Want to know what to order from the new Café Frank, acclaimed chef Jose de Brito’s newest proving ground? Don’t ask acclaimed chef Jose de Brito. “I am never happy with my dishes, and I usually do not taste my finished plates,” de Brito says. “I am way too scared to find out how bad […]
There are so many pandemic woes that when a rare silver lining appears, it’s a terrific reminder that joy still exists. Myo Quinn is one of those lights, and her appearance on the Charlottesville food scene makes us all better. Quinn admits that she wasn’t supposed to be here. But when COVID-19 surged through New […]
Want anything from Alaska? Local fisherman Zac Culbertson is going anyway. Culbertson runs a small family farm just outside Charlottesville. And he also runs Cold Country Salmon, a direct-delivery and farmers’ market-based retail seafood operation. For his wares—mostly salmon, but also halibut and sablefish—Culbertson heads to Alaska once a year and fishes the waters of […]
Until her winter break, Sophie Tran’s culinary expertise—as least as it pertained to ice cream—went about as far as binge-watching dessert rounds of “Chopped” competitions. But when she was gifted a Cuisinart ice cream maker for Christmas, her casual interest turned into an unexpected side hustle. “I told myself I just wanted to do something […]
Quick: What do you want to eat every night for the next seven days? That question could leave even the stoutest-hearted foodies exhausted, even before COVID-19 barged into our lives—to say nothing of buying, prepping, and cooking all those meals. Diners weary of rehashing the same seven or so standbys for dinner every week received […]
How does anyone get better at anything? They practice. That’s what these three artisan bakers have in common—they found a thing they were interested in (bread), experimented with its execution (over and over and over), and became experts. We’re just lucky enough to reap the benefits. Risen Bread Truth be told, says Abbey Biber, “I […]
Tessa Husain & Steven Doman October 17, 2020, at Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards A VP of sales in the tech industry by day, Tessa also moonlights as an abstract painter. It was a no-brainer, then, that her artwork needed to be included in her big day. “I love blending colors and building texture with my paintings, so […]
Ebonee Strother & Danielle Funkhouser November 7, 2020, at MayLane Barn By the time they stood at the altar in Stuarts Draft’s MayLane Barn, Ebonee and Danielle had already been married two years. A member of the U.S. Air Force, Ebonee was just starting recruitment and basic training when the couple got engaged, so they decided to […]
Sarai Alvarez & Cristhian Perez August 9, 2020, at Common House Charlottesville had always held a special place in the hearts of Sarai and Cristhian: After meeting at George Mason University, Sarai began working as a researcher at UVA. Cristhian would drive the four hours from his hometown to visit, and together they’d explore the town, visiting […]
Anna Mullally & Cole Heckel August 22, 2020, at The Clifton Anna has always loved the movie Pride & Prejudice, so she knew when it came time to start planning her wedding, that would be the jumping-off point. “The antique, romantic elegance without seeming too cliché was the ultimate goal,” she says. “I wanted everything […]