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 […]
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 […]
On Fridays, we feature five food finds selected by local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Matt Turner, chef of the brand new Public Fish & Oyster, which opened last week. Turner once was chef at Jarman’s Gap and Camino, among other area favorites. Public features a seafood-focused menu of dishes like raw or broiled […]
Something about kettlebells has always been intimidating to me. They look like cannonballs with handles and they’re less intuitive than traditional free weights, so at the gym I’m more inclined to gravitate toward the dumbbells. Bicep curls and shoulder presses I can manage, but I never even know where to begin with the dumbbells’ oddly […]
According to family lore, when my great-grandmother was 16, she walked right up to my very handsome great-grandfather and said to him, “Catch me, I’m a butterfly.” It was a bold move for a short, shy woman who never drove a car or wrote a check in her life. (Though, she was sassy. She once […]
When I received an e-mail about a bunch of barbecue competition judges getting together in January to taste some ’cue because they were “missing the competition smoke in the dead of winter,” I was skeptical. “You realize this could be the most awkward hour of my life,” I told my editor. A dozen strangers, around […]
Ever tried chocolate covered bacon? Now’s your chance. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, My Chocolate Shoppe is open for business! Located at 406 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall, is open 11am-7pm Tuesday-Saturday, and 12-5pm on Sunday. Stop by for a box of treats for a loved one—or for yourself—this week. An elusive new Downtown Mall […]
On Fridays, we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Jose De Brito, who once owned Ciboulette and is now the chef ofThe Alley Light. De Brito’s picks: 1) Croissant at Albemarle Baking Company. “Having grown up in Paris, I am always looking for good French food. The croissants at ABC are my way […]
As a wine writer, and a peddler of the juice too, I’ve often felt the urge to get defensive when it comes to the much-maligned “tall bottles”: German and Austrian Riesling, Alsatian Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Gris, Gewurtztraminer, and sometimes even Muscat. The amount of visceral and intellectual satisfaction that I’ve pulled from these kinds […]