Accounting for taste: The making of a cocktail menu
The first thing that many of us do when we sit down at a restaurant or belly up to a bar is pick up the beer menu, the wine menu, […]
Pretty tights, a petting zoo, and a new use for engagement pics: Wedding ideas we love
They say good artists borrow, and great artists steal. Go ahead and be a great artist on your wedding day—draw inspiration from (or just flat out copy) these ideas. (Don’t […]
A star is born: Glass Haus’ Ian Boden delights diners and critics alike from his new stage
Assuming his new post as executive chef of Glass Haus Kitchen this past fall, Ian Boden had big shoes to fill—but they were all his own. The Northern Virginia native […]
Brothers: How four young black men found their mission to change our city, starting now
New generation Bellamy asked me one evening what I thought Charlottesville’s problems were when it came to race, and I said that I thought the city needed to let go […]
This week’s restaurant news: A trés bien wine dinner, Valley closings, and Just Curry
Chef Jason Alley, owner of Comfort and Pasture restaurants, has created quite a buzz up (and especially down) the East Coast with his modern spin on Southern cuisine. Beginning with […]
Enough is enough: The importance of spaying and neutering
“So, is it really necessary to… you know?” asks the anxious new puppy owner as he unwittingly extends two fingers of his free hand into the form of scissors. The […]
To the trade: Furniture restorer Michael Keith is into details
Do you respect wood? Michael Keith does. A master of old-world craftsmanship, Keith is a furniture maker and restorer of the highest mark. Passionate about the details and intent on […]
Standing corrected: The wines of Groote Post make pride easy to swallow
I’ve always been proud to be an equal opportunity lover of wine. Sure, I’m not wild about anything too buttery or beastly, but as long as it’s a well-made, balanced […]
Winter wonder: Color the cold with camellias
The camellia is an all-around surprising plant. First of all, this evergreen actually blooms in, of all seasons, winter. Autumn-flowering camellias bloom from November through mid-January. And while spring-blooming camellias […]
Do you Need to Sign a Buyer Broker Agreement Before Seeing a House?
Last year’s revision of the Virginia Agency Law brought some clear changes to the practice of single agent dual agency (one agent “representing” both parties in a transaction). What […]