This past weekend, the 36th Annual 2nd Street Festival once again took over Jackson Ward, and if you weren’t there, you missed one of Richmond’s most enduring cultural throwdowns. October 5-6 saw thousands descend on this historic neighborhood, basking in flawless...
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...
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. We are nearing the end of...
A new brewery is about to take centerstage in Richmond’s craft beer scene. Courtney White, along with her husband Justin, will open microbrewery Intermission Beer Company in Henrico County tonight just in time for Labor Day Weekend. The brewery has been a long time coming for the couple. Courtney and Justin, who is at the helm as Intermission’s...
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. We are nearing the end of...
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...
The arrival of Richmond Wine Station, a retail outlet and tasting room with self-service wine options, is a refreshing concept to the brewery-heavy Scott's Addition. It's a popular model in California and Colorado, but a young one on the East Coast and a first for Richmond. We visited the Broad Street storefront last week to learn more, and try a...
This article was featured in RVAMag #29: Summer 2017. You can read all of issue #29 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. Steam Bell Expanding Last winter, I visited Steam Bell Beer Works in Chesterfield and spoke to head brewer and founder Brad Cooper about Steam Bell’s unique lineup of beers, and their desire to expand....
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. We are nearing the end of...
“I’m still a stranger to some people here, but I don’t see myself as a stranger,” said Miriam Salah, owner of Sahara Grill and Cafe. “I see myself as from Richmond, Virginia.” With family and roots in North Sudan, the culture Salah came from has many contrasts to the Commonwealth -- but living in Richmond since 1998, the entrepreneur aims to show...
