Taste
From the self-playing black Yamaha baby grand in the corner and the ‘20s flair meets New Orleans piano bar vibe, to the old-garage-turned-gym-now-turned-restaurant on Commerce Street in downtown Lynchburg, Jimmy’s on the James is anything but predictable. And quite frankly, that’s how owner, entertainer and sometimes chef, Jim Dudley, likes it.
“I like things that are—it’s not a word—but I like things that I call ‘funkified.’ I like things in a state of funkification,” Dudley explained of the mentality behind his restaurant. “I wanted this place to have an old school feel to it—to take the constants culinarily, musically, visually, and then funkify it, not update it, just funkify it.”
Open since October 1, 2010, Dudley’s “funkified” Southern American bistro that now bears his name and likeness plays like a “big city” eatery and, as a result, is grabbing the attention of many in and around the competitive Lynchburg resta ... Read More
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| Date Posted | Story Title | Issue |
| 2011-11-01 | Holiday Dinners, Made Easy | Nov / Dec 2011 |
| 2011-09-02 | LOCALLYNCHBURG Local Flavor: Food Co-Ops Offer Fresh, Affordable Foods from Nearby Farms | Sept / Oct 2011 |
| 2011-07-01 | Catalano’s Delicatessen: Bringing “Something Different” to Downtown Lynchburg | Jul / Aug 2011 |
| 2011-05-01 | The Crown: 40+ Years of Creating Memories | May / Jun 2011 |
| 2011-03-22 | Grape Expectations: Nearby Vineyards that Help You Tie the Knot | Mar / Apr 2011 |
| 2011-01-11 | Ploughcroft Tea Room: England by the kettle and the cup | Jan / Feb 2011 |
| 2010-11-18 | Charley’s: 30 Years of Food, Fun and Friendship | Nov / Dec 2010 |
| 2010-09-09 | A View from the Top: Inside the Hill City’s Newest Nightclub | Sep / Oct 2010 |
| 2010-07-01 | Grill-Out Recipes: Caribbean Chicken Kabobs | Jul / Aug 2010 |
| 2010-07-01 | Grill-Out Recipes: White Pizza on the Grill | Jul / Aug 2010 |