An old-fashioned cake boasting fluffy layers and swirls of frosting is just too good to be relegated to special occasions. Every day is worthy of cake, so here are a dozen places that will keep you in cake, celebratory or not, all year long. Albemarle Baking Company: The Princess Cake with vanilla cake, bavarian cream […]
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Hello, goodbye Say hello to your little friend. Little Caesars, that is. A new location of the $5 pizza chain is now open in the Albemarle Square Shopping Center. Locally owned and operated by Charlottesville residents Matt and Laurel Eberl, the new location isn’t affiliated with the city’s other Caesars in Kmart on Hydraulic Road. […]
Busy beekeepers Apiculture, otherwise known as beekeeping, is one of the most beneficial backyard hobbies around. Bees ensure that local food crops are being pollinated and that a healthy ecosystem stays balanced. According to the Central Virginia Beekeepers Association, based in Charlottesville, these incredible insects will travel up to four miles to find food and […]
What were you doing when we called? I was sitting in front of Greenberry’s reading a book and hanging out with my friends. I was reading The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield, which is a really cool guide to some of the universal teachings of Buddhist psychology. It takes on emotional issues but focuses on […]
Star turns West Main restaurant L’étoile welcomes a new chef this week. Jonathon Gariepy joins the restaurant from Florida, where he worked at The Rivers Inn and under the master chef at the Gasparilla Inn. The former Earlysville resident’s adventures down south, says L’etoile head chef and owner Mark Gresge, instilled in Gariepy a love […]
German in origin and an American trademark, these tubular treats are the original carryout. From your basic ballpark to your fancy frankfurter, they’re served a gazillion different ways. Good luck finding a favorite.—Jenée Libby, with additional reporting by Megan Headley Measure twice, chomp once: Jak-N-Jil’s Jonathan Clark makes sure the dogs at the E. High […]
Looking for flights back from our impending 9-month stay in London. My husband has a Fulbright, and we’ll be in Leeds, England,
Hand-picked and homemade Flowers can add beauty and flavor to both savory and sweet dishes at home, but think of flowers like mushrooms: If you’re not certain they’re edible, don’t eat them. Consult a reference first, or get your flowers from a source who grows them without pesticides. Borage tastes like cucumber, adding a fresh […]
Baldi hacked? Imagine our surprise last week when, after nearly a year with nary a word, once-local restaurateur and now-infamous runaway Jim Baldi accepted our Facebook friend request, along with 21 others. We suspect it wasn’t the former Bel Rio owner himself who logged on, but at least one of his new friends left a […]