A former White House chef is sharing his culinary secrets with anyone in Charlottesville who’s willing to throw on an apron. It’s part of a new series of cooking classes now offered by Piedmont Virginia Community College. Read More
When long-time Hamilton’s chef Jeanette Peabody announced she was leaving to pursue motherhood, owners Bill and Kate Hamilton took their time deciding on a replacement. Read More
Harrison Keevil, the chef/owner at Brookville Restaurant, says 90% of his menu is locally-sourced year round. How cool is that! Read More
Founded in 2010, Brookville Restaurant does an amazing job of featuring locally-sourced food and ingredients. On March 10, 2013, Harrison Keevil, the owner/chef at Brookville Restaurant, will form another local partnership – he will host a cooking demo at The Happy Cook in Barracks Road Shopping Center! Read More
In this “I Love CVille” feature, Jerry Miller chats with Ivan Rekosh, the co-owner of Zocalo Restaurant, a CVille culinary institution quickly approaching its 10-year anniversary. Visit Zocalo Restaurant online at Zocalo-Restaurant.com or check out their Facebook page.
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Located on the historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall, Petit Pois Restaurant is a modern French bistro that serves delicious locally-sourced ingredients at affordable prices. Petit Pois is open for Sunday brunch, so give ’em a try this weekend! Make sure to follow Petit Pois on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PetitPoisCVille) & online (www.petitpoisrestaurant.com).
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This year, Charlottesville Restaurant Week was a huge success, not only for the restaurants involved but for the charity effort. Organized by vmv brands, 28 restaurants had a spectacular week and helped raise over $9,000 to help the Virginia Institute of Autism rebuild a rundown playground. Read More
Assuming his new post as executive chef of Glass Haus Kitchen this past fall, Ian Boden had big shoes to fill—but they were all his own. The Northern Virginia native who put his New England Culinary Institute degree to use for 10 years in the kitchens of top New York restaurants, opened Staunton Grocery in early 2007 as an ode to our embarrassment of locally produced riches. Read More
If you’re hankering for something sweet, you can soon visit Pearl’s Bake Shop at 711 W. Main St. Co-owners Laurie Blakey and Laura Condred specialize in 140 iterations of cupcakes, wedding cakes, macarons, and plenty of other tantalizing baked sundries. This will be their second outpost, after the popularity of their Richmond location, Pearl’s Cupcake. Serving local sweet teeth 1,200 cupcakes daily, with eight standard cupcake flavors, five rotating, plus vegan and gluten-free options. We recommend the Salty Mermaid: vanilla cake topped with chocolate buttercream and sea salt. Soon-to-come yum! Read More