Founded by veterans, Aerial Resupply Coffee Roasters approaches coffee with both precision and purpose. The roaster supplies private-label blends and retail packaging for other coffee businesses, but its identity is equally shaped by community ties: donating coffee to deployed service members and offering discounts to military families, teachers, first responders, and public employees. The result […]
C’est Bon Bone Broth has become un succès instantané—and Allie Redshaw couldn’t be happier. The veteran local chef has been making and distributing her locally sourced bone broth for “I guess about six months,” she says, and she’s already built up a devoted customer base. “I have a subscription that I offer now,” Redshaw says. […]
Cue the giant peach jokes. In September of 2025, Chiles Orchard announced it had a record-breaker in its branches: a 1-pound 13-ounce peach. Fifth-generation farmer Henry Chiles told local news outlets the spring and summer growing conditions were just perfect to bear the juicy fruit, which was officially certified by the Guinness Book of World […]
What began as Carrington Kernodle Epperson’s home bakery has grown into Chanterelle Cafe, a vegan- and allergy-friendly cottage bakery rooted in the idea that celebration food should include everyone. Through custom orders and occasional pop-ups, the Black- and woman-owned business offers cookies, cupcakes, croissants, and other treats designed so dietary restrictions don’t mean missing out. […]
Peter Chang is ready for its second act. Fourteen years after its launch, Peter Chang China Grill closed last October. But only seven months later, Peter Chang is back—and in the same location. It does not, however, look the same: The cozy 1960s-ish ambiance has been replaced by a sleek new look after a $455,000 […]
Psst! Wanna know how to make a Pi-Napo pizza? First: Put together a group of eight to 10 people. Second: Call Pi-Napo and make an appointment between the hours of 11am and noon, or 2 and 4pm (three or four days’ notice is preferred). Here’s what to expect, says owner Onur Başeğmez: “First of all, […]
SugarBear Ice Cream is going for a second scoop, adding an Ivy Road shop near U.S. 29 to its flagship Free Bridge-adjacent spot. “While there’s never a perfect time for anything,” says founder Emily Harpster, “life is short, and we think that more ice cream (and fun) in the world is always a good idea.”
There was no shortage of tomatoes at last summer’s inaugural Tomato Tomato Fest—just not always in the way you’d expect. Held at The Little Market at Lampo, the one-day celebration of the humble summer fruit drew an estimated 800 to 900 people, many dressed in shades of tomato red, angling for one of the event’s […]
You’d expect growth on a farm, but Shankari and Daniel Goldstein must truly have green thumbs. “We’ve been together since 2016, and we got our first set of chickens,” Shankari says. “That’s kind of our intro into farming in 2017. … And now here we are, nearly 10 years later in Scottsville with, you know, […]
Inside York Place on the Downtown Mall, Vivi’s Cakes & Candy pairs handcrafted sweets with a heavy dose of charm. Owner Billy Koenig—who transformed years of local bakery experience into a shop named for his daughter—fills the pastel-hued space with cakes, cupcakes, and housemade candies. Pale pinks and teals, 1950s diner chairs, and vintage saucers […]
After building a loyal following through his Order Up food truck, Troy Robinson has put down roots at the Jefferson School City Center with Order Up Eatery. The new lunch spot brings the same crowd-pleasing comfort food and rotating specials—like Wing Wednesday, with its signature Mabo Sauce and Fish Friday—into a permanent space designed for […]