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A Fondness for the Grape
A wine-themed exhibit features historic silver, glass and maps—some of the latter related to Thomas Jefferson’s 1787 tour of France’s wine country
August 3, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Arts
Photography by Patricia Lyons | Food styling by J Fran
No Cranks
Our first and third presidents, Virginians both, were ice cream pioneers. You can be, too: The homemade summer miracle is back, sans the elbow grease.
July 28, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Robert Meganck
Manatee or Myth
See sea cows by the sea shore - sometimes.
July 26, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
Roger Foley
Hallowed Ground
A succession of families has gotten their hands dirty at Oak Hill Farm, the estate of James Monroe, but it fell to the current owners to turn 3.5 acres of sprawling potential into a showplace.
July 14, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Verdant
Robb Scharetg
Hog Wild
Wanting to reconnect with cooking, caterer Tuffy Stone leaped into the weird and wonderful world of competition barbeque. For the four years since, he’s traveled the country, coaxing magic from “a big old pork butt” and winning his way to national Team of the Year. A pit-side view of a barbeque festival.
June 30, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Dine out
Robert Meganck
Little Suckers
Know your blood-sucking parasites.
June 8, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
Creative Explosion
Minds Wide Open is a statewide extravaganza aimed at promoting the arts. With more than 630 separate events, there is plenty to see.
May 25, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Arts & Events
Kip Dawkins
Berry Unlikely
Sweet twists on the simplest summer fruits.
May 20, 2010 by Christine Ennulat | Food styling by J Frank in Eat in
Courtesy of the Garden Club of Virginia
Ladies Who Launch
The Garden Club of Virginia gets things done. For nearly eight decades, its Historic Garden Week has helped to revive properties both celebrated and forgotten.
April 14, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Outside
Roger Foley
The Vantage and the Vista
Over the last decade, an Orange County couple has created an ambitious, spectacular garden with English, French and Italian influences. But the strongest presence of all is the Virginia countryside beyond.
April 5, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Outside
Kip Dawkins
Spring Fling
Now is the time to stalk the many possibilities of asparagus.
March 26, 2010 by Christine Ennulat | Food styling by J Frank in Eat in
Robert Meganck
“Thar’s a Bar!”
Whar? In Virginia, just about everywhar.
January 25, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
Robert Meganck
Honker Hordes
Greater snow geese, copious and invincible.
December 17, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
Kip Dawkins
Good Tidings for the Nutty Season
… or a Christmas carol mash-up in which we fight nuts with nuts.
December 7, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Robb Scharetg
Soul Food
Their lives up-ended, a New Jersey couple came to Virginia by way of the Outer Banks and fell into farming. Two years later, they run a thriving family business among chickens, pigs, cows, bees and a renegade hog. Here, a holiday feast inspired by their bounty.
November 24, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Robert Meganck
Secret Squirrel
The Virginia northern flyer is sociable, nocturnal and extremely hard to find. By Christine Ennulat
October 29, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
Christine Ennulat
Darwin’s Playground
The Galápagos Islands have 250 animal species that exist nowhere else in the world—and a boat trip with just a few folks and a guide is the way to see some of them. Don’t mind the guano. Photography by Christine Ennulat
October 14, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Far out
Robb Scharetg
Off the Rails
With outdoor autumn events like the Montpelier Races nearly upon us, it’s time to plan a sumptuous, over-the-top tailgate repast. Photography by Robb Scharetg • Recipes by J Frank • Prop Styling by Joy Mouledoux
October 5, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Infusions of Grandeur
Transform the simplest meals with flavored oils. Photography by Patricia Lyons • Prop styling by Tyler Darden • Recipes and food styling by J Frank
September 21, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Tyler Darden
A Moveable Feast
Before long, a strange sensation will start to grip fishermen and consumers along the East Coast—striper madness! It’s a hard-to-define attraction to the striped bass, a migratory game fish found in large numbers in the Chesapeake Bay. As one fish merchant says, around here, “striper is king.” Photography by Tyler Darden • Food Styling by Bill Sorrell and J Frank • Prop Styling by Richard Stone
September 11, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
By Robert Meganck
Frequent Fliers
The fast and formidable dragonfly. Illustrations by Robert Meganck
July 30, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Nature
The Primordial Stew
A pot of hearty food, nicely seasoned and bubbling away in the kitchen, goes a long way toward warming winter nights.
July 27, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in
Mother of Invention
The pantry isn’t always well-stocked. Sometimes you have to improvise. We gave 12 staples to three chefs, let each add one ingredient of his own, and turned them loose. By Christine Ennulat • Photography by Kip Dawkins • Food styled by J Frank • Prop styling by Tyler Darden
July 27, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in