Weekly Food News: Eleven Months rebrands to be your BFF, Scott’s Addition gets “Smohk”-y, summer dishes, and more

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Eleven Months wants to be your BFF – Eleven Months, the Carytown restaurant owned by Hamooda Shami at 2915 W. Cary Street, had a simple meaning behind its name. Every eleven months, the restaurant would shut down and rebrand itself to focus on a different style of food. Well, it looks like that’s all changing. It’s been just over three months since the restaurant originally opened, and the restaurant’s first iteration, which was known as Best Friends Forever, with camp and friendship related decor. That theme will become permanent, as the restaurant has changed its name legally to Best Friends Forever. The restaurant posted a photo of the paperwork on Facebook and teased a new menu come September. No other details were immediately clear. This one will be fun to watch.

Smohk opens around the corner from competitor ZZQ – Just as ZZQ, the barbecue and brisket purveyors who have had a pop-up at Ardent Craft Ales the past several years, prepare to open a brick and mortar space, a new joint has launched right around the corner. Less than 300 feet away from the new shop, no less. Richmond BizSense has the details on Smohk, a new barbecue outfit on W. Leigh Street in Scott’s Addition. Get all the smoky details here.

RVA Sandwich Week presents $5 deals around town – Style Weekly’s annual week devoted to all sorts of deliciousness you can put between two slices of bread is going on through the weekend. Check out all the $5 deals at some of the best restaurants around town and where you can get your nosh on for just $5 at lunch or dinner right here.

Beat the dog days of summer with these five cool dishes – Richmond Magazine has a cool roundup to get you through some of the hottest days of the year as we continue to trek through August. From the Special Rice Vermicelli at Viet Huong in Midlothian to the Vitel-l’o Tonnato at L’Opossum in Oregon Hill, you’ll find some great summer dishes on this list. Check it out here.

This week’s restaurant reviews

• Jackson’s Beer Garden & Smokehouse (Richmond Magazine)
• Mijas Mexican Kitchen & Cantina (Style Weekly)