Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville’s original gourmand, was famous for the food served at his Monticello home, which statesman Daniel Webster said was “half Virginian, half French…in good taste and abundance.” Fast forward 200 years, and things seem very much the same in Jefferson’s hometown. Half Virginian, half French food, in good taste and abundance, is everywhere. […]
Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville’s original gourmand, was famous for the food served at his Monticello home, which statesman Daniel Webster said was “half Virginian, half French…in good taste and abundance.” Fast forward 200 years, and things seem very much the same in Jefferson’s hometown. Half Virginian, half French food, in good taste and abundance, is everywhere. […]
On Fridays, we and The Charlottesville 29 feature five finds selected by local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Matt Boisvert, who is leaving his acting sous chef position at Tavola to re-unite with chef/owner Dean Maupin at C&O. Years ago, Boisvert worked under Maupin for four years at Clifton Inn. Boisvert’s picks: 1) […]
Ah, the plight of the vegetarian. Even in this day and age, scrumptious grub options for those who don’t dig the flesh can still be scant. Everyone else at the table will be tucking into savory, juicy, chunky, flame-licked, and skillet-seared succulence, while the pitiful vegetarian sits there with his microwaved veggie burger getting cold […]
Virginia is home to many international transplants—residents, tourists, students, laborers, and…vitis vinifera grapes. Every person and every grape planted here has been rooted elsewhere, and many have found a home amongst our mountains, valleys, and ever-changing climate. Thomas Jefferson planted upwards of 30 European grape varieties at Monticello in the 1770s, which did not yield […]
Anyone up for a game of Musical Chefs? L’étoile’s Ian Redshaw is taking over Matt Boisvert’s sous chef spot at tavola when Boisvert makes his way to the kitchen at C&O. Redshaw has been at l’étoile since 2011, after a cooking stint in the Hamptons and upstate New York post-graduation from the Culinary Institute of […]
On Fridays, we and The Charlottesville 29 feature five finds selected by local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Hernan Franco, the chef who has presided over the kitchen at Beer Run ever since it opened. Franco’s picks: 1) Chimichanga at El Puerto. “I really enjoy the freshness of the sides. The lettuce, tomato, […]
It isn’t often that fresh gourmet dishes served up by Tomas Rahal, chef and owner of Mas, are received with choruses of “ewws” and “yucks.” Rahal took it all in stride on July 16 when Grade 2 and 3 students from Clark Elementary School’s Summer School Science Enrichment Program visited his Belmont restaurant for a […]
That Charlottesville is a foodie paradise is no secret. A varied and envied restaurant scene with big city chefs coming and going; a picturesque wine trail; Thomas Jefferson’s farm-to-table tradition; an acute sensitivity to food trends; and plenty of hungry but selective eaters (and bloggers) make our Central Virginia town able to compete with the […]
Unless you’ve found some reason to spend the last month trapped in a dark room with no windows and no access to the outside world, you’re well aware that we are currently mired in one of the soggiest summers in recent memory. After receiving more than 10″ of rainfall since the beginning of June, Charlottesville […]
Crozet Pizza is venturing east by opening a second location of its family-owned and run pizza restaurant. Owners Mike and Colleen Alexander worked in collaboration with Ryan Rooney and Kevin Badke, of Trinity and Coupe’s, to revive the restaurant space in the old Buddhist Biker Bar on the Corner’s Elliewood Avenue. They have gutted the […]