Lyndon Larson has cooked at fishing lodges in Alaska, on a yacht, and now serves it up on the Downtown Mall.
PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE

Street burritos and tacos have joined the offerings out of wagons on the Downtown Mall. L’s Burrito & Juice Company moved into town today in front of Derrière de Soie, and owner Lyndon Larson promises a northern New Mexican experience not found around here, except maybe Chipotles– and which is not to be confused with Mexican.

The difference? Hatch, New Mexico, “Chile Capital of the World,” inspires Larson, who lived there for 10 years.

An achiote & Hatch green chile rub seasons the chicken burrito. The pork is slow-roasted in an ancho chile, cider and cherry marinade. And the beef is “slowly braised and perfectly seasoned,” promises the simple menu. Burritos are $6 and tacos cost $2.50 and come with marinated cabbage.

And the “juice” in its name is fresh-squished (more)

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Bel Trio: Jim Baldi, Dave Simpson, and Gareth Weldon bring “Munsch” and the “Window on the Belmont Riviera” to Downtown Belmont.
FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR

C&O Restaurant owner Dave Simpson and the folks at Bel Rio appear to have invented a word. The word is “munsch,” and besides being a surname, we could find no other uses for it. Simpson, though, is using it to describe a new dining concept  (a combination of lunch and brunch, he says) at Bel Rio, the Belmont eatery and music joint he opened with two partners last November. Basically, Munsch will be a family music and food event held on Saturdays from 11:30am to 1:30pm, the first of which will begin on July 11.

“We want to make it affordable for families to bring kids, ” says Simpson. “There will be latin bands, stuff for kids to do…and hopefully it will give adults a chance to talk.”

Simpson says the series is being organized by Estela Knott, a singer and director of Blue Ridge Music Together, a music program designed for kids and adults. (more)

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