Better late than never: Late night options for after-dark diners
This is more about reliability than quality. If you’re looking for something to eat at 1am, how exquisite can you expect the cuisine to be? First thing you need to […]
Good eaters: How to raise an omnivorous child
According to karma, I should have a picky child. (I once threw a fit when my parents stopped at Wendy’s because the hamburgers there are square instead of round.) But […]
In a crowded field of grocery options, loyalty goes a long way
From Feast! to Food Lion, Charlottesville is home to dozens of grocery stores, and recent months have brought more to the already crowded field of options for shoppers. The city […]
Drinks, drinks, and more drinks: This week’s restaurant news
One stop shopping (and drinking) Kill two birds with one stone at Early Mountain Vineyards on Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9 for the third annual Holiday Open House […]
Five Finds on Friday: Tim Edmond of Potter’s Craft Cider
On Fridays, we and The Charlottesville 29 feature five finds selected by local chefs and personalities. In honor of the recent Virginia Cider Week, today’s picks come from Tim Edmond, co-owner […]
Orzo’s secret ingredient: A new chef’s steering the kitchen in a different direction
As tightly knit as Charlottesville is, newcomers are likely to feel intimidated—especially so in our food world, which is as inextricably linked an industry as any. Evermore daunting would be […]
Wine, cheese, and a Beer Run: This week’s restaurant news
Clifton Inn makes a Beer Run Tucker Yoder of the Clifton Inn teams up with Beer Run on a collaborative “Winter Beer Dinner” on Monday, December 3. Five inventive courses […]
A Farmhouse meal and a Champion brew: This week’s restaurant news
New brews It takes a champion to run the sales and marketing for family-owned winery Afton Mountain Vineyards, build-out an empty building in Belmont, brew hand-crafted beer, and raise a […]
Bowls of plenty: When it comes to Asian noodle soups, the broth tells the story
If every restaurant in the world served only pho, that would be fine by me. Pho is the Vietnamese beef noodle soup sensation that has been sweeping the nation the […]
Choosing wines for Thanksgiving is easier than you think
Nothing makes a wine columnist feel the freakishly swift passage of days more than the realization that it’s Thanksgiving wine recommendation time yet again. Every year, I consider taking a […]