Legendary Spice
Chinese mythology is replete with creation stories and legends, populated by spirits and strange characters. However, not many of them have their origins in Richmond, Virginia. This legend involves a renowned chef, a creative couple, a flying lion, Mongol invaders, a raven, and an incredibly intoxicating and addictive spice mixture, Crunch Dynasty, which unites them […]
Sweeter Together
It’s no secret that Richmond is a collaborative city with a tendency to pool ideas for the greater good. In the spirit of collaboration, what happens when Richmond favorites Sugar Shack Donuts and Blue Bee Cider team up to create something delicious? Apple cider donuts happen and customers can’t get enough of the unique flavor. […]
The Southern Slow Cooker
Richmonders like cookbooks, especially when they’re written by one of us. Kendra Bailey Morris, an accomplished local chef and food writer, has taught hundreds of classes, appeared in print, radio, and TV locally and nationally, and writes a popular food blog, called Fatback and Foie Gras. She can now add “author of The Southern Slow […]
The Lair: Come to Meet Your Monster
Jason Williams and Chris Mullenix have spent the last year working on a concept to bring the monsters home. Theirs is a unique business model. It’s a mash-up, which is part restaurant, part commissary for a growing fleet of monster-themed food trucks. Occupying the former Caribbean Mingles location across from the Jefferson Hotel, the rambling […]
The Brownie Lady
A while back, my boyfriend told me that baking represented love to him. At the time, I thought it was just a thinly veiled attempt to get me to bake more to satisfy his raging sweet tooth. Apparently, however, he isn’t the only one who feels that way. Teresa Rogers started baking about 15 years […]
Grid Creations
GRID TACOS In honor of this month’s Mash-Up issue, Grid decided to co-create a few local products of our own. It didn’t take long for us to place tacos on the top of the list. John Haddad, Grid’s food writer, took up the challenge and quickly concocted a tasty mash-up while writing about Chupacabra and […]
Saving the Bay One Oyster at a Time
When Michael and Laura Hild purchased Anderson’s Neck in 2010, their intention was preservation of the historic property and saving the natural beauty of the land from development. Little did they know that three years later they would be deep into becoming one of the larger sustainable oyster operations in the area and reviving a […]
Pedaling for a Cause: Virginia Market Ride
During National Farmers Market Week this August, RVA resident Patrick Warner logged 500-miles on his bike as he made his way across Virginia, with stops at seven different farmers markets, as part of the Virginia Market Ride. Warner, a Richmond City Police Officer, participated in the lengthy ride to raise awareness and funds to increase […]
Donuts Get Their Day in RVA
Casey Ward and Ian Kelley had big plans for Sugar Shack-an express window outside, gradual growth and name recognition, and dreams of a peaceful little shop on a corner where their enterprise would take hold. On the contrary, Sugar Shack exploded out of the gates, immediately outgrew its space, and has become one of the […]
Richmond VA Hosting a Real Food Revolution
Richmond chef Ann Butler, of Edible Education, is helping to lead a revolution. Back again for the Annual Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Day in RVA, Butler is part of a global initiative aimed at inspiring people of all ages to cook and champion better food skills. The mission of Food Revolution Day is straightforward: Cook […]