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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Merlot-ness of Merlot

“All things are numbers,” the Greek philosopher Pythagoras said, and in the wine world this often feels horribly true. Having recently returned from being a judge at the 17th annual State Fair of Virginia wine competition, I find myself thinking about the philosophy of wine tasting.

We Ate Here

We’d picked up a raisin pastry at Cannelle Café at an odd time in the afternoon, and now it was 6pm. We were wary about the inappropriateness of this pinwheel […]

Type casting

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who care about fonts and those who have never heard of such a ridiculous thing as caring about fonts. Those […]

Chowin' with the chillins

Restaurantarama has a few child-blessed friends whose idea of a kids-in-tow evening on the town is bringing a few slices of Christian’s Pizza to Fridays After Five and gulping down […]