Every so often Richmond grabs a win that feels almost improbable, and this weekend we got one: Baltik’s Bagel came back from New York BagelFest with the People’s Choice Award. Yes, a Forest Hill Avenue shop walked into a competition packed with 25 of the “best bagel...
You’ve got to appreciate the audacity of a name like "Vietnam One.” Is it hubris? Or is it just a simple, memorable name for a family-owned restaurant in that Little Vietnam section of West Broad Street? Who cares?!? They’re nice people who make great food, and I don’t know why I’m bothering to play with their name like that. I actually have...
“Attack of the Killer Thumbs” aims to provide answers to your garden quandaries and your houseplant conundrums. We think plants make our lives and homes and balconies a better place to be. But we also know that you aren’t made of money. Here you will not find recommendations for our “favorite” sixty-dollar gadgets or “quick and easy” tutorials...
Nomarama was born from a good warm place, and the man behind it all has a sense of real joy in his work. Raised in the suburbs and finding himself loving local food culture, Jarrell Williams started his YouTube channel, Nomarama, in Norfolk seven years ago. Quickly, his online thing grew, opening up opportunities to with local and regional...
Who hasn’t looked at a VHS tape or Spice Girls poster from the 90s and asked themselves - I wonder what that would taste like with a little icing or fondant? Richmond-based Layers Cake Studio, owned and run by Danya Smith, asks that very question every day, with impressive results. From bright orange VHS tapes (Nickelodeon fans already know...
Big Herm is cooking up a storm. Chicken sizzles on top of the grill in front of him. Potatoes dunk into the rolling boils of oil. Buns toast in the oven below. In the robust grills, fryers, and ovens of Big Herm’s Kitchen, the machinery keeps the galley kitchen feeling like a sweaty summer. By the door, boxes are filled to the brim with the best...
Safe Space RVA's Summerfest is coming to Diversity Richmond this weekend, and if you haven't checked them out yet, this is a perfect opportunity. Safe Space RVA was founded in the past year by several local queer activists, makers, and small business owners, who put it together to be both a monthly community market and a safe community space in...
It was a Yelp search for “Duck Noodle Soup” that brought me to Thai Studio. Not many other options showed up on that list. I love a solid duck noodle soup, so I try to stay on the lookout wherever I find myself living. When I lived in Los Angeles, I took countless drives from Highland Park to Thai Town for the mouth-watering,...
“Attack of the Killer Thumbs” aims to provide answers to your garden quandaries and your houseplant conundrums. We think plants make our lives and homes and balconies a better place to be. But we also know that you aren’t made of money. Here you will not find “recommendations” for our “favorite” ninety-dollar gadgets or “quick and easy” tutorials...
Taylor Scott had a problem. The 2019 Virginia Commonwealth University graduate had begun growing vegetables in her apartment and she had a surplus. “I [needed] to get rid of these tomatoes, and I [didn’t] know where to put them,” Scott said. She was sharing this problem with a friend back in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her...
