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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...

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...

Kabana Rooftop chef to open restaurant in Scott’s Addition

Kabana Rooftop’s head chef, Mike Ledesma, is set to open his first independent restaurant in Richmond’s Scott's Addition neighborhood. The restaurant will reflect Ledesma’s mastery of New American cuisine, drawing inspiration from his culinary travels as well as his Filipino culture. “When you open a restaurant, you get to take full ownership of...

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RVA #29: ZZQ brings a taste of Central Texas to Scott’s Addition

If you’ve driven through Scott’s Addition on a Friday night, chances are the alluring aroma of smoked brisket in the air has piqued your interest. You may have also seen the giant wood-burning smoker being hauled into Ardent Craft Ales every other week with nothing but a line of people as far as the eye can see. For four years, local truck ZZQ...

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