Mudhouse and JM Stock Provisions both named Good Food Award winners How do you define good food? According to the Good Food Awards, the qualifications are pretty simple: “tasty, authentic and responsibly produced.” Tastemakers across the country submit products that fall under 13 categories, including cider, beer, cheese, confections, pickles and preserves. This year, two […]
Mudhouse and JM Stock Provisions both named Good Food Award winners How do you define good food? According to the Good Food Awards, the qualifications are pretty simple: “tasty, authentic and responsibly produced.” Tastemakers across the country submit products that fall under 13 categories, including cider, beer, cheese, confections, pickles and preserves. This year, two […]
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be all kale and garbanzo beans. Or, at least, it doesn’t have to be all raw, undressed kale and garbanzo beans that taste like lawn clippings. “We want to change the way people think about eating healthy,” says Jung Kim, University of Virginia grad and co-owner of Roots Natural Kitchen […]
Restaurant Week welcomes four new participants It’s that time of year again, y’all: Pick a restaurant (or two or three) you may not otherwise visit (or select your favorite where you eat every week—who are we to judge), make a reservation and treat yourself to a three-course meal. Charlottesville Restaurant Week runs from January 22-30 […]
It’s wet. It’s cold. It’s downright frigid some days. Luckily we have a wide range of freshly prepared stews, chowders and bisques that venture to brothy realms, far beyond the canned stuff. It’s difficult to go wrong with so many options to warm us up and soothe our soul. Here’s a short list to help […]
What does the paleo diet look like in Charlottesville? Hold the bread, extra veggies. Low-carb diets have weaved in and out of the health realm for years, and restaurants have long embraced the bunless burgers and lettuce-wrap sandwiches. But now there’s the lifestyle that not only prohibits grains and refined sugar but also dairy, legumes, […]
Tavern-style eatery to open in West Main spot Andy McClure knew it was time to breathe new life into West Main, A Virginia Restaurant when he closed its doors in August. Despite being sad to say farewell to his 11-year-old restaurant, he was eager to give the space a makeover and bring a new concept […]
“The red knob controls your destiny.” That’s what Kristin Watson reminds all her new clients as they nervously clip themselves into an exercise bike for the first time after watching the previous class leave, jelly-legged and drenched in sweat. And she’s not exaggerating. Those little red knobs, which sit below the handlebars and turn to […]
By now, most pet owners are well aware that chocolate can be toxic to dogs and cats. The fact has a memorable pub quiz flair to it—a simple nugget of knowledge that is simultaneously fascinating, bizarre and useful. And the publicity has no doubt saved the lives of many thousands of household pets. But when […]
Ah, the holiday season. The town is adorned with lights, music fills the air, and 2016 looms on the horizon. Friends and family gather to share the joy of love, laughter, overindulgence and dysfunction. Anticipation builds for what the coming year will bring, and we start to mull over New Year’s resolutions. But, before we […]
Here at C-VILLE we do our best to keep up with the times, and at the end of the year we take a look at all our headlines. It’s no secret that the food scene is a bit of a revolving door, and to recap it all, we’ve compiled some couplets for you once more. […]