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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

Goodness on Call

Willaby’s Cafe & Catering has been a foodie favorite for decades. Since making an initial splash in White Stone nearly 30 years ago, Willaby’s Cafe & Catering has been a favorite destination for foodies roaming the Northern Neck. Willaby’s delivers memorable menus and hassle-free events whether you’re sitting in the dining room, on […]

by Staff

Dock ‘n Dine

The Hole in the Wall is the only waterfront grill in Mathews County. (Mark Edward Atkinson) The definition of a hole in the wall is a small, often unpretentious, out-of-the-way place with great food, and the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill fits that name to the T. Located at the entrance […]

by Staff

Piece of Cake

Out of the Oven Bakery is on a mission to create the world’s most exquisite baked goods. Founded in 2017 by Marie and Cedrick Sanders, White Stone’s Out of the Oven Bakery is committed to providing a delightful hometown bakery experience by inspiring a culture of pride and satisfaction in the workplace. […]

by Staff

Say Cheese

50 years of the Cheese Shop of Williamsburg. The Cheese Shop of Williamsburg, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, offers hundreds of cheeses, and the cheese plates are a winner. When you visit, try the made-to-order sandwich, made on freshly baked bread with the legendary House Dressing on the sandwich […]

by Staff

Hot Barbecue

The flames are still hot at Pierce’s in Williamsburg. Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que has been a Williamsburg staple for 50 years, still operating out of the same building established by owner J.C. Pierce’s parents in 1971. The hickory wood-smoked barbecue is cooked on-site over an open pit, and the sauce—Pierce’s secret family recipe—is […]

by Staff

America’s Drink

Blue Mountain Brewery keeps the beauty of brewing on everyone’s minds. Sarah Hauser Sarah Hauser, Virginia Tourism Corporation. DA1A4294.tif Blue Mountain Brewery and Hop Farm is Virginia’s first countryside brewery, hop farm and tasting room. It serves up ten hand crafter brews on draft every day paired with a local food menu. Virginia Tourism […]

by Staff

Poppin’ Bottles

Richmond’s Barrel Thief Wine & Provisions Yadapts to the times. (Barrel Thief Wine & Provisions) You can’t miss the bright red painted brick facade of Barrel Thief Wine & Provisions in Richmond. The wine shop’s location at the corner of Libbie and Patterson avenues opened in 2008, and Booth Hardy returned to […]

by Staff

Landmark Custard

Enjoy a frozen treat at this historic Fredericksburg walk-up stand. The neon sign atop Carl’s old-fashioned walk-up custard stand was first lit in 1947, and now the building is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark. Serving chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry custards, rich milkshakes, ice cream cones, and its famous rootbeer floats, Carl’s […]

by Staff

Spice It Up

Legendary chef Peter Chang leaves his mark Won Chinese cooking. (Courtesy of RVA Magazine) World-class chef Peter Chang opened his first eponymous restaurant in 2011, in Charlottesville. Since then, he has opened six other Virginia locations. The restaurant’s Szechuan-style Chinese cooking marries Chang’s mastery of seasoning with savory meats. Signature dishes include […]

by Staff

Orion’s Roof

Transcendent dining in Virginia Beach. (photo by Keith Lanpher) SUSPENDED BETWEEN THE SEA AND stars, my husband and I drink in the view from one of Coastal Virginia’s newest restaurants, Orion’s Roof, perched on the 23rd floor of the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Part of the Cavalier Resort campus, this fine dining […]

by peggy sijswerda

Pop-Up Pasta

An expanding Italian menu at Arlington’s Napoli Salumeria. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Courtesy of Napoli Salumeria LAST NOVEMBER, Washington, D.C.’s Napoli Pasta Bar opened Napoli Salumeria in Arlington as an Italian market and deli counterpart to the original restaurant. Now, as owner Antonio Ferraro temporarily closes the D.C. branch to search for a […]

by Ashley Hunter

Beet the Heat

RVA’s new juice and smoothie bar. Beet Box THIS SUMMER, cool off with chill sips at Beet Box, a new juice and smoothie bar near Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood. Beet Box is “where healthy living intersects with urban culture,” says Ashley Lewis, who opened the juice bar with business partner Antoine Meredith in […]

by Ashley Hunter

Mushroom Recipes

Three chefs share their favorite fungi dishes. Schofield Farm Oyster Mushrooms and Potato Noodles Contributed by Drew Phelan, chef/owner of The Brickhouse Run, Petersburg; BrickhouseRun.com 3 medium russet potatoes, washed and peeled 2 tablespoons butter 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 pound Schofield oyster mushrooms, stemmed and roughly chopped 1 […]

by peggy sijswerda

Virginia’s Mushroom Growers

Exploring the world of gourmet mushroom farmers. Chciken Tagine Like many people, I ate canned mushrooms as I grew up, most often in spaghetti sauce or as a pizza topping. I thought they were spongy and tasteless. Fast forward a decade. While I was visiting my friend Emily in the heart […]

by peggy sijswerda

Feeding the Need

A Portsmouth nonprofit feeds souls as well as stomachs during crises at home and around the world. WHEN A NATURAL DISASTER strikes, most people distractedly watch it unfold on the nightly news. Not Gary LeBlanc. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the Portsmouth resident, chef, and former managing director of […]

by Staff

Rub It In

Flavorful marinades and rubs help turn any meal into a feast. Tyler Darden May through October is the official Virginia Barbecue Season, but I use rubs and marinades year-round to add flavorful dimensions to meats and vegetables and turn any weeknight meal into a dinner to remember. I love to make my […]

by Staff

A Unique Challenge

Mt. Defiance makes small-batch cordials with huge flavor. Jennifer Chase ABOUT A DOZEN YEARS AGO, Peter Ahlf left his job at NASA for a second act in custom woodworking. His first gig was renovating a kitchen for a friend of the family, Marc Chretien. Several years later, when Chretien was looking to […]

by Mindy Kinsey

Doughnut by the Bay

A small-town sweet treat. Chesapeake Doughnut Company NATIVE VIRGINIAN GABRIEL DEL RIO grew up in Irvington but spent the past 20 years in California—where doughnut shops were almost as prevalent as Starbucks, he says. He recently returned to the Northern Neck with partner Jeff Ewing looking for a local business venture. “With […]

by Ashley Hunter

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