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Virginia’s Street Food Scene Looks East

Fast food is leveling up thanks to an increased demand from Asian street food lovers. Read about these Virginia businesses that are answering the call. The Thai Pan • Leesburg Brilliantly positioned next to a Leesburg gas station, The Thai Pan offers on-the-go grub—from spring rolls and fried calamari to pad Thai and Thai fried […]

by Katie Farthing

Todd Jurich’s Bistro

Todd Jurich has nurtured a generation of star chefs in Norfolk. In 1992, as American chefs obsessed over fusion and nouvelle cuisine, with its spartan portions, Todd Jurich opened his namesake bistro, pioneering fine dining in downtown Norfolk. His farm-to-table menus celebrated American regional dishes while his popovers and pumpkin […]

by Staff

The Girl and the Raven

Something fresh in Appalachia. Originally hatched as an idea to bring delicious coffee and provisions to the Appalachian town of Abingdon, The Girl and The Raven is now so much more. Café owner Hugh Belchor saw an opportunity to not only keep a piece of history alive—the 1886 building the café calls […]

by Staff

Not-So-Secret Speakeasy

Cocktail hideaway Kuchi opens in Onancock. (photo by Viwat “Golf” Kitchol) The Japanese have a word for it: the ambiguous pang of non-hunger, when your mouth feels a little bit lonely. Kuchi (short for kuchisabishii) also makes a fitting name for Onancock’s new speakeasy, where the drinks and small plates satisfy. […]

by Amy Brecount White

Culinary Arts

Palette 22 celebrates local art and creative fare in Shirlington. Seven years ago, Alexandria Restaurant Partners opened Palette 22 at Village at Shirlington. While dining or enjoying a drink at the bar, patrons can watch local sculptors, painters, jewelry-makers, and other artists at work and even purchase their art displayed throughout the […]

by Staff

Williard’s BBQ

Representing some of the best barbecues from every region. Barbecue is a true American invention. When the Spanish arrived in the New World, they observed Native Americans smoking meat on a framework of sticks they called a barbacoa. The result was so tasty that the settlers copied their method of cooking, using pigs […]

by Staff

Mom’s Apple Pie Company

It’s all about flavors here. This local chain of pie shops was founded by Steven Cox and Avis Renshaw. Farmers by trade, the couple was looking for a way to increase revenues and weren’t satisfied with store-bought pies. Mom’s Apple Pie Company was their answer. “We are called Mom’s but it […]

by Staff

Nostalgia at Nuttall’s

From crab pots to catering this country store has it all. Long before Target and Wal-Mart ruled the world, general stores were community epicenters. A number throughout Virginia still remain vibrant hubs, providing a welcome dose of nostalgia and windows into simpler times, where people still gather to chat and shop for […]

by Staff

Richmond’s Get Tight Lounge

Pit beef and live music in Richmond. Christopher McGough “Fresh local beef cooked over charcoal, sliced thin, served on a house-made roll, topped with paper-thin onion, horseradish, Duke’s mayo, and homemade Get Tight Sauce.” This Baltimore-style pit beef sandwich is the center of Get Tight Lounge’s menu, explains co-owner Drew Schlegel. […]

by Staff

Embracing Taiwanese Cuisine

In a new cookbook, Virginia-born chef Trigg Brown shares recipes from Win Son in Brooklyn. Trigg Brown was a UVA student working in Keswick Hall’s kitchen when chef Pei Jen Chang introduced him to the sweet, subtle flavors and cultural nuances of Taiwanese cuisine. Brown, who grew up in […]

by Konstantin Rega

Roanoke’s Vibrant Energy

Roanoke beckons with biking trails and more. For most of my life, Roanoke has been a bit of a mystery. Growing up at the opposite end of the state, I knew it only vaguely, as a railroad town on the edge of Appalachia, easy to zoom by on I-81 without blinking. (Photo by […]

by Staff

A Toast to Tomatoes

A series of dinners by Virginia’s top chefs celebrate Hanover’s heirlooms. The convivial vibe of local chefs’ dinner series offers a delicious opportunity to expand your circle of friends. One of our favorites, the Summer Supper Somm celebrates 300 varieties of heirloom tomatoes over 21 multi-course dinners, occurring throughout peak tomato season until […]

by Staff

Young Mother RVA

For one Richmond chef, the hassle of brunch pays off. Jeremy Kohm On the question of brunch, the late, great chef Anthony Bourdain once noted, “the ‘B’ word is dreaded by all dedicated cooks.” As creator of The Big Brunch, an eight-episode cooking competition on HBOMax, Dan Levy begs to differ. […]

by Staff

Nightingale Ice Cream

Your favorite ice cream sandwiches, available at 30,000 feet. Next time you hop a JetBlue flight across the pond, look for this Richmond-made dessert on the menu. 2017 Made in Virginia winner Nightingale Ice Cream created CHOMP—or what director of marketing Erica Jacobs describes as “the same great Nightingale sammies you know […]

by Staff

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

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Virginia Scenic Railway Adds Dome Car for Spectacular Valley Views The popular Virginia Scenic Railway just upped its game with a vintage dome car offering breathtaking 360° views of the Shenandoah Valley. The “Shenandoah”—built in 1948 as the “Silver Palace” for the California Zephyr—now gives passengers an unmatched vantage point on three-hour excursions from Staunton. […]

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Mom Hiked the Appalachian Trail with 13 Kids in Tow

Nikki Bettis stood on the jagged summit outcrop of Shenandoah National Park’s 4,011-foot Stony Man, awed by westward panoramic views. Her heart swelled with emotion as she turned to watch her 13 kids shoulder their loaded backpacks and fall into a clamorous single-file line heading back to the Appalachian Trail (AT). “We were in an […]

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World’s First Grid-scale Nuclear Fusion Plant in Chesterfield

Chesterfield is making history as the future site of the world’s first grid-scale commercial nuclear fusion* power plant, with a goal of delivering power in the early 2030s. Commonwealth Fusion System (CFS), a spin-off of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will independently finance, build, own, and operate the facility at the James River Industrial Park. […]

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