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Attack Of the Killer Thumbs: Baking In The City Again

“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...

Gardeners Transform Food Waste Into Fuel

“It’s free cooking gas,” said Monica Alinea.  Monica Alinea and her husband, Tim, are proud owners of a HomeBiogas system.  Situated in the sunny backyard of their Pensacola, Florida home, the system looks like a 7-foot rectangular, black balloon. But it’s...

Lots Of People At Table To Fight Food Insecurity

The founders of Fonticello Food Forest bent down under the picnic table to pick edible chickweed leaves and lavender flowers. Moments later they were running to their neighbors’ aid – some of their chickens were loose. Jameson Price and Laney Sullivan founded the...

Out Of The Fire

How is Richmond's restaurant industry adapting to the longterm ramifications of the pandemic? It really depends on who you ask. “I don’t think it’s going to be the same, quite frankly.” Micheal Sparks answered my call en route to his beach house. A culinary giant,...

Dining Out Allergy-Free In RVA

If you’re a foodie like me, you understand the power of food to turn hangriness into happiness. However, since I have quite the list of food allergies, eating out can be difficult for a gal like me. Being gluten and dairy free (though not by choice, that’s for sure!)...

Minglewood Brings Plant-Based Comfort Treats to Richmond

Whether you're a Deadhead, someone who sticks to a strictly plant-based diet, or just a lover of tasty baked treats, you're sure to appreciate Minglewood Bake Shop, who've just opened up in Carytown in the former home of iconic music store Guitar Works. There’s a new...

Cozy Fall Eats with Your Hungry Harvest Box

Hungry Harvest is a great way to get healthy fresh produce into your diet. But once you have a box of delicious veggies, how do you prepare them? As the fall chill approaches, Ash Griffith hunts down some great comfort-food recipes involving Hungry Harvest staples....

RVA Mag’s Downtown Holiday Jaunt

Well, here we are -- close to closing out this most difficult and unusual year in RVA. We have all been trying to find a way to navigate, mentally and physically, this season. Our downtown is all lit up for the holidays. At night, you can see our wonderful River City in all its glory across the river, with buildings outlined in lights...

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Central Virginia Food Bank Provides Hunger Relief During Pandemic

Feed More has always focused on providing Central Virginians in need with food. During the COVID-19 pandemic, their services have been more in need than ever, and this nonprofit is rising to the occasion. When COVID-19 was declared a national emergency at the beginning of March, Feed More, a hunger-relief organization serving Central Virginians,...

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RVA Foodie Spotlight: Chili Bowls & Pork Chops

Its been a hard year on the local restaurants. Quite a few closings have happened over the past few weeks. This amazing food community is holding on as best it can. We here at RVA have been posting lists of delivery and dining spots, and posting these Instagram spotlights to highlight some of the wonderful food you can order for pickup and...

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RVA Foodie Spotlight: Pozole, Vegan Chili & Seared Sea Bass

The weather is steadily getting colder, and we even had a bit of snow this past week. When it turns colder we often look to our favorite comfort foods. Locally Richmond Foodie spots sure do provide those comfort foods to keep our bellies warm and happy. Every week we spotlighting our favorite local restaurants with the best #RVAFoodie finds...

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Bakeries Overcome Challenges to Sell Sweet Treats

The ongoing pandemic has done a lot to make life difficult for local businesses, but Richmond's bakeries are rising to the challenge to deliver tasty treats for the holidays and beyond. Local bakeries are rising to meet obstacles and setbacks produced by the coronavirus pandemic. The year was marked with numerous restaurant closures, but most...

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RVA Foodie Spotlight: Lots of Pizza & The Perfect Pear

Back to it here on our weekly RVA Foodie Spotlight. You know it -- we love the foods. And of all the dishes in the world, nothing tastes quite as good as the ones made right here in the River City.  So in the spirit of eating ourselves into food comas in Richmond, we're spotlighting our favorite local restaurants each week with the best...

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Redonkulous Recipes

If you're not careful, it's easy to have your big Thanksgiving meal go horribly wrong. This Thanksgiving, we're celebrating with some of the most hilariously wrong recipes on the entire internet. Don't do what these people did! It all started with that poor Turkey. It had already met its peril; there was never hope of a pardon for this one. But...

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RVA Foodie Spotlight: Wham Bam & Hot Pots

If there's any activity our RVA Magazine team loves unanimously, it's eating. And of all the dishes in the world, nothing tastes quite as good as the ones made right here in the River City.  So in the spirit of eating ourselves into food comas in Richmond, we're spotlighting our favorite local restaurants each week with the best #RVAFoodie...

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RVA Foodie Spotlight: Mughlai Lamb & Butternut Lasagna

If there's any activity our RVA Magazine team loves unanimously, it's eating. And of all the dishes in the world, nothing tastes quite as good as the ones made right here in the River City.  So in the spirit of eating ourselves into food comas in Richmond, we're spotlighting our favorite local restaurants each week with the best #RVAFoodie...

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