Unless you are completely Spanish-illiterate, you already know that Aqui es Mexico means "Here is Mexico." Or maybe that should be Mexico is here, since we finally have real south-of-border food in Charlottesville. Our meal began with homemade chips and two types of salsa, one red hot, the other sublimely green. We followed that with […]
Unless you are completely Spanish-illiterate, you already know that Aqui es Mexico means "Here is Mexico." Or maybe that should be Mexico is here, since we finally have real south-of-border food in Charlottesville. Our meal began with homemade chips and two types of salsa, one red hot, the other sublimely green. We followed that with […]
Guys: NBC. Have you heard of it? Maybe? Sorta kinda? Yeah, it’s pretty famous. It’s a network television station. They have a show called "The Today Show" and other shows, too. Now, as some people might remember, NBC went through a rough period with the end of "Seinfeld" and "Friends," but the network is back […]
Occasionally there are sites I like to give shout outs to not because they have any staying power or even any significant entertainment value beyond an initial five minutes, but because the initial five minutes you spend at the site are more entertaining that the first five minutes you spend on other sites. These sites […]
The tricky thing about Hamdingers is that its venue often changes more than its menu—the gourmet food cart typically parks its organic chicken skewers and hot dogs in front of Central Place on the Downtown Mall, but has been known to head west towards the Mudhouse. Fortunately, it isn’t too hard to track the scent […]
With the heat finally breaking, but with plenty of summer spice still in the air, it seems like the perfect time to reprint this recipe from last October that mixes some zest into warm winter food.—ed. Chicken Tikka Masala would win by a landslide, if Himalayan Fusion’s diners were asked to register their vote. So […]
Gentlemen, bust out the tuxes. Ladies, crank up the credit card for a new Vera Wang. Walk with me down the red carpet, please bypass Joan and Melissa Rivers, as their lips are ready to explode at any given second, and let’s look back as we hand out some awards to Major League Baseball’s Best […]
Annette Bravo Occupation: Sales manager for a special events company Where we spotted her: On the Downtown Mall before lunch Style sense: A former actor, Annette says she gets her sense of style from her acting days. She loves to mix old and new pieces and she enjoys getting new outfit ideas from Harper’s Bazaar […]
It’s a wine, wine, wine, wine world out there these days. New wineries are popping up left and right (the current Monticello Wine Trail count is 24), area restaurants are getting all savvy and Wine Spectator-approved about their wine lists [see our August 14 column on the impressively long list of spots that made the […]
Last week Feedback tracked down some Charlottesville music in NYC. This week we’re bringing it all back home (we’ve been on a Dylan kick since the JPJ show) by catching up with some artists that stick around town and keep the local scene hoppin’ nonstop.