Searching for Harvey Wallbanger
A man cannot live on fermented grape juice alone. Sometimes he needs something a bit more serious.
Living
Searching for Harvey Wallbanger
In which your correspondent (almost) hits the hard stuff
A man cannot live on fermented grape juice alone. Sometimes he needs something a bit more serious.
Sex Files: How low can libido go?
Luckily, a lot of people are satisfied with their sex life and don’t need professional counseling. But what about the unhappy ones?
Test vineyard
Row 3 of the Norton Block is a mess, a tangled mat of vines, each shoot sending out tiny tendrils that wrap around their neighbors, tying the whole canopy together like some kind of mutant, kudzu Chia-beast.
Bye bye, bib
This column is susceptible to nothing if not to accusations of extreme nerdiness, and the site I want to point you in the direction of today is no different. Fortunately for you, there’s a significant population of Charlottesville who will actually find this site quite useful. There’s a fair number of professors, researchers, students and […]
Rain on Rapture
A few weeks ago, we mentioned that rumors of Rapture’s sale have been swirling about for some time, and in response, we said that restaurants are, in fact, almost always for sale for the right price. Catch a beleaguered proprietor at the right moment and with the right offer, and you’ve got yourself a deal.
Laughing alone
When I think about the three things I would want if left alone on a desert island, my first thought is: “A sense of humor.” I would also need my one true love, and either an endless supply of alcohol or water (it’s a tough decision between the two when faced with spending the rest […]
Hemicellulase, cultured yeast and GoFerm
Nowadays, everybody’s talking transparency, especially when it comes to what they put in their bodies. Wine has largely resisted this analysis, because most of us still envision winemaking as a romantic, pastoral endeavor—bottled grapes and sunshine, straight from the vines to you.
We Ate Here
We’ve become pretty big fans of Sublime since it opened: Anytime we’re on the Corner, we find ourselves tempted by the abundance of fresh produce that packs the menu. The salads treat veggies like central players, not afterthoughts, and the rainforest redemption shake we had last time we stopped in was the most complex concoction […]
Blessed be the burger
We’ve all heard the food snobs lament: The average American wouldn’t know a fine cheese from a spray can or gourmet fare from a frozen dinner. That may be the case in other hick towns, but Restaurantarama knows that many of you here did NOT just fall off the Sysco truck. You have the kind […]
Style File: Design, living a trends for home and garden
I sink so It was one of those ideas that grabs you and won’t let go: Instead of buying a boring sink vanity for the bathroom we were building, we decided to make our own using an antique piece of furniture. We can’t take credit for the concept—I’d seen a similar vanity in another house—but […]