Name: Eat.Talk.Connect.®: A Filipino Boodle Fight
Start: 2026-11-19
End: 2026-11-19

Unassuming Chinese eatery offers typical dishes, including vegetarian options.

Little Szechuan Chinese Restaurant

JJ's Grille

At Nuevo Mexico Restaurante, we’re all about making delicious, authentic Mexican food–and it all starts with our fresh ingredients.

Nuevo Mexico Restaurante-Staples Mill

Laurel Skate Park features skate park amenities, athletic fields, playground, and a picnic shelter. Open daily from dawn to dusk.

Laurel Recreation Area & Skate Park

Come see us at Glen Allen Greenhouse for a wonderfully unique experience. Our gem of Richmond greenhouse is only minutes from Richmond, where you will find our quaint farm store filled with unique gifts. We are central Virginia's premier herb greenhouse. Offering 200+ varieties of herb, vegetable, berry, native, perennial plants, and more.

Glen Allen Greenhouse

Lavender Fields Herb Farm is known among locals as “A Hidden Richmond Gem.” Come see us for a wonderfully unique experience. Our 6th generation family farm is set on 37 acres located only minutes north of Richmond, where you will find our quaint farm store filled with unique and local items like raw honey from the farm's hives, herbal salt and pepper blends, flavored sugars, soy candles, and all things lavender. We have central Virginia's largest range of USDA Certified Organic herb plants as well as a unique range of gourmet vegetable plants. Make the most of your visit with a one of our scheduled classes on many aspects of herb and vegetable gardening and scheduled tours for the full experience. Enjoy a respite on the deck overlooking the Chickahominy River with a freshly made lavender lemonade or our signature lavender. Any season is a good time to visit and we look forward to seeing you at the farm. We are conveniently located only 15 minutes north of Richmond, south of Ashland, and east of Short Pump, near Virginia Center Commons. Open Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm March through June, then Tuesday through Saturday 9am-5pm July through December.

Lavender Fields Herb Farm

Lavender Fields Herb Farm is known among the locals as “A Hidden Richmond Gem.” Come see us for a wonderfully unique experience. Our 6th generation family farm is set on 37 acres located only minutes north of Richmond, where you will find our quaint farm store filled with unique gifts, raw local honey and all things lavender along with our wide selection of USDA Certified Organic herb and vegetable plants. Make the most of your visit with helpful classes for herb and vegetable gardening and scheduled tours of our farm for the full experience. Enjoy a respite on the deck overlooking the Chickahominy River with a freshly made lavender lemonade or one of our signature lavender or honey ice creams. Any season is a good time to visit and we look forward to seeing you at the farm. Open Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm March through June, then Tuesday through Saturday 9am-5pm July through February.

Opened in 1989, this 99.5 percent American-made craft gallery features art glass, pottery, jewelry and other gifts. Outdoor gallery features 100 percent American-made yard art.

Laurel Gallery

O'Taste & See Catering Co.

Specializing in cookies, cupcakes, brownies, custom cakes, and specialty desserts like homemade banana pudding. Ships sweets to any state! To order, go to www.sweetsbyleet.com. Custom cake and banana pudding orders must be called in or texted to prepare your order. Must allow at least 1-week advance notice for custom cakes. The schedule is still subject to availability, even with advanced notice.

Sweets by Keet, LLC

We’re a community of runners, hikers, bikers and ballplayers. We’re an outdoor playground, designed by Mother Nature, with class III and IV rapids running right through our downtown. A 52-mile bike trail runs along the James. The Richmond Marathon and Ukrop’s 10k are huge celebrations, and the whole region comes out to cheer on our local teams. In fact, we’re so sports-minded that the Washington Redskins have their training camp right in the center of the city. Add to that awesome hotels, beautiful venues, attractions, art, craft beer, more than 900 restaurants and a convenient location, and you’ve got a top choice for your next sports event. Welcome to RVA!

From indoor to outdoor facilities, the Richmond region has the fields, pitches, diamonds, venues and the dedicated staff to ensure your event is a huge success. 



Sports Richmond, VA

Eat.Talk.Connect.®: A Filipino Boodle Fight invites you to share a meal, stories, and conversation rooted in Filipino traditions. Taste classic dishes, hear the meanings behind them, and learn how food carries history, memory, and community. This month, we’re gathering around a shared banana-leaf spread for an authentic Filipino boodle fight prepared by Tambayan Grill.  
  
Join us for Circle & Sip, guided conversation designed to bridge backgrounds and spark genuine connection, followed by a boodle fight, a Filipino tradition of eating a shared feast of rice, grilled meats and seafood by hand, laid out together on banana leaves, alongside cultural storytelling.  
  
Come curious. Leave nourished, connected, and with a deeper appreciation for Filipino culture and community.

This Culture Encounters gathering supports our mission to build genuine cross-cultural understanding. Come with curiosity, leave with new connections, and help create a space where diverse cultures are seen, heard, and celebrated.

Eat.Talk.Connect.®: A Filipino Boodle Fight

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