Food & Drink

Tom Tom prepares for edible events  Tom Tom Founders Festival is just around the corner, April 11-17, and as the annual festival continues to grow, so does the list of food-and-booze-related activities. Farm to Table Restaurant Week For the third year running, Tom Tom will host a Farm to Table Restaurant Week, presented in partnership […]

Chef-owned establishments aside, the executive chef position at Clifton Inn may be the peak of Charlottesville’s culinary ladder. In the restaurant’s 24-year history, seven chefs have worn the honor, and several went on to own top eateries such as C&O and Maya. The latest is Yannick Fayolle, a bold young chef who in October took […]

City Market returns, and other food and drink news Spring has finally sprung, and on Saturdays in Charlottesville, that means only one thing: The City Market is back. Starting at 7am on April 2, more than 100 vendors will set up booths between Water and South streets near the Water Street parking garage downtown from […]

Spice Diva moves next door to expand selection  The lights are out and the doors are closed at The Spice Diva’s original Main Street Market location, but don’t panic. Owner Phyllis Hunter didn’t close up shop—in fact, she did the exact opposite. Two weeks ago, she hauled her hundreds of jars further inside the market […]

While many of us delight in accompanying a glass of wine with the perfectly paired artisanal cheese, how often do we think about the complex process that went into making that cheese? Furthermore, how often are we stricken with a sense gratitude, not only for the fact that the cheese was made in the first […]