Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Take a trip past the corner of Market and Ninth streets and you’ll notice that even though the building still says Fuel Co., changes are a-happening at this formerly Patricia Kluge-owned restaurant
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Say charcuterie: Cured meat specialties around town
(Photo by Nick Strocchia) Say charcuterie Cheese plates are so last year. Cured meats in all shades of salty and pink are the new shareable darling on the restaurant scene. These local spots are slicing and arranging downright tempting spreads.—Megan Headley Salted meats reign supreme at Mas Tapas where the incomparable jamón Ibérico de Bellota [...]
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Green Scene: This week's greenie news
Opportunity knocking I ate lunch last week at a local joint where diners are supposed to bus their own dishes, separating silverware, trash, and plates. This I was dutifully doing when I noticed some signage encouraging me to separate recyclables, too. The sign said the restaurant’s plastic cups and dishes could be recycled. But those [...]
C-VILLE Arts Beat: Top Picks for Feb 21-28
This weekend is full of offerings for acoustic jam adherents and film fiends alike. Get out and enjoy the fine winter weather with Grammy and Oscar as your guides.
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Green Scene: This week's greenie news
Living where we do—that is, on seven acres of rocky, sloping ground that was logged a couple of decades ago—it’s clear to me that we are not even close to being in charge.
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Revolutionary Soup owner Will Richey’s new saloon-style restaurant, The Whiskey Jar, opened two weeks ago in Escafé’s old spot
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Local chocolate dishes delight
Chocoholics know no bounds and when a craving strikes, we’ll go to the end of the earth to satisfy it. Lucky for us, chocolate-loving chefs around town are incorporating this addictive ingredient into courses both sweet and savory, keeping our hunger—and our cravings—delectably at bay.—Tami Keaveny (Photos by Nick Strocchia) At Clifton Inn, dry-aged squab [...]
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Brian Helleberg instructs us on the art of indulging
The art of indulging On February 12, following the Paramount’s tasting, on-stage discussion, and screening of the film Chocolat, Fleurie chef/owner, Brian Helleberg will indulge diners with ethereally-prepared courses featuring luxuries like foie gras, caviar, and truffles. He talked with us about how he makes sensual and memorable food, which doubles as a recipe for [...]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
The biker-themed bar on Meade Avenue across from Jinx’s Pits Top is called Black Market Moto Saloon (not Vintage Brews, as reported last month)
C-VILLE News Briefs
City and county tax values decline The real estate market in Charlottesville and Albemarle is still contracting. In the city, the total value of taxable property decreased by 1.22 percent, and existing residential property declined in value by 3.08 percent. Commercial property, however, increased by 0.84 percent. Albemarle County’s taxable values declined by 3 percent, with [...]
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Commonwealth's for the good of all
“Are we in Charlottesville or New York?” my friend asked as she joined us at one of the throne-like circular booths in Commonwealth’s dining room. She and I, both six-year denizens of New York restaurants, were reminded of some of our old haunts, which managed to make large and soaring feel warm and welcoming. The [...]
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C-VILLE News Briefs
Since January 26, 2010, the Harrington family has kept a steady vigil on their blog and continued to make media appearances as part of their Help Save the Next Girl campaign and their effort to bring Morgan’s killer to justice
Health Issue 2012
Here’s the bad news: Nothing is certain but death and taxes. At some point in your lifetime, you’ll likely be affected, either personally or peripherally, by a serious health threat. But here’s the good news: There are a number of health professionals and research scientists in our area fighting against the effects of such conditions, [...]
Health nut: how to eat healthy at restaurants
(Photo by Cramer Photo) Health nut Eating well is tricky, and if you dine out regularly, it’s easy to pack on pounds. Luckily, many Charlottesville restaurants take our health to heart and offer lower-cal, high flavor food that’s so good you won’t even know you’re eating right.—Eric Angevine Fresh, fast, and simple is the tune [...]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Hill & Holler, the fundraising farm-based events planner, will hold its second dinner on Sunday, January 29 at 5pm.
C-VILLE News Briefs
Also, Pam Melampy's sudden death, Staunton's National Guard case nears, and the Charlottesville panhandling suit gets dismissed
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Pasta perfetta
The ultimate in fork-twirling, noodle-slurping, chin-slapping, sauce-swabbing comfort food needs no real introduction. We all love pasta—from the authentically al dente to the Italian-American alfredo—but here are a half dozen primo plates around town good enough to share with your Italian grandma.—Megan Headley (Photos by Cramer Photo) It’s almost a crime to eat at tavola [...]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
The Clifton Inn’s half-priced Monday and Tuesday nights have begun!
Blind Pilot Touches Down at The Jefferson
Rising indie favorite Blind Pilot headlines The Jefferson Theater tonight. The folk-centric band is Portland-based, but culled local fans through previous shows in 2009 at The Southern (with Low Anthem) and opening for The Decemberists at The National in Richmond.
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For American Shakespeare Center actors, life imitates art
It took John Harrell a few moments of head-scratching to recall the parts he played at the Blackfriars Playhouse last fall, possibly because he’s taken on over 100 roles in 75 productions during his decade or so with the American Shakespeare Center’s resident troupe. “It’s pathetic,” he said with a wry grin. “When you cycle [...]
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Spice is nice
Spice is nice In the doldrums of winter, there’s nothing like a little spice to awaken you from hibernation and whisk you away on a virtual adventure. These local dishes will take your taste buds on a journey from sweet to savory to spicy with stops in between.—Megan Headley (Photo by John Robinson) Chicken might [...]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Wild Wing Café owner Douglas Muir and his wife Valeria Bisenti are spreading their wings down West Main Street
Preparing for the Huguely media blitz, opening the John Warner Parkway, and more
The Charlottesville Circuit Court’s largest courtroom holds 200 people, plus court personnel. When the February murder trial for former UVA student and lacrosse player George Huguely begins, 20 of those seats will go to media
In praise of the braise
Baby, it’s cold outside and there’s no better way to warm up than with a braised dish that requires nothing but a fork and an appetite.
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Turn turn turn The Main Street Market’s cookware and tabletop shop, The Seasonal Cook, has changed hands, becoming a third outpost of Culpeper and Fredericksburg’s gourmet specialty store The Frenchman’s Corner. Paris-born owner Marc Ast will still sell some cookware but has also stocked the shelves with beer, wine, cheese, dried pastas, jarred spreads and [...]
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Bite into 2012: Feasting for your future fortune
Ringing it in Many of us like to welcome the New Year after a special meal on the town, but how do the people cooking our meals like to celebrate? Unsurprisingly, either quietly or the next day. After the mad buildup to the holidays or a long night in the kitchen, chefs are happy but [...]