A trip to Italy influences chef’s approach to food
Tavola chef Caleb Warr never intended to cook Italian food. Warr, who grew up eating home-cooked Southern food in Louisiana, says that although he’d always dreamed of owning a restaurant, […]
Brewery wants to tap into the neighborhood
Soon, you’ll be able to sidle up to one of the 45 bar stools at the Random Row Brewing Co. on Preston Avenue and say, “Bartender, I’ll have a random […]
‘Cville Galaxy’ challenges the Guinness World Record
According to Guinness World Records, the world’s largest cardboard sculpture, a massive 33′ x 33′ cardboard castle built in April and decorated by art students, is located in D-Park mall […]
Food cart owner to open restaurants in Crozet
On Thursday, August 25, Smoked BBQ Co. served its last bite of barbecue to a long queue of hungry lunch-goers. At least for the time being. Smoked fans can pencil […]
Booking team Camp Ugly breaks through the velvet rope
In May 2015, housemates Judith Young and Will Mullany went to the Paramount Theater for a screening of Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, D.C. (1980-90). In the […]
First Fridays: September 2
“There’s something compelling about taking something small and making it large,” says local artist Lou Haney, whose gouache on yupo paper paintings of larger-than-life fruit at various stages of maturity […]
Barbie’s Burrito Barn brings CaliMex to C’ville
For more than 20 years, every time Barbie Brannock cooked California-style Mexican food for her friends, they’d ask, “When are you going to open a restaurant?” They weren’t so much […]
Korean fried chicken and sushi bowls come to UVA
Han Lee and his wife, Mi Eum, moved to Charlottesville from Maryland about a month ago to open casual sit-down Korean restaurant Zip Chicken on 14th Street, across from Boylan […]
Cold-brew coffee isn’t a watered down version of the original
It’s been really hot. We’re all sweaty and sluggish, and most of us could use a good jolt to get through the dog days of summer. Enter iced coffee, which, […]
Allie Redshaw leaves Timbercreek Market to open own restaurant
Allie Redshaw will leave her post as executive chef at Timbercreek Market later this month, and for a very good reason: opening a restaurant of her own. Redshaw, known for […]