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Savor the season with squash

With its hard skin, seed-filled cavities, and often unruly size, winter squash can intimidate even the savviest cooks...

Bottoms up

Artisanally made cocktails are the new post-work entertainment. They lubricate conversation on a blind date and have...

The Judgment of Staunton

Every cork dork loves a wine battle, especially when it involves rubbing France’s les nez in how good our wine’s...

Bitter and beautiful

You can almost feel yourself getting healthier with every bite of the dark, leafy greens that flourish come fall....

Southside brews

Nelson County’s not the only place to go for local beer. Champion Brewing Company, a nanobrewery off Avon Street,...

Say “ahh” not “eww” to these bizarre foods

There’s no such word as “eww” in an omnivore’s vocabulary. While these dishes are far from the beetles and brains...

Membership has its privileges

When Groucho Marx said, “I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member,” he must not have had wine...

Tried-and-true Tastings of Charlottesville

With new restaurants in the spotlight, it’s easy to forget about our culinary forerunners. And nothing about Tastings...

Will forage for food

For the food-obsessed, the traditional restaurant experience can sometimes be a snooze. If it’s not a here today,...

Fellini’s 9 and under shows kids the value of a dollar

It’s never too soon to learn the value of a buck, especially if we want our kids to take care of us one day....