Lambrusco’s making a becoming comeback
Those of you who lived through the ’70s probably have quite a bit you’d like to forget about the decade.
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Lambrusco’s making a becoming comeback
A blast from wine's polyestered past
Those of you who lived through the ’70s probably have quite a bit you’d like to forget about the decade.
Best power lunch spots in the city
Charlottesville’s power lunch scene’s a far cry from D.C.’s, but there’s still plenty of wheeling and dealing being done over the midday meal. Here’s where our town’s most influential go to discuss, deliberate, decide—and eat.
Small Bites: This week’s restaurant news
What grows together, goes together Local food and wine go together like a horse and carriage, or on Saturday, June 30 at Keswick Vineyards, like a horse and buggy. At 11am and again at 1pm, Keswick winemaker Stephen Barnard and Horse & Buggy Produce founder Brett Wilson will lead an in-depth discussion on the merits of eating […]
Collecting wine for business and pleasure
Managing your portfolio is never as fun for the rest of us as it is for the wine collector.
Pie in our eyes: Seven ways to get your fill
Dessert trends come and go, but a good slice of pie stands the test of time—especially when it’s filled with seasonal fruit and served à la mode. Here’s a deep dish worth of local choices of America’s most classic dessert. The individual peach pies at Albemarle Baking Company might be small, but the double-crusted delights […]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Citizen beef Andy McClure’s Citizen Burger Bar opened last Friday just in time for Father’s Day. But while the restaurant’s central theme of burgers, beer, and ballgames is a manly one, the sleek feel of the place (exposed brick, tweed, and leather banquettes, and a cocktail area in the bay window along the Mall) and […]
Hard ciders become easy mixers in summertime cocktails
Now that the markets are bursting with summer berries and stone fruits, it’s tempting to forget about ’dem apples ’til the fall, when they’re as crispy as they are prolific.
All Zinc-ed up: The five-year-old restaurant finds its groove
We lingered long after we should have. Tables had been cleared, the swoosh of the dishwasher had replaced the sound of sizzling proteins, and the bar was quiet, apart from the occasional clink of ice in a shift drink. Still, after a meal like the one we’d had at Zinc, we felt an unspoken urge […]
A Spanish white, Verdejo captures the summer sun
Summertime’s all about indulging our whims and our desire to be a kid again.
Herb-a-licious: Your guide to herby dishes around town
Once relegated to a scattering around the rim of the plate, herbs have come a long way—especially in this season when fresh ones flourish. Find them on area restaurant menus—from cocktails to desserts—and get herby with it. Prime your palate with Tempo’s strawberry basil martini made with freshly muddled strawberries and basil leaves, a squeeze […]