LIVING To Do: Barn & Brew
Chef Ben Thompson fires up his favorite wintertime dishes with Rock Barn and Devils Backbone Brewing Company. Learn how to pair smoked sausage and pork with craft beer and try […]
Plenty of good beer: Making sense of Charlottesville’s growing brew festival circuit
Life was so simple when there was only one beer festival. Top of the Hops descended on the Pavilion in the fall, you put on your pretzel necklace and tried […]
Whiskey Jar team gears up for downtown spin-off and more local restaurant news
Sweet and savory We’re about to get a new pie shop on the Downtown Mall. And in true Charlottesville fashion, for the academic-turned-pastry-chef behind The Pie Chest, it was a […]
Feast week: Our guide to a can’t-miss culinary staycation
Set aside for a moment that eating out three times a week is perhaps excessively gluttonous, and come with me on a quick trip. It’ll be like a vacation, but […]
Popular food truck Got Dumplings moves into Berry Berry space and other local restaurant news
Got a new store It hasn’t been a good stretch for frozen yogurt joints. First Cups in the Barracks Road shopping center went tits up, now Berry Berry on the […]
Down home: Red Hub brings back classic, no-frills Southern fare
Ryan Hubbard and Mark Marshall aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel. The two guys behind Red Hub Food Co., a catering service that recently opened a lunch counter at its […]
Long anticipated Lampo pizzeria opens in Belmont, Duck Donuts migrates north and more local restaurant news.
Hello, Lampo For a pizza place that turns out pies in a matter of minutes, we sure had to wait a long time for Lampo, the real deal Neapolitan joint […]
Fresh-squeezed: Juice bar opens just in time for healthy New Year’s resolutions
It’s resolution season, and a pair of local business owners are hoping to capitalize on the influx of interest in all things healthy that rolls around every January. If all […]
Mass hysteria: Getting dogs and cats to live together
Sure, we’ve got Coke versus Pepsi, Yankees versus Red Sox, and Apple versus Android. But do any of these really hold a candle to the age-old rivalry between cats and […]
I resolve…: 30 ways to do better this year
Breathe deeper If you’re looking for a way to manage the stress of all your resolutions, try penciling yoga or meditation into your shiny new day planner. According to Elliott […]