At the Table: Revamped restaurant shows off Virginia’s riches


Leni Sorensen, retired African-American research historian for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, says Virginia cuisine is a melting pot of influences. Commonwealth Restaurant’s ham hock meatballs “scream Virginia,” says chef Reggie Calhoun. Photo by Eze Amos

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