Pizza the action Just call us “Pie Town.” A new pizza joint—this time in Belmont—is slated to open this week. Called Belmont Pizza & Pub, Harry Horner’s new restaurant will have outdoor seating and —good news, Belmont-dwellers!—delivery to folks in the neighborhood and Downtown. The new pizza spot’s home is 221 Carlton Rd. in Kathy’s […]
Don’t get mad—get even. After West Main Street parking lot owners Gabe Silverman and Allan Cadgene lost a highly publicized dust-up to Maya restaurant co-owner Peter Castiglione, the pair agreed to pave the pothole-plagued lot. Silverman and Cadgene contracted Digs, Inc. to do the job, which began in March and should conclude by June […]
Tell us about your day job. My husband and I are farmers, and he does most of the work. I paint a lot of farm animals, including our cattle, so that’s kind of my specialty. At this point I’m really a full-time artist, which is what I’ve always wanted to be since I was little. […]
Nice is pie For Christopher Herring, “only” is a very important word. As the general manager points out, new pizza restaurant Slice is the only ’za spot in town to use Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, the only totally eco-friendly pie operation (everything they use, down to the forks, is biodegradable) and the only locally […]
Elemental, elegant, and earthy all at once, eggs star in local meals from breakfast to dinner, in dishes from humble to worldly. Here’re a few notable examples. Bluegrass Grill Regulars rave about Bluegrass Grill’s The Duke, an over-the-top version of Eggs Benedict: an English muffin piled high with bacon and turkey sausage, poached eggs and […]
Java University? Local brewru (see what we did there?) and Mudhouse Director of Operations Dan Pabst took his coffee smarts to the street last week, opening up a “coffee education popup” near the Saturday City Market. Pabst says the idea was borne out of at-home lessons he’d been giving his friends on brewing a great […]
Recent construction on the Cavalier Marching Band’s new rehearsal hall (foreground) has caused a few headaches for Rugby Road drivers. Culbreth Road, a popular shortcut between University Avenue and Rugby Road, was closed to through traffic for five weeks between February and March, which led to a lot of U-turns in the nearby Zeta […]
What are you working on right now? It’s a been a pretty busy season for me. At UVA, we opened The Beaux’ Stratagem a few weekends ago, and I did the longest fight I’ve ever done on stage, a crazy, Errol Flynn–esque swashbuckling sword fight. The show is set in the 18th century, so I […]
It’s hard to refuse a french fry, but some are more irresistible than others. These nine places meet (and exceed) our high fry standards. The humble potato has never had a higher calling. Basil Mediterranean Bistro (1): This Corner spot with a novel-length menu offers fries that are crispy, generously salted and dangerously delicious dipped […]
Benvenuto! As you read this, Carmello’s—an Emmet Street staple for nearly 20 years—is settling into its new spot on Fontaine Avenue in the former Ludwig’s Schnitzelhouse space. Owner Bill Hedges relocated the Italian restaurant last month and told us the new space would be “bigger and better.” Speaking of bigger and better, we wonder if […]