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Virginia’s Wide World of Wines

Virginia’s world of wines is rich and diverse, and the 67 restaurants throughout the state that received Wine Spectator’s recently announced 2024 Award of Excellence are proof that a ticket to Napa or Burgundy isn’t necessary to enjoy outstanding food and wine. The Commonwealth has plenty of world-class options. The Wine Spectator awards extend far […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Sake Surprise

North American Sake Brewery brings the taste of Japan to Charlottesville. A decade ago, while in Tokyo on business, Andrew Centofante’s life changed. “I tried all these different sakes, and it kind of blew my mind,” he recalls. “I love craft beer, craft cider, and spirits. And it was one of those […]

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

Virginia Beach: City for All Seasons

Virginia Beach’s “off-season” beckons. (photo by Kyle LaFerriere) I‘m at the Virginia Beach Art Center, walking around a giant silver hand making the chef’s kiss gesture. The sculpture, titled Hand, stands near a box of magnifying glasses. They’re for reading the tiny text on a technicolor paper mosaic of a giant eye. […]

by Taylor Pilkington

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

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

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

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

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

Next Generation Country Inn

At Blue Rock, chef Bin Lu brings unpretentious fine dining to Rappahannock County. In an early fall evening at the Restaurant at Blue Rock, the table to my left toasts their fifth anniversary with a second glass of Champagne, a perk of staying overnight in one of the inn’s five guestrooms. To […]

by Staff

Sweet Freeze

Ice wine delivers luscious flavor with award-winning results. Shutterstock Ice Wine Grapes It’s been called liquid gold in a glass. Ice wine, made from late-harvest grapes left to freeze on the vine, originated in Germany, where it’s called eiswein. When frozen, the grapes shrivel, concentrating their sugars and flavors. Virginia winemakers […]

by Frank Morgan

60 Shades of Hot Honey

Ames Russell adds a new cookbook to his hot honey empire. A Fondness for honey—spiked with red pepper—inspired Ames Russell to bottle what he couldn’t find in stores. His AR’s Hot Southern Honey, launched in 2016, quickly won devotees; chef Walter Bundy of Richmond’s Shagbark and baker Brian Noyes of Northern Virginia’s […]

by Staff

(More) Holiday Sides

These Thanksgiving side dishes wonderfully double for any festive celebration. Chef Harper, Harper’s table, Suffolk, Sweet potatoes Walter Bundy Shagbark, Richmond For Walter Bundy, Thanksgiving at his grandparents’ summer home on the Piankatank River was always filled with extended family, and kids everywhere. But the gathering, which continues to this day, […]

by Staff

Elfin’ Fun Holiday Cocktails

Like Santa, you’ll spot this Christmas “Miracle” all over this season The Christmas-themed cocktail bar Miracle will be stirring up liquid cheer this holiday season at two Virginia locations: Sense of Thai in Ashburn’s One Loudoun, and The Jasper in Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood. Known for their kitschy décor and irreverent libations—Jingle Balls […]

by John Haddad

Delicious Fare, Downtown Charm

Sidecar elevates Roanoke’s burgeoning restaurant scene. Sidecar welcomes diners with an established presence that makes it feel like an old friend. But this downtown Roanoke restaurant is relatively new to the culinary scene. Opened in 2020, just weeks before the city shut down, it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves. Housed […]

by Staff

Cocktails at the Hotel Greene

The drinks are swell at this whimsical fauxtel, but there’s not a room in sight. Stepping into Hotel Greene, you could be forgiven for looking for a bellhop. This cocktail bar transports us to the fictitious lobby of a grand hotel in Bavaria—or is it Budapest? Housed in part of the former […]

by Stephanie Ganz

Seasonal Pie Debate

Which is best? Sweet potato or pumpkin? Cathy Barrow knows a thing or two about pies. So we tapped the author of Pie Squared and When Pies Fly (Grand Central Publishing) to settle the seasonal sweet potato vs. pumpkin debate. “Many folks see sweet potato and pumpkin pies as interchangeable, but […]

by Staff

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Christmas in Central Virginia

Merry Christmas, Charlottesville! Merriment & Magic. If you like your holidays with a dash of razzmatazz, check out Charlottesville’s Christmas events. The Grand Illumination takes place at Ting Pavilion on the Downtown Mall on Dec. 6. The merriment commences just as evening falls and features vendors selling holiday crafts, tasty treats, and beverages, as well […]

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