Let’s talk cheddar
Picking the right cheese can be overwhelming—there are so many choices—so we had a quick cheesy chat with local cheesemongers Ivan Rodriquez from Foods of Nations and Elias Reyes from […]
Birria crawl
Charlottesville is famously late to the trend game (anyone remember the national cupcake craze of the early aughts…which hit the ’ville about 10 years later?), but we’re (almost) right on […]
Making spaces
A functioning—thriving—wine culture like the Monticello AVA requires participation on both sides of the equation: winemakers cultivate varieties of grapes while locals curate and encourage community. But when oenophile Tasha […]
Grand experiment
Small business owners push hard to keep the gears of entrepreneurship moving and oiled, and Mohammed Alazazi is no exception. Originally from Iraq, Alazazi doesn’t have a background in the […]
Say cheese
This one’s as old as the hills, but feels so fresh among a sea of brownie skillets and crème brûlées: Künefe, the Middle Eastern dessert invented in the 10th century […]
Tasting inspiration
What do Oliver’s Dream, a Wilson, a Gus, and a Raucci have in common? The names can be heard, hollered by cooks, in some of our favorite kitchens around town. […]
Food work for the soul
A student with a 15-year history of incarceration set a goal of getting a job in restaurant management during a cooking class conducted by Culinary Concepts AB at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional […]
Up on the roof
What beats tucking into a big ol’ plate of Huevos BlueMoonos? Tucking into a big ol’ plate of Huevos BlueMoonos while enjoying a rooftop view of the city. Always a […]
Cup of kindness
Katie Kishore’s vision—to create a welcoming and inclusive space where adults with cognitive disabilities could flourish—came to life at the height of COVID, when she opened Kindness Café in the […]
A perfect ending
T he return to playing his trumpet in front of a live audience was emotional for John D’earth—and for the crowd that had gathered once again for Thursday Night at […]