The taste of terroir: Local wine importers source your next favorite glass
As they peruse a restaurant wine list or browse the shelves of the local wine shop, do most imbibers know how all of those foreign bottles made their way here? […]
Honest goodness: A new Lovingston shop offers up high-quality wares
Restoration has always been important to the Ramsey family: There’s Luke, whose company Ramsey Restoration focuses on the construction and preservation of historical property, and who learned how to build […]
A taste of luck: Three ways to start the new year
New Year’s is more of a drinking-and-kissing holiday than one meant for feasting. But don’t let a good start-of-the-year meal go overlooked, especially if you might leave some luck on […]
Bargain hunter and gatherer: Living the Vie Lifestyle means eating affordable, easy-to-make meals
For mother of six Lynsie Steele, necessity was the mother invention as she tried to feed a large family on a shoestring. “I was trying to find ways to save […]
Soup’s on: Hearty bowls simmer in a Crozet cottage
Chef Mark Gresge missed making soup. From 1992 to 2014, Gresge ran the beloved local French restaurant L’étoile. “To me,” Gresge says, “French country cooking was the perfect cuisine. Depth […]
Eat more meat: This fall, we’re filling up on the good stuff
There are a lot of people around here who are passionate about meat, from Reid’s longtime butcher to a club that opens your mind (and stomach) to new cuts. This […]
One-stop shop: Meriwether Springs offers wine, beer, and a place to lay your head at day’s end
One of the first things that catches your eye when you walk onto the patio of Meriwether Springs Vineyard & Brewery is the teepee. It’s made of gray canvas, about […]
Raw and ready: Dairy herdshares give members access to unprocessed milk
For proponents of raw milk, there’s simply no substitute: “No other health food is so easy and so complete to consume,” says Robby Lisenby of Sweet Land Farm. Fans of […]
Native flavors: Priya Mahadevan brings a taste of South India to Charlottesville
Birthdays are always special, but growing up in Priya Mahadevan’s family of nine, birthdays came with an extra privilege: choosing the day’s menu. “We always asked for this lentil and […]
Fun on the half shell: Oysters make parties down-to-earth and delicious
If the word “catering” makes you think of starched napkins and green bean almondine, here’s another side of the business: casual oyster roasts, where guests can slurp down the seafood […]