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 It does not, however, look the same: The cozy 1960s-ish ambiance has been replaced by a sleek new look after a $455,000 […]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 […]