Get To Know Cooper Vineyards
Cooper Vineyards: open daily from 11am-5pm. Read More
Get To Know Keswick Vineyards
Keswick Vineyards: open year round, Mon-Sun 9am-5pm. Read More
A Taste of Hamiltons’ New Menu
It’s been only a month since Hamiltons’ new chef, Curtis Shaver, joined the team, as recently detailed in the Dish. So what is the food like? At a recent menu tasting, Hamiltons’ revealed several creative entrées ranging from Fog Mushroom Agnolotti to a Caramelized Onion Tart with buttermilk blue cheese topped with an arugula salad, showcasing Shaver’s culinary personality. Read More
Top Slices, Personal Pies, and Surprises Around Town
The New York pizza slice, for years the pizza gold standard, inspired a lot of wasted effort and money, what with people trying to reproduce NYC pizza parlors, replete with transported ovens, in places like Kansas or Albuquerque or (gack) San Francisco. Pizza everywhere was measured against some non-specific New York City pie. If you pressed New Yorkers as to where one could go to procure this mythical slice, no two people—not even two natives of the same ’hood—would name the same place. Foodies theorize about what makes this supposed world’s-greatest-pizza so special. Read More
Patty Pribus, Blue Ridge Country Store
In this I Love CVille video feature, we catch up with Patty Pribus, the owner of Blue Ridge Country Store on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall.
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The Biltmore: Thumbs & Toes
A UVA legend for over 20 years, The Biltmore is home to Charlottesville’s only “Beach Bar” and the city’s largest outdoor patio area. Pop down Elliewood Avenue and see them – and by all means, come hungry. You’ll want to try the house-smoked ribs and BBQ, huge salads and sandwiches, the famous Thumbs ‘n Toes and the soon-to-be-famous Crusties. Read More
Family-Style Eats, Oyster Cheer, and a Passport To Good Taste(s)
Join Early Mountain and Chatham Vineyards as they team up to present their first Oyster Festival, which takes place at Early Mountain on Saturday, March 23. A $55 ticket gets you an endless supply of Eastern Shore oysters, clams, and chowder with all the fixins’. To wash it down, the ticket includes two glasses of Church Creek Chardonnay. Read More
How We Do It: Petit Pois Restaurant
In this I Love CVille feature, Brian Jones, the GM & head chef at Petit Pois Restaurant on the historic Downtown Mall, shows us why “blanching” is a valuable strategy for a chef of any level.
For even more behind-the-scenes perspective, make sure you follow Petit Pois on Facebook.
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10 CVille Bars Made For St. Paddy’s Day!
CVille Saloons Tee Available at The Va Shop
Back by popular demand, you can now find “The CVille Saloons” & “CVille Shamrock” Tees from Tenacious Threads at The Virginia Shop in Barracks Road Shopping Center.
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