Pedal Power: Indoor Cycling in RVA
What happens when a ballet dancer, a runner, and a glass of wine collide? A cycling studio, of course. That’s what Shannon Greenwood and AnnMarie Grohs came up with over a glass of wine on Grohs’ front porch one evening. Greenwood, who is classically trained as a ballet dancer and performed with RVA Dance Collective, […]
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. […]
Isley Brewing Company
You know how you might sit around drinking beers with a buddy and talk about opening a brewery? But you never actually do it, because it’s a crazy idea. And you haven’t even thought about all of the necessary requirements you would need, like taking something like this rsa training melbourne course, as well as […]
The RVA Card: Everything’s Better Linked Together
By Becky Carey You know that happy feeling when you swipe your loyalty card at the grocery store and the total on the register shrinks, or remember when you used your college ID to score deals on or around campus? That savings experience is now available to Richmonders at select local businesses. The RVA Card is […]
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 […]
Citra Ass Down: HomeBrewer Puts The Spotlight on Extra Billy’s
Dollars to draft lines, if you were to ask most Richmonders who our oldest brewery happens to be, they would say Legend Brewing Co. in Manchester. And they would be right. Celebrating 20 years in business, Legend Brewing has earned its fame in the local craft beer scene. When asked about others in the area, […]
Bio Ritmo: Understanding The Groove
The seasoned salsa band is entering its 23rd year with both a strong international presence and longstanding support from such local sources as Richmond restaurateur Manny Mendez. “It’s a hard-drinking salsa band,” remarks Mendez. “It’s definitely adult swim.” Mendez, of Kuba Kuba and C&M Galley Kitchen, has relished the band’s driving beats since they first […]