For me? You should have!
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For me? You should have!
Giving the gift of Virginia wine
Got family and friends that are wine lovers? Searching for the perfect gift?
Present tense
I have written here before about the design blog Poppytalk because the site has a fabulous and whimsical eye for everything from stationary and Christmas ornaments to shelving and chairs, with a focus on items that are handmade and often organic. Well, in case you hadn’t heard, times are tough and, if you haven’t walked […]
We Ate Here
The other night, we learned from our friends, Continental regulars, that saying “one with” will get you “one house margarita with salt.” We then deployed this new knowledge repeatedly. Somewhere amid the ensuing mayhem, we also ate about half of a spinach and mushroom enchilada—the other half made for delicious leftovers for next day’s lunch—and […]
Less is more
It recently occurred to me while tasting wine at a local vineyard that Virginia wineries have a very different business philosophy than their European cousins.
Truth and dare
Having “the talk” is about as fun as having your nose hairs plucked with a dull pair of needle-nosed pliers.
Chain reaction
Yes, that’s Will Richey above, and we’ll get to him in a second, but first, news that
Turn your radio on
Like the cliché I am, the only real radio I listen to these days is NPR or WTJU. Even so, there are inevitably days at 8am when I don’t really want to be listening to Steve Inskeep or various Bach cantatas; sometimes, I just want to get up and get dressed to Levon Helm or […]
Isn't that Specialty?
A new bird has landed in the old Boheme space on E. Market Street. Her name is Zhiwei Wang Estes, and she’s behind a new Chinese restaurant and take-out joint that she’s
We Ate Here
Poking around the elegant new foyer of TJ’s house—the visitor center, that is, which recently opened—we got some education, browsed some souvenirs, and topped off the afternoon with a hot coffee and a chocolate chip peanut butter bar from the cafe, which is run by your buddies at Brix. They’re still doing their gourmet thing […]