On Fridays, we feature five food finds selected by local chefs and personalities. This week’s picks come from the team behind Twenty Paces, the new sheep dairy and creamery on land leased from Bellair Farm. Still early in their first year of production, Twenty Paces’ outstanding ricotta is already available at Feast! andFlora, and also served at tavola, The Ivy Inn, and C&O, among others. All […]
On Fridays, we feature five food finds selected by local chefs and personalities. This week’s picks come from the team behind Twenty Paces, the new sheep dairy and creamery on land leased from Bellair Farm. Still early in their first year of production, Twenty Paces’ outstanding ricotta is already available at Feast! andFlora, and also served at tavola, The Ivy Inn, and C&O, among others. All […]
Rain and warm weather have caused a verdant explosion in recent weeks, a welcome change from the long winter and slow spring. With this greening comes the inevitable growth of opportunistic plants—some call them weeds—that may sprout in places we’d rather they didn’t. It’s tempting to pick up a container of RoundUp and spray. Don’t. […]
Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Running out of ideas […]
Merope Pavlides and her husband Peter Emch didn’t come to Charlottesville on the best of terms. Their son was ill and being treated at the UVA Medical Center. Still, the couple was taken by the city’s “vibe and wonderful people” and uprooted from Baltimore to make Central Virginia their home. Pavlides, a special needs educator […]
Say (mac and) cheese Are your picky kids going through a macaroni-and-cheese-only phase? If by the end of the day you’re too exhausted for the “but you need to eat something green” fight, pack up the family and head to the Shops at Stonefield for some free macaroni at Noodles & Company. Every Monday through […]
If you put any thought at all into the food and drink you consume, chances are you think “chain restaurants” are about as good for your body as a Paula Deen cookbook. But times they are a chain-gin’. Even dollar-hungry national restaurant groups have begun to recognize that consumers appreciate well-made products. For craft beer […]
At My Chocolate Shoppe, the new candy store on the Downtown Mall, daily deliveries are expected. Dark chocolate bars with raspberry filling, colorful jelly beans, and giant Rice Krispies treats fly off the shelves every day. Last week, however, store owner Mary Beth Schellhammer took delivery of a special order that’s inspiring more of a […]
Spiked woos with new booze-infused food If you’re driving around town and happen to spot a food truck with cocktail glasses painted on the outside, no need to call the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control—he’s not actually passing out alcohol from that truck. What he is doing is serving up a menu of grub that […]
Last month Charlottesville hosted the 65th annual Dogwood Festival, a joyful and exuberant celebration of everything that is fun, delicious, and family friendly about the city. Over the course of the festivities, thousands of locals and tourists jammed the fairgrounds to play games, try out thrilling rides, and see their friends and neighbors in a […]
If you haven’t heard of Hill & Holler dinners, you’re not alone. As popular as the roving outdoor dinners have become in the local food community, they continue to elude the attention of much of the general public. For the uninitiated, every few months Hill & Holler arranges a dinner out in a field at […]