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 […]
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.
Over the past five years, Scott Van Pelt quickly became an ESPN favorite for more than tag lines like “Oh happy day” or “Get to the chopper.” His work on “Sportscenter” and his coverage of the four majors in golf has paved the way to radio. Recently he took a second from his busy schedule […]
Why are the most obvious things always the last things to come to mind? In other words, why haven’t I written about the Charlottesville Blogs site yet? Realizing that I hadn’t written about it yet for this column was like the time I was giving a stranger directions to the Rotunda that involved many lefts […]
If your usual forays into Mexican cuisine are heavy on the rice and beans, it’s time to branch out. Guadalajara offers a perfectly refreshing and tasty solution: seviche! On its own, it’s a power snack—raw fish always makes me feel like I can run a marathon, not to mention the nutrient kick from all the […]
Tastings is one of those Downtown lunch spots we can all too easily overlook. Apparently other people do too, because when we ducked up a side street at the east end of the Mall and took a seat outside, we were nearly alone. But we didn’t mind. It’s fun knowing a secret. The menu was […]
Melissa Easter is a bit of a victim of her own success. The owner of the 2-year-old La Taza Coffee House in Belmont has been seducing crowds with her Latin-inspired full menu—breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week—and cooking up her hot and spicy dishes for the cool jazz cats at Saxx Jazz and […]