As a departure from our usual round-up of current events, Restaurantarama is going to take this opportunity to rave about a restaurant event that occurred in the recent past. Last Tuesday, we had the opportunity to taste the signature dishes of close to 20 of our best local restaurants. The occasion was the second annual […]
As a departure from our usual round-up of current events, Restaurantarama is going to take this opportunity to rave about a restaurant event that occurred in the recent past. Last Tuesday, we had the opportunity to taste the signature dishes of close to 20 of our best local restaurants. The occasion was the second annual […]
Every week, I consider writing up something about the Huffington Post for this column, and every week I postpone it because, I tell myself, “It can wait. The HuffPo is a perennial.” And it’s true: “HuffPo” (as those in the know refer to it) is a good read for Internet newsies, 24/7/365. Its readability does […]
Back in 2002 local bluegrass fiends the Hackensaw Boys took off on a jaunt called the Unlimited Sunshine Tour. They found themselves part of a hodge-podge bill of diverse but impressive music acts, including Cake, De La Soul, Kinky, The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse.
Crozet is gettin’ right fancy these days. A few years ago, the town was crawling with movie stars, and now the urban sprawl is getting so bad, it won’t be long before it’s all freeways, road rage, and smog-enhanced sunsets. With at least four wineries in the immediate vicinity, the Californication of Crozet seems to […]
On the second day of spring, a Saturday night, Feedback wandered into the smoke-laced red glow of Miller’s and happened upon the sounds of Pokey LaFarge.
It’s probably common knowledge that the two best places to catch up on your light reading are the bathroom and the office. Any bathroom worth its salt has somewhere among its various reading materials a copy of Our Dumb World: The Onion’s Atlas of Planet Earth, which patient bathroom-goers can flip through as they wait […]
This week’s treat: a meal prepared by Toliver House chef Jonathan Hayward and entirely built around local meats, produce, cheeses and wines—and whiskey! Yes, local single-malt whiskey, produced by the Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville. Owner Rick Wasmund muddled mint (which grows behind the distillery) for summery cocktails and talked about how he gets all […]
Bartholomew Broadbent’s father, Michael, is considered the world’s foremost authority on old wines, and as founder (in 1966) of the wine department at London auction house Christie’s, he’s probably seen more old and rare wine than almost anyone alive. As one might expect, Bartholomew Broadbent was introduced to wine at an early age, but just […]
A vacation can work wonders for any relationship, even if you can only get away for a few days. Of course, it can also turn into a stressful nightmare, so plan a little bit ahead. The beauty of traveling to an unfamiliar place is that suddenly there are no house chores to do. You can’t […]
Restaurants are like babies—their first year of life is the most perilous. That’s why when a dining establishment survives those first chaotic 12 months, it’s cause to invite the friends and family over for a celebration. Brooke and Luther Fedora, owners of 1-year-old Horse & Hound GastroPub on W. Main Street, are doing just that […]