In Richmond, you walk into Kroger or Food Lion for the usual and walk out $80 lighter with barely a bag and a half. No steaks. No extras. Just the basics you’ve been buying since you first learned how to cook on a crooked burner in a Fan apartment. And now you’re...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
Happy Holidays everyone! We hope you're enjoying this holiday season. By now you should be relaxing, gettin' your grub on, and heading deep into seasonal depression. Very soon, many people will descend on Black Friday, storming shops and stores in town, tossing people to the side, and running over children in the hopes of saving a few...
We all know about the best beers to pair with your Thanksgiving meal -- but what about the best beers to pair with the crazy relatives you'll see at dinner? Not to worry, RVA Mag's John Reinhold has you covered with this encore presentation of our craft beer rundown from last year's holiday season. Every year as we get closer to the holidays we...
Tipsy Cupcakes RVA's alcohol-infused treats bring tastiness with a kick. Three and a half years ago, sisters Shay and Mesha Cousins quit their corporate jobs to create Tipsy Cupcakes RVA, a cupcake shop that specializes in booze infused confections. Located in Carytown, Tipsy Cupcakes RVA is a shop unlike any other. While not the only shop in...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
Chester's Taylor Made Chocolates is working to aid survivors of human trafficking through the production of sweet delicious chocolate. Tucked away in a nondescript shopping center in Chester, Taylor Made Chocolate brings a unique presence to the Richmond area. Its founders, Steve and Kim Taylor, are marrying together a mission to do good with the...
Truckle Cheesemongers has graduated from pop-up shop to permanent location, and they've got plenty of cheese available for your sampling delight, from mild cheeses to the kind of intense flavors you cheese nerds crave. Richmond cheese-lovers might have a new favorite store in the city. The city's newest cheese shop, Truckle Cheesemongers, opened...
Old-school dive bars may seem like relics from another time in 2019, but in South Richmond, The Locker Room continues to thrive. In fact, the family is growing. A human-sized cardboard pack of Juul Pods sang Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” while a demonic nun smoked a cigarette and played a game of pool. Bernie Sanders belted out The Who’s “Baba...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
