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Bay Haven Inn’s Breakfast Bliss Recipes

The following recipes are courtesy of Tammy Holloway at the Bay Haven Inn in Cape Charles. The inn is famous for its epic breakfasts, which Tammy rustles up and serves in her spacious dining room. Accompaniments also include fresh fruit, juices, and pastries. Fluffy Egg & Ham Soufflé Serves 4 1 cup Eggbeaters 1 cup […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Eat More Hole Foods

This White Stone doughnut shop keeps customers coming back for more. Meet Gabe del Rio and Jeff Ewing, founders of Chesapeake Doughnut Company. In March 2020, the duo was a month away from opening the doors to their new White Stone doughnut shop when the pandemic hit. With storefronts closing and social […]

by Staff

The Black Sheep

In Manassas, it’s the jewel in Farm Brew LIVE’s crown. Set in a spectacularly converted 1920s dairy barn, The Black Sheep: Whiskey+Wine+Noshery is the pièce de résistance of Farm Brew LIVE, the wildly popular 12-acre destination brewery campus at Innovation Park. Here, in Manassas, you’ll find locally sourced fusion cuisine—along with food […]

by Dawn Klavon

Edna Lewis Food Trail

Edna Lewis was a master cook. Find some of her recipes here. “Edna Lewis makes me want to go right into the kitchen and start cooking,” Beard himself once said. And in 2014, the U.S. Postal Service noted her culinary contributions with an Edna Lewis stamp. In an era when few […]

by Kinsey Gidick

Smoke in Chimneys’ Trout

From a trout hatchery in New Castle, Virginia comes a fresh trout recipe. Trout-á-touille An over-the-top preparation and presentation coined by sous chef at Grisette, Hans Doxzen. His “Summer Sauce,” as it’s called, “is so versatile, you’ll want to make it all the time,” says Chef Donnie Glass. For the […]

by Staff

Junior League Cookbooks

From casseroles to chowchow, they capture local flavors. Long before the Food Network brought us celebrity chefs, we turned to Junior League cookbooks for inspiration. There, we discovered the stroganoffs, aspics, and seven-layer dips that our friends and neighbors swore by. Tried and true, the recipes were triple-tested by committees of women […]

by Staff

Mission: Food

With an eye on the locally sourced, Keswick Hall and Marigold push what farm-to-table can be. (Photo by Sera Petras) With a plethora of wineries, Charlottesville and Keswick are quickly becoming the foodie place to be. The addition of Marigold by Jean-George at the historic Keswick Hall a few years back is nothing […]

by Staff

A Bedford Treasure

Beale’s Beer crafts beer and barbecue. ODD + EVEN Legend has it, a buried treasure lies hidden in the Blue Ridge near Bedford. The loot was mined by Thomas J. Beale who struck gold in Colorado in the early 1800s. After hiding his treasure, Beale vanished without leaving a map. Rumored to […]

by Madeline Mayhood

La Piazza in Williamsburg

After a 40-year run, The Trellis inspires La Piazza. Williamsburg welcomes 1.5 million tourists each year, but it’s also home to a world-class culinary scene. And for more than three decades, David Everett has been at its forefront, building the area’s reputation as a serious food destination. Everett is the chef-entrepreneur […]

by Frank Morgan

Easter Eating

Four Virginia food bloggers share their holiday recipes just in time for Easter celebrations. If you’re in need of some festive food inspiration, look no further. Britney Brown-Chamberlain of Britney Breaks Bread, Cheryl Norris of Bakes by Brown Sugar, Shani Whisonant of Begin with Butter, and Anina Belle Giannini of Le Chef’s Wife have […]

by Staff

Love at First Slurp

Our obsession with oysters began with the Lynnhaven. Five days before Christmas 1606, Capt. Christopher Newport stood on the cold, windy docks in Blackwall, East London. With him, 144 men and boys boarded the Godspeed, Susan Constant, and Discovery and set sail toward the English Channel, then into open sea. […]

by Staff

Brewing the Landscape

Four Virginia Beers honor the Nature Conservancy. Known as “America’s Founding Forest,” longleaf pines covered more than a million acres in 1607, when the English settlers landed here. Their wood built the boats and houses that launched our nation. Today, with 200 pines remaining at The Nature Conservancy’s Piney Grove Preserve in […]

by Konstantin Rega

Biscuits with the Boss

Ted Lasso’s official shortbread recipe—revealed. In the wildly popular Ted Lasso series on Apple TV+, Jason Sudeikis plays an American football coach from the Midwest tapped to lead AFC Richmond, a fictitious English Premier League soccer team. But the show’s connection to Virginia doesn’t end there. Colin Hutton […]

by Vayda Parrish

A Labor of Love

In Stuart, Pickle & Ash honors Appalachian cuisine. A must-stop on Route 58 in Patrick County, Pickle & Ash is a restaurant, bar, market, and local gathering place that’s taking a fresh approach to Appalachian cuisine. “We live in a bucolic area where folks have been growing and cooking their own […]

by Staff

Dishing Up Health

The chef’s approach yields valuable clues. Shutterstock Group Of Smiling Senior Friends Meeting For Meal In Restaurant Checking out retirement communities? Talk to the chef. “Make sure the residents have a voice in what they’re being served,” says Michael Kullback, executive chef at The Virginian in Fairfax. “You want to know they’re […]

by Constance Costas

Drink Winners

Our 2023 Made in Virginia Awards for Drink. High Rye Lost Whiskey Club, Fairfax Drive an hour west of Washington D.C., into the hills along the Appalachian Trail, and you’ll find Lost Whiskey Club, an off-the-grid experience that’s all about people, place, and bourbon. The people are […]

by Staff

Celebrating Fat Tuesday

King Cakes rule Mardi Gras. Before Lent Begins, Chef David Guas is sure to be knee-deep in gold, green, and purple sugar—the colors of power, faith, and justice—in the Arlington kitchen of Bayou Bakery, where he creates the sweet treat that signals Mardi Gras, coming this year on Feb. 21. A […]

by Madeline Mayhood

MIV: Food Winners

Our 2023 Made in Virginia Awards for Food. Original Black Garlic Worcestershire Sauce Black Garlic Shire Co. In the food world, black garlic is culinary gold—sweet meets savory, with a molasses-like richness and tangy, mellow undertones. It’s like balsamic vinegar had a fling with soy sauce. Black garlic doesn’t […]

by Staff

Dining Trio

Acacia, Mockingbird, and Rockafeller’s deliver new looks and flavors. Richmond foodies have been eagerly anticipating the return of Acacia, which closed in early 2020. And now is the time. Acacia Mid-town is set to reopen in Libbie Mill this fall. A year after the original Acacia opened in 1998, chef and […]

by Staff

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Around the world, as both a beverage and a pastime, tea is steeped in history and ritual. From the casual to the ceremonial, tea is a throughline for many cultures, and now, it’s enjoying a renewed interest from beverage pros who are drawn to tea’s unique flavor characteristics, health benefits, and cultural connections. Recently, two […]

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The U.S. DOE Labeled These Virginia Schools Outstanding

Eight Virginia schools received the National Blue Ribbon 2024 award for their high performances. The Exemplary High Performing Schools are Spring Hill Elementary in McLean, Green Run Collegiate in Virginia Beach, Bethel Manor Elementary in Hampton, and St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton. The Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools are Central Academy Middle […]

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Virginia’s Top 10 Summer Festivals and Events 2025

STAUNTON – Festival of Concerts June 26–Aug. 2: The stunning strums and resounding chords of classical music echo through Staunton’s mountain landscape as Heifetz International Music Institute students from around the world take the stage, with new concerts every day. HeifetzInstitute.org GLOUCESTER – Food Truck Frenzy July 13: Virginia’s most mouthwatering food trucks descend on […]

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