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Good Eats RVA: Fall 2018

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. In Good Eats, we strive to serve up the most compelling restaurant news Richmond has cooking. This time, we wanted to explore the most interesting, weird, unique, and...

RVA On Tap: Halloweek, Harvest Festival, & Doggy-Beer Events

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...

Rejoice! Today Is National Taco Day

Growing up in New Mexico made me a taco connoisseur, so National Taco Day is almost like a religious holiday for me. But where do these tantalizing treats come from? According to anthropological evidence, the original tacos date back to before the Spanish had arrived...

RVA ON TAP: BLOODY DELICIOUS. Time Travel, Mike Tyson & Oreo Beer

What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly craft beer 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...

Tapped: Fine Creek’s Sour Red Ale, Strangeways’ Legalize It, & Kindred Spirt’s Bourbon Barrel Smells Like Fan Spirit

What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts’ desire. If you missed last week’s beer news, you can check those out here. Our cup is overflowing with news...

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Review: Luther Burger

What’s better than a donut? Two donuts. And a burger. And all the works--served in one convenient order. Last month, Richmond-based Sugar Shack Donuts opened new burger joint Luther Burger as an extension of their Chesterfield location at 1931 Huguenot Rd.   Along with burgers, beer, and fries, Luther Burger promises to “Luther” any burger for a...

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Happy Empanada Rolls Into Westover Hills

This month, the aroma of baked empanadas will finally be wafting out of Happy Empanada’s new restaurant space in Westover Hills. You’ve most likely seen their brightly-colored truck, painted with a smiling empanada, at Richmond breweries, festivals, and events, where they dish out hand-made empanadas, fried plantains, and other Latin side dishes...

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Secret Kitchens: A Slice of Richmond’s Underground Food Scene

A wood-fired pizzeria that operates out of a back alley, a Spanish chef who serves rich soups and flan from her Fan neighborhood apartment, and a mystery baker whose oatmeal chocolate chip cookie puts your grandmother’s recipe to shame are some of the best-kept secrets in Richmond’s underground food culture. These unconventional business models...

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