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Virginia Dining Information
- Cream puffs—a classic dessert from four basic ingredients
- When it comes to serving dessert, it’s hard to top the voluptuousness of a cream puff frothy with whipped cream and raspberries. Dusted with confectioners’ sugar or drizzled with your ...
- Tomato crisp brightens winter meals
- Bright red and juicy, cherry tomatoes are usually tossed into salads, eaten out of hand as a snack or used for a cheery garnish. But there’s no reason you can’t ...
- How to create the perfect roast chicken
- A few years back, when I was completing some basic cooking courses at Peter Kumps’s School of Culinary Arts in New York, I had an epiphany—a roasting epiphany, that is. ...
- Wine Events March 4-11
- Rumbles from the Wine AislesSadly, Bella Vino at Stony Point joins Bella Vino Southside on the casualty list this week. The Stony Point shop is selling its entire inventory—wine 25 percent off, cigars 40 percent off—even the wine racks. Make an offer. I hope this isn’t a harbinger of future indie closings. Richmond wine shops are feeling early tremors of the Ukropalypse, as Martin’s breaks out a prelaunch strategy, which will include selling wine. One place to watch: Joe’s Market on Libbie Avenue not included in the sale.Please show local stalwart J. Emerson your support by attending their beer tasting ...
- Slow cookers excel at more than meats
- Food writer and cookbook author Lynn Alley missed the first wave of slow-cooker popularity in the 1970s. Her inaugural experience with the turn-it-on-and-forget-it pot was about six years ago, when ...
- Stack your way to a healthier diet
- Studies have found that if you think your meal isn’t filling, it won’t be. Combined with the effects of supersized restaurant portions, this can leave people disappointed when they try ...
- Army' cooking contest will be open at Fort Lee
- The U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition will be open to the public tomorrow through March 10 at Fort Lee. The competition, which features individual and team challenges, brings together military ...
- Wine Expo Highlights
- Last weekend marked the third-annual Virginia Wine Expo. At Friday’s opening event, the Governor’s Cup went to King Family Vineyards for their 2007 Meritage, a Bordeaux blend made in Crozet, Virginia. The Virginia Wine Expo, held at the Richmond Convention Center, was abuzz with winemakers, chefs and supporters of the vine Friday evening as the award was presented. I sampled the King Family Meritage (this word is a combination of the words merit and heritage, and is pronounced merit-age, not Frenchy-fied!!) after the ceremony and was seduced by its voluptuous fruit, firm tannins and grace in the glass. At $28 ...
- Take a Look at Bocca Toscana
- Giuseppe Carollo always he knew he wanted to own and run an Italian restaurant one day.
- You've Been Spotted at the Virginia Wine Expo
- Check out photos from the Virginia Wine Expo.
- Strange Matter Photo Gallery
- Strange Matter is now open at 929 W. Grace St. in the location that was formerly known as Twisters, Nanci Raygun and, most recently, Bagel Czar.
- Wine Events Feb. 25-March 3
- Zinfandel lovers, this week offers a chance to try the elusive California Zinfandel blend, The Prisoner. Each year the exact blend of grapes is different, while remaining consistently Zinfandel-based. Over the last seven years, this wine has become a phenomenon, offered to retail only once a year. This wine disappears quickly.Still cold?The sun has peeped out a couple times this week, but it’s still cold enough for comfort food. Sample a full buffet of German favorites paired with beer and music this Sunday at Positive Vibe Café on the Southside.Friday, Feb. 26, 6-7:30p.m., The Prisoner Virtual Tasting @ Wine & ...
- iPhone, iPod Touch solve satisfy food info cravings
- A buffet of food apps helps with everything from coming up with menu ingredients on the run to finding out what people had to say about that restaurant you just ...
- Martha Stewart just a click away—even from the grocery store
- Martha Stewart is making everyday food faster and easier this month, spinning off her “Everyday Food” magazine into a second cookbook and an iPhone application that offers recipes, daily dinner ...
- Summer Dreaming
- I had a chance to battle two snowstorms on recent visits to Summer Shack, a seafood joint on the Goochland/Richmond line, just West of Rt 288. While it's not haute ...
- You've Been Spotted at the Italian Film and Food Festival
- Check out photos from the 7th Annual Italian Film and Food Festival at Plant Zero
- Poor man' crab cake—salmon cakes
- Like many of you, I am always looking for ways to cut my personal spending. As someone who loves to cook at home, even those frequent trips to the grocery ...
- 5 words to know before you go to the Virginia Wine Expo
- Varietal The categorization of wines based on the grapes used. Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Viognier are popular examples. Organoleptic The use of the senses—sight, ...
- Revising Warhol.....
- From the Good Blog, and the Wall Street JournalResearchers at Campbell's tested people's subconscious "neurological and bodily responses" ( using biometric research) to different images to guide the redesign of ...
- Wine and Beer Tastings Feb. 17-25
- Never had Madeira? Taste what the founding fathers toasted the signing of the Declaration of Independence with this week with an expert on the subject. Next week, join the folks at Julep’s for their annual Octagon pre-release wine dinner with the winemaker from Barboursville, Luca Paschina. Disclosure: I represent Barboursville wines in Charlottesville.Thursday, Feb. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Port and Madeira Tasting w/Bartholomew Broadbent @ J. EmersonBartholomew Broadbent is well-versed on Port and Madeira, both of which he has collected and studied since he was knee high to a grasshopper. Join him at this Grove Avenue tasting and savor some Madeira, ...
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