Food
Food
Call of the Wild
Consumer demand for bison meat is driving Virginia farmers to make a go of raising these hardy throwbacks from a lost era. more
Jan 7, 2019
Giving “Tasting Room” New Meaning
Get a bite with your beverage at these onsite eateries. more
Jan 2, 2019
Know Your Game
A welcome alternative to farm-raised livestock, game meats add distinctly wild flavor to your menu. more
Jan 1, 2019
In the Gateaux
Splendid River Run Manor overlooking the James River inspires cakes of chocolate and sweet strawberry, Southern caramel, red velvet, and raspberry. Treat yourself to decadent desserts artfully conceived and presented in a style befitting a queen. more
Dec 26, 2018
The Tasteful Gift
Let your imagination take flight with inspired ideas for presenting homemade cookies and treats, the most timeless of gifts. more
Dec 19, 2018
The Art of the Cocktail Party
At the artful cocktail party, food is a silent host, enhancing all the elements so carefully crafted and paired that, in balance, make a party flow. more
Dec 12, 2018
Pitmaster for Hire
These pitmasters won’t dig a pit in your backyard, but they will bring their pigs and smokers to make your pickin’ picture perfect. more
Dec 12, 2018
Finding Clarity
This inventive, upscale Vienna restaurant’s name has deep meaning for its chef and owner. more
Dec 11, 2018
The Great Beer Migration
Why Virginia may be the new East Coast center of the craft beer universe. more
Dec 10, 2018
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High Performance
Furniture handcrafted by Richmond-based McKinnon & Harris is designed to go the distance. more
Recipes
The Proof is in the Pudding
Our old favorite, bread pudding, gets a modern boost with unexpected ingredients both savory and sweet. more
Oct 17, 2018
Figs, Glorious Figs
Flavorful and fresh, figs are versatile and simple, and yummy in a variety of iterations. more
Dec 5, 2018
Restaurant Reviews
Bison or Beef?
Horseshoe Restaurant, South Hill more
Fill 'Er Up!
Roadside eateries around the state deliver no-fuss homemade goodness to keep your road trip on track. more
Smooth Operator
3 super smoothie recipes and a guide to the best little juice bars in Virginia. more
L’Auberge Chez François
At L’Auberge Chez François in Great Falls, butter is brazenly mentioned in a major percentage of entrée descriptions; cream sauces nap anything from veal to crab; princely truffles and saffron are used with a liberal hand. more
Entertaining
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The Art of the Cocktail Party
At the artful cocktail party, food is a silent host, enhancing all the elements so carefully crafted and paired that, in balance, make a party flow. more
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Pitmaster for Hire
These pitmasters won’t dig a pit in your backyard, but they will bring their pigs and smokers to make your pickin’ picture perfect. more
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Go Whole Hog
The timeless tradition of pig pickin’. more
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Supporting Roles
At a pig pickin’, the swine is the star of the show, but that doesn’t mean the sides should be anything but memorable. Here are a few options to round out the meal. more
More Stories
Home
All in the Family
Connie and Ed Kellam have transformed a historic Norfolk home and its forgotten garden into a gracious gathering place for their large family. more
Jan 14, 2019
No Place Like Home
Middleburg interior designer Marlene Dennis creates a home for herself. more
Dec 31, 2018
Travel
New Life in Old Bordeaux
Paris’ sassy little sister to the south proves there’s more to this Old World wine city than what’s poured in a glass. more
Dec 28, 2018
Jay Paul
Ireland, Decidedly Not by the Book
She’s got no time for Blarney. Ann Cochran’s visit to the Emerald Isle is all spas, horses and castles. more
Dec 24, 2018
Culture
Virginia Distillery Co.
When Gareth Moore picked up his late father’s unfinished plan to make whisky in Nelson County, it was a matter of courage and conviction. more
Jan 2, 2019
Longread
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The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Professor Cline
Hyperkinetic Mark Cline has turned a sleepy tourist town into a home for his kitschy genius. more
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Lambert
Leap of Faith
At 13,500 feet, Sara Jackson has to decide if this is her moment of truth, or just insanity. more
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Patricia Lyons
Living by Hand
Leni Sorensen’s career path has been anything but conventional. more
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Soul of the Bay
How devoted watermen have rescued some of the Chesapeake Bay’s most storied and historic buyboats. more
Even More Stories
Weddings
Shauna Trichler & Adam Fuhrmann
August 13, 2016 • Morven Park, Leesburg more
Health
Expanding Options
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2017: VCU Massey Cancer team is first in the world to use a new breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer. more
Feb 27, 2018
About Town
Wine & Run For the Roses
May 5, 2013 • Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg more
