Species shift
People like naming restaurants after animals almost as much as they like eating animals inside those restaurants. Also, lately, they like the word “gastropub.” The first time we heard it applied to a Charlottesville eatery
Getting all handsy
If there’s one word I hate in the English language (besides “moist” and “cellulite” and “pasty” and “luxe” and all the other obvious choices) then it’s the word “craft.” A […]
The price is right
Is there anything money can’t buy? This is the question that consumes Sweet Cakes at the moment. And it is not, dearest dear ones, because she has been on a […]
Salad days, coming soon
Bellair Market never lets me down for perfect picnic lunches, and here’s one of the many reasons why: freshly made tomato-avocado salad with hearts of palm, all bright and tantalizing […]
Commence dining!
College life is about learning, of course, and post-college life is about the furious consumption of luxury goods. It’s only proper, then, that gazillions of newly minted UVA grads and […]
Headed for home
Barry Bonds likely will go down in baseball history, but for home runs or growth hormone? "And down the stretch they come!” That legendary line of announcer Dave Johnson has […]
Book club
I like it when people do my dirty work for me. Like the dishes, my taxes, or buying gas. I don’t know if this constitutes dirty work (because it hardly […]
Novel-tea
Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar owner Matteus Frankovich has made more room for you and yours to belly up to the bar. If you tried to stop by the Twisted Branch […]
Healing ground
There are memorable nights in sports, and then there are the unforgettable. Friday, April 20, was one of those unforgettable ones.
Soul mates of the cake world
If you’re one of those people who scours every last molecule of cream cheese frosting from your plate of carrot cake, you’re going to love this. Henry’s Carrot Cake Cheesecake […]