“Past season” read the markdown tag on the flouncy linen skirt that Sweet Cakes was trying on at her favorite bargain retailer. “Harrumph,” Sweet sweetly harrumphed to herself. With a new belt (something bold and scarf-y) and a boat-neck tee, what was past will be new again. An intuitive shopper with innate fashion flair knows […]
“Past season” read the markdown tag on the flouncy linen skirt that Sweet Cakes was trying on at her favorite bargain retailer. “Harrumph,” Sweet sweetly harrumphed to herself. With a new belt (something bold and scarf-y) and a boat-neck tee, what was past will be new again. An intuitive shopper with innate fashion flair knows […]
Yes…warm-weather soup that’s not gazpacho! Super quick and simply prepared, Fuel Co.’s chilled cucumber concoction kick-starts the appetite—though on a hectic day in the heat, it’s a perfect meal alongside a crisp salad and some nice sourdough or flatbread. Thomas Abrahamsson, the company’s new executive chef, suggested the soup as a late-spring and summer standby. […]
Charlottesville’s a city that loves to eat, located in a state that loves to smoke. Though you can certainly order up a mean shrimp veloute in this town, depending where you order it, its flavors will be tempered with the subtle essence de Marlboro wafting over from the bar area—for at least another year, that […]
I am pretty much convinced that I have one of the worst periods known to womankind. Cramps, headaches, joint aches, mood swings—the whole she-bang (pun intended, of course). I dread my time of the month the way other people might dread nuclear war, and when it comes, nobody better mess with me (although it’s hard […]
Cavalier football fans need another quarterback concern like they need a hole in the head. Sophomore Jameel Sewell, who took over the position last season in the third game of the year against Western Michigan, is recovering from off-season wrist surgery that has left the team with questions rather then security. “I think anytime a […]
Despite its seemingly auspicious location next door to the high-traffic Main Street Market, the former gas station at 420 W. Main St. has proven a tough row to hoe for several
Want a new way to sauce up an old favorite? The Petit Pois chalkboard wrangled me in from my hasty midday Mall-walk with this listing: gnocchi with fava beans and mushrooms. Yes, please. It’s one of those dishes in which every bite tastes slightly different—buttery mushrooms, tender bites of fava, garlicky goodness—and all pair very […]
Something sinister lurks behind the Easter basket prettiness of April. The first blooms of spring also herald the start of the lawn care industry’s campaign to sell high nitrogen fertilizers laced with pesticides that promise to-die-for turf. Do not succumb to this false lure. If you have decent soil and at least a good half […]
To those not in the know, Fifeville sounds like one of the remote towns outside the pearly gates of Charlottesville, where you can’t get a $3 coffee drink if your life depended on it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Fifeville is an old Charlottesville neighborhood named after the Fife family, whose farm once […]
We have a habit around here at ABODE: Every April, we publish an issue on gardening. We do this because we know that for many of you, the garden is also a habit—and we do mean habit as in “irrational, all-consuming addiction.” It starts innocently enough: one tomato plant in a bucket, a few hastily […]