Five Finds on Friday: Mike Yager of Glass Haus Kitchen
On Fridays, we feature five finds selected by local chefs and personalities. This week’s picks come from Mike Yager, sous chef of the new Glass Haus Kitchen. On New Year’s […]
Veg out! Four healthy options for herbivores
Whether you’re a vegetarian or the kind of person who will pull over at he faintest waft of smoking hickory charcoals, sometimes it’s not a bad idea to just lay […]
Doomsday drinks to die for
This is it. On Friday, December 21, we’re all going to die. Our Christmas gifts, 401(k)s, and unexpressed love will go unclaimed. It’d be highly irresponsible for me to advise […]
Wine, whiskey, and a Mayan send-off: This week’s restaurant news
Whisky’d away Just in time for holiday shopping, Virginia Highland Malt whisky, from the Virginia Distillery Company, arrived in 80 Virginia ABC stores earlier this month. Grab a bottle of […]
Five Finds on Friday: Angelo Vangelopoulos of Ivy Inn
On Fridays, we and The Charlottesville 29 feature five finds selected by local chefs and personalities. This week’s picks come from Angelo Vangelopoulos, chef and owner of Ivy Inn. Vangelopoulos’ […]
The ‘first foodie’, Thomas Jefferson, was also a beer pioneer
Like many of us normal folk, Thomas Jefferson enjoyed beer with his dinner. Like others of us, Jefferson enjoyed beer enough to learn how to make it himself at home. […]
The lost art of the dinner party: Let’s bring it back!
I find few things more exciting than being invited to someone’s home for a dinner party. Not a potluck or cocktail party, but a sit-down soirée with mixed company and […]
Wine, gifts, and the return of Caffe Bocce: This week’s restaurant news
Wine dinner is served Join Jeff Meyers, vice president and general manager of Terra d’Oro winery in Amador County, California, for a wine dinner at the Ivy Inn on Tuesday, […]
Five Finds on Friday: Josh Hunt of Beer Run
“As someone who grew up on the east side of Charlottesville, the Riverside has been an institution since long before I started going in the 80′s with my brothers and step-dad, to the old location on Long St., where the CVS is now. I’ve been all over this country and I haven’t found a better or more classic cheeseburger. Plus, the service is probably the fastest in town.”
An inside the box solution to selling Virginia wine for less
When I told a wine-loving francophile that I’ve been drinking wine from a box, he looked at me with such horror that I quickly followed up with, “I pour it […]