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Happy return

When Sweethaus abruptly closed last December, the year ended on a sour note for fans of the bakery’s cheerful...

Spotlight: Wisdom Oak Winery

Jason Lavallee would like to thank everyone for being so nice. It’s not what a guy expects when he parachutes into...

My favorite bite

“It will be two years in July since I had this meal, and it was great not only because of what I ate, but also...

Don’t call it salami (because the proper name is...

Making charcuterie is an art, and the best meat artists in town can be found at J.M. Stock Provisions. “You have to...

Concrete decision

I first encountered an ovoid concrete fermentation vessel at Austria’s innovative biodynamic winery Meinklang in 2004...

10 hot* new restaurants

The restaurant business, like any industry, goes in cycles. Grow, contract, repeat. Here in Charlottesville, our last...

Wine of another kind

About 10 years ago, concurrent with the onset of the artisanal cocktail movement, small-batch European vermouths...

Building blocks

After retiring from the construction business, Clay Greneveld couldn’t sit still, so he launched a second career as a...

The joy of eating

After years of struggling with disordered eating and food sensitivities, Renee Byrd rediscovered her love of food and...

Yaaaasssss, dessert

There’s only one right way to eat dessert: at every meal. Start with breakfast—a sticky, gooey donut (okay, fine, you...