On Fridays, we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Josh Lowry, sous chef of Zocalo (and earlier this week Zy.De.Co.) Lowry’s picks: 1) Thai Beef Consomme Noodle Bowl at Pad Thai. “Rich, brothy, crunchy, sweet, sour, savory. It’s everything in a bowl…the best!” 2) Pastrami and Swiss on an Onion Bagel with mustard at Bodo’s. “We are […]
On Fridays, we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Josh Lowry, sous chef of Zocalo (and earlier this week Zy.De.Co.) Lowry’s picks: 1) Thai Beef Consomme Noodle Bowl at Pad Thai. “Rich, brothy, crunchy, sweet, sour, savory. It’s everything in a bowl…the best!” 2) Pastrami and Swiss on an Onion Bagel with mustard at Bodo’s. “We are […]
I’m no stranger to sweat. As a runner who doesn’t consider it a successful workout unless Niagara Falls is pouring down my face, I actually kind of love it. I’ve got a dresser drawer full of moisture-wicking shorts, tops, and socks, and there’s something satisfying about returning home red-faced and in need of a shower. […]
Amateurs are making some darn good beer in this town. Amateurs, dude. Anyone who had the opportunity to attend the Homebrew for Hunger event at Fifth Season Gardening last fall knows about the quality of ale-shine C’ville has to offer. The only problem, assuming you’re able to get past your hang-ups about drinking unregulated beer […]
Activism and action Rick Turner, president of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Chapter of the NAACP has been a mentor to Wes Bellamy since his arrival, but they don’t see eye to eye on the role black community leaders should play. Turner believes young people are too quick to leave behind injustices in Charlottesville’s history, particularly local resistance to […]
Albemarle County ducks, be on your guard. You may have been safe before, owing simply to the fact that some people don’t know how to break you down and make you delicious. But that’s all changing. The Charlottesville Cooking School is training duck butchers by the classroom under the tutelage of Le Cordon Bleu graduate […]
The Downtown Grille is officially back open for business after being closed for an extensive six-week renovation. Located on the west end of the Downtown Mall, the restaurant has been serving up steakhouse-style fare for 15 years, and managing partner Robert Sawrey said it was time for a change. The entire interior, from the host […]
Three minutes is nothing. I can do anything for 180 seconds, right? I found myself eating those words last week at MADabolic Inc. as I dropped an 18-pound kettlebell back onto the floor and made my way to the next station, a row of exercise steps. With two and a half rotations of the five-station […]
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but who says it needs to be a special occasion for you to treat yourself to some chocolate? It’s finally here. A Downtown shop devoted entirely to chocolate. It’s as if it were custom made to satisfy my cocoa-infused taste buds. If there is anything in this world […]
Zocalo is busting loose. On Monday, February 24, for one night only, Zo.Ca.Lo is turning into Zy.De.Co, serving up Cajun and Creole cuisine in celebration of Mardi Gras. A handful of small plates, ranging from $6-9, will include dishes like gumbo, boudin balls, and Natchitoches meat pies, as well as beignets and bread pudding for […]
The next big thing in beer is going to be weed. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. You’ve likely heard of sommeliers, the expertly trained snobs who help you negotiate a wine list. But you might not have heard of cicerones, the sommeliers of the beer world. Trained to guide you through ale and lager […]