The frozen landscape: Hot flavors in our local ice cream shop freezers
Summer can mean many things. Camping, festivals, vacations—camping at a festival while on a vacation. But for the kid in us all, summer is the season of ice cream. Whether […]
The Flat’s new owners promise same tasty food and more local restaurant news
The Flat’s new owners promise same tasty food What happens when one of the smallest restaurants in Charlottesville puts a small sign in its small window saying it’s closed for […]
Southern staple: Whatever their origin, fried green tomatoes have a comfy home here
If you want to watch a bunch of food geeks bicker about something of no consequence, do some quick research on fried green tomatoes. Apparently some, like food writer and […]
Southern Crescent to open in C’ville’s hottest foodie ’hood and more local restaurant news
Belmont blowup Southern Crescent, a restaurant Lucinda Ewell and her husband Ian Day first envisioned opening out of their home in 2009, will never open on Hinton Avenue in Belmont. […]
Power grape: Virginia’s unique relationship with viognier
Viognier and the Virginia wine scene have one thing in common: They both sprung from meager beginnings over the last few decades. In the late 1960s, only about 35 acres […]
National ice cream chain Kilwins adds more sweets to the mall and more local restaurant news
Chilly reception “Coming Soon” reads a sign that takes up an entire storefront window in the vacant spot next to Splendora’s. It’s a sign for Kilwins—a national ice cream, chocolate […]
The lunch bunch: Downtown Mall lunch scene continues shake-up
Lunch may not mean all that much to you and me. The meal’s far less “important” than breakfast, so they say, and at best it’s kind of like dinner’s kid […]
Fellini’s goes from Jacie to Justin and more local restaurant news
So long, farewell Fellini’s #9 will soon change hands, but current and new owners agree that, in this case, it’s definitely out with the old and in with the old. […]
Stories with a twist: Belmont’s pretzel pedaler Shelly Stern gets people talking
Shelly Stern has always had a knack for finding and telling stories, and what goes better with storytelling than food? If you hang out in the Belmont area long enough, […]
Brazos Tacos takes a permanent space at Ix and more local restaurant news
Brazos bravo How much do Charlottesvillians love Austin-style tacos? A whole lot, apparently, as Peter Griesar learned last fall when he opened Brazos pop-up taco shop for 60 days and […]