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A Taste of Suffolk History at the Truitt House

Images courtesy of Truitt House Legend has it violet-eyed film icon Elizabeth Taylor once graced the grand foyer of the Truitt House, built in 1909 by lumber tycoon George W. Truitt in downtown Suffolk. Luckily, these days…

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Meals on the Move: Virginia Food Trucks

Your Roadmap to Virginia’s Tastiest Food Trucks Long ago, food trucks weren’t trucks at all, rather small carts outfitted with nothing but two wheels, a modest griddle and a singular…

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King & Rye in Alexandria Introduces a Summer Cocktail Garden

Images courtesy of Maverick Creative King & Rye, a Southern-inspired, whiskey-forward restaurant located in the historic Alexandrian hotel, recently debuted its latest pop-up for summer. King & Rye’s Cocktail Garden…

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Playing with Your Food: Charcuterie Boards

By Rachel Dalton Pinterest. Instagram. Weddings. Taking up their own endcap at the grocery store. The charcuterie board business is booming right now. Maybe it’s just a coincidence that these…

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Destination Gourmand at Charlottesville’s Dairy Market

When Chris Henry was approached about buying a rundown property near Charlottesville’s downtown mall in 2016, he was ecstatic. The Stony Point Development Group president looked at the five-acre site…

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Smoked Chesapeake Blue Crab Dip Recipe by Chef Eric Gephart

For the the inaugural Crustacean Celebration at The Tides Inn, April 23-24, guest chef Eric Gephart of Kamado Joe Grills has teamed up with The Tides Inn executive chef, Truman…

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Kick Off Spring with Crustacean Celebration at Tides Inn

We’ll bet a bushel you’ll have exactly zero things to be crabby about at The Tides Inn’s latest exciting event. The storied Chesapeake Bay resort in Irvington, Virginia, recently announced…

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Chef Ian Boden’s Shack Attack

Photos by Sera Petras Photography Ian Boden experienced a different upbringing than many other chefs. “I didn’t grow up cooking on my grandmother’s apron strings,” says the former “latchkey kid”…

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Central/Southern Eat Getaways: Weekend Trips

Get a Taste of Richmond’s Black Restaurant Scene

In a city that blends Southern hospitality with an eclectic vibe, foodies can go from barbecue and soul food, to international fare, to casual eats at one of the friendly…

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A Genuine Farm-to-Table County

Bath County, in the mountains of Virginia west of the Shenandoah Valley, is having a love affair with the Farm-to-Table concept. Family farming has experienced a renewal here in recent…

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Oyster Academy at the Tides Inn is Delicious Fun

If the phrase “lunch and learn” conjures up images of boxed sandwiches and boring slide presentations, that’s probably because you’ve not had the privilege of washing down sublimely fresh, just-out-of-the-Rappanhanock…

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Dairy Market in Charlottesville Opens

Photos courtesy of Alan Karchmer / OTTO A project years in the making is finally open. The long-anticipated debut of Dairy Market, Charlottesville’s newest market hall and the first in…

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Return of Heritage Pork Farming at Cartwright Family Farms

Photos courtesy of Cartwright Family Farms Derek Eason resuscitated his great-grandfather’s Pungo farm in 2014—and helped reintroduce heritage breed pigs to Coastal Virginia In 1980, Virginia was home to about…

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The Milkman’s Bar to Launch in Charlottesville’s Dairy Market

Stony Point Development Group is pleased to announce the opening of The Milkman’s Bar in Charlottesville’s brand-new market hall, Dairy Market, launching Fall 2020. The newest addition to Wilson Richey’s…

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A Culinary Kingdom at The Inn at Little Washington

Photography courtesy of The Inn at Little Washington As we make our way on winding roads, heading to rural Rappahannock County, I completely lose cell phone service about 30 miles…

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New PBS Documentary Chronicles Chef O‘Connell and The Inn at Little Washington

“The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious New Documentary,” which takes viewers inside the fascinating world of Chef Patrick O’Connell, aired Tuesday, March 10 on PBS. From Emmy and Peabody…

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Public Murals Mark Virginia Foodie Destinations

Murals are hot. And they have been for several years, both in small towns and big cities across Virginia, the United States and the globe. Mural fests have taken their…

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Common House Combines Creative Ideas and Sustainable Cuisine

Under the tutelage of Chef Matthew Greene, every member of the kitchen staff at Charlottesville’s Common House plays a role in the important daily process of making the homemade sourdough.…

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