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10 hot* new restaurants

The restaurant business, like any industry, goes in cycles. Grow, contract, repeat. Here in Charlottesville, our last...

Milli Coffee Roasters founder dies at 34

Nick Leichtentritt, founder of Milli Coffee Roasters and Sicily Rose, died February 17 at the age of 34. Pursuing a...

Thomas Jefferson—beer nerd? New Champion release honors...

Thomas Jefferson was not an IPA guy. We know this thanks to the scholarly efforts of J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, a...

MarieBetter

MarieBette Café & Bakery spin-off Petite MarieBette is now open at 105 E. Water St., offering coffee and baked...

Mel at Mel’s

Sometimes the good stuff is hiding right under your nose. For decades, Mel’s Café has sat near the center of town on...

High steaks

Where was the best steak of Governor Ralph Northam’s life? Right here in Charlottesville. Northam was in town to...

At Maru, traditional Korean cuisine and modern riffs both...

I knew it would be a risky choice: Jen Naylor to help critique a Korean restaurant. The Korean food genius of Sussex...

Five Finds on Friday with Alicia Walsh-Noel

Today’s Five Finds on Friday come from Alicia Walsh-Noel, manager of Brasserie Saison, which celebrates Sunday each...

At the Table

Is there such a thing as “Virginia cuisine”? It’s an old question, and one I found myself revisiting after learning...

Tavola’s Michael Keaveny guides young talent in honing...

“Cooking is a young person’s game.” I’ve heard it more than once. As chefs grow older, the daily grind leaves many...