the tree and presents than rolling out dough.

For the night's leading up to the holiday we are offering up a week of Enchiladas to go from Rubia's. Perfect for a family feast or a chill hangout with amigos, these enchiladas are the real deal filled with chicken and chilis or black bean and squash. Add on margaritas, salads, guac and dessert!

For those that missed our Martini and Oyster Pop-Up at Virginia's Darling we are at it again.This time we are kicking our regular menu to the curb to offer handmade pasta, pizza and truffle toppings as well as Negronis and an Italian-only wine list!

Your holidays are about to get a whole lot tastier! Cheers to a holiday season filled with flavor, fun, and a whole lot of foodie love!

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Head Janitor, Chef, and Proprietor | Modest Bread

Nicole’s cooking style is rooted in, but not limited to, her love of southern biscuits and her diverse culinary upbringing. A military brat, she spent her childhood in the Chicago suburbs enjoying her great-grandmother Mae’s Lithuanian cooking. As a tween, she moved to Paulding County, Ga. where she begrudgingly fell in love with the charmingly perplex small towns of the Deep South. She fondly remembers grubbing on Martin’s biscuits, late-night Waffle House debauchery and cooking with her family. 

After graduating from the University of Georgia, Nicole started a marketing career at an art nonprofit in Atlanta. At 25 years old, she became the youngest executive at the local Atlanta NPR affiliate. Chasing her dreams, she moved to Alexandria, VA where she took a short post in the Whole Foods marketing department. Realizing that cooking had been her true love all along, she began night courses at L’Academie de Cuisine. She completed her apprenticeship at Blue Duck Tavern where she was promoted to a line cook after graduation. From there, Nicole worked as a private chef for busy Washington D.C. executives and their families.

As grown-ups tend to do, Nicole realized something about her childhood -- the best parts were enjoying small town communities, cooking with her great-grandmother and sharing meals with family and friends. She opened Stomping Ground (now Rubia’s) to build a safe and welcoming community around yummy, handmade food from local sources. As her first foray running her own kitchen, she has shamelessly hired better, smarter cooks to fill her kitchen and your bellies. 

Modest Bread is a collection of idiosyncratic neighborhood restaurants devoted to hospitality in Northern Virginia and includes Rubia’s, Bagel Uprising, Mae’s Market & Cafe, and Virginia’s Darling.

www.modestbread.com

2309 Mt Vernon Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22301

703.664.0445

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