You know that the grocery store fish counter’s “fresh” sign refers to its being freshly thawed out after its subzero flight from Thailand, right? Seafood @ West Main owner Chris Arseneault hates that, preferring to offer real fresh fish from ’round these parts, including the Gulf crab that’s cooked, picked and shipped up in a […]
You know that the grocery store fish counter’s “fresh” sign refers to its being freshly thawed out after its subzero flight from Thailand, right? Seafood @ West Main owner Chris Arseneault hates that, preferring to offer real fresh fish from ’round these parts, including the Gulf crab that’s cooked, picked and shipped up in a […]
DJ AudioRapture, a.k.a. Ullrich Jason Haag, first began spinning records about 20 years ago in Frankfurt, Germany.
“I‘m not attractive enough for him to get it up anymore.” “He should be able to get turned on just by looking at me.”
A couple of life’s rules that I learned to be true while growing up: —The only thing in life that is certain is death and taxes. —Life moves fast even though it ticks away at the same momentum every day. —You can fool some of the people sometime but you can’t fool all of the […]
Being in a phase of life that has us looking for a high concentration of protein in a convenient form, we are drawn, naturally, to Mellow Mushroom’s Mighty Meaty Pizza. This superheroically named pie, which we order for delivery, packs everything we want: pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, ham and bacon. Yup, as far as the […]
The new owner of Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie, Michael McCarthy, started his culinary career as a humble dishwasher at age 15 in Baltimore. Very Anthony Bourdain, no? Then McCarthy did the whole culinary school thing before cooking at high-pressure, upscale restaurants in San Francisco, Las Vegas and most recently at our own Ivy Inn. About […]
It’s not uncommon for a common type of snob to thumb his or her nose at the notion of "anthology," be it an anthology of modern American poetry (ah, Norton) or an emo-themed mix CD. I’ve never really held that attitude, preferring instead to just be thankful that there are people out there that have […]
While in the band Oneida, Pat Sullivan stopped through Charlottesville quite often to bask in Tokyo Rose's red glow. In time, though, he grew away from that group's noisy, chaotic trajectory.
Last week we told you about the illegalities of forgoing the delicious fare at Buck Island BBQ. This week, we are disturbed to inform you about a straight-up culinary caper. L’étoile restaurant on W. Main Street was burglarized on Thursday, August 23. It all happened while the restaurant was closed for two weeks during the […]
This Acquired Tastes originally ran about two years ago—around the time that From Scratch Baking Company opened. From Scratch Baking Company brings an "upscale gourmet" twist to the restaurant choices north of town. Chef and co-owner Erica Hall brings international culinary experience back to her hometown and has brought her friend, co-owner and pastry chef, […]