Brix
Marketplace, a unique country store, has been serving
the Monticello crowd for eight years in a funky old building that
sits on a curve of Route 53, between Monticello and Jefferson
Vineyards.
Opening in March 2007 Brix Terrace Cafe, a casual
eatery with a sophiscated flair, can be found in the Pantops Mountain
area in Charlottesville Virginia.
Brix Terrace Cafe provides a combination of California
cuisine heavily influenced by Mediterranean foods, which does
not mean spaghetti ’n’ marinara sauce. Instead, look
for antipasti, bruschetta, salad specials and paninis—the
kind of savory, sophisticated stuff Brix Marketplace
has always served, only more of it.
In the morning Brix Terrace Cafe
serves coffee and pastries, and you can buy bottles of wine too.
You will find bruschetta platters, orzo salads and cinnamon rolls.
Though lunch will be her focus, the cafe will stay open until
6pm, long enough to catch some after-work to-go customers. The
interior of Brix Terrace Cafe will remind you
of a Tuscan villa, patio seating, “beautiful real dishes,
real napkins, and real silverware.”
“I
would love it if people would unplug from their cell phones just
for lunch,” says owner Karen Laetare. Maybe that laid-back
Mediterranean vibe will convince them to try it.
