The super-scorcher summer weather is here, and we are steadily melting in Richmond. For us, it’s way too hot for full-bodied, tannic red wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Merlot, and Shiraz. We need to feel hydrated and refreshed, not bogged down further by...
Today, many contributions to food banks are not rejects from retail but fresh-picked from local farms. The farm-to-food-bank movement is helping fight hunger in Virginia, where 10% of the population is food-insecure. Lettuce, turnips and beets — oh my! Vegetables and flowers sprout side by side in a bountiful garden in Northside Richmond. But the...
Near Crozet, a monastery of Trappistine nuns spend their days making delicious artisanal cheese. The 13 Sisters of Our Lady of the Angel monastery, a Trappistine monastery located near Crozet, Virginia, believe God has a plan for everyone. When Sister Barbara Smickel arrived on the newly purchased 507-acre farm in central Virginia in 1987, she...
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,...
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,...
Pulp Fiction (the food truck, not the Tarantino movie) grew from a beloved father's passing and a rigorous training regimen. Now its delicious smoothies will find a brick-and-mortar home on Lakeside Ave. Ruslana Remennikova and her father, Michael Remennikova, with whom she was very close, trained and completed their first Olympic-distance...
Burger Bach may have started here in Richmond, but the local gastropub has always had a strong connection to New Zealand, from its name (pronounced "burger batch"), which comes from a New Zealand slang term for a beach house, to its choice to serve only grass-fed beef, venison, and lamb imported from New Zealand. Now they are further emphasizing...
As the Richmond weather becomes increasingly palatable, so does the idea of throwing a springtime party. Every good shindig comes with cold, crisp libations, but the thought of creating that ideal celebratory drink can seem impossible. With the help of Brandon Day, director of marketing at locally-made Belle Isle Moonshine, cocktail creation...
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,...
You’ve seen the community gardens, the small farms springing up in the city, the folks standing out on the side of busy streets sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s harvest. Some of these spaces are emerging in areas where families have to travel several miles before reaching a grocery store. But what’s striking about a lot of these green spaces is not...
