by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2020 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
(As healthy as it gets salad bowl at Lokal Cafe in Williamsburg. Photo by Betsy DiJulio) By Betsy DiJulio It doesn’t get a whole lot more local or scratch-made than the casual eats at Lokal. Heck, they even make their own kombucha, complete with alcohol warning. ...
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2020 | Food, Restaurant News
BY JEFF MAISEY In June, Chef Sydney Meers is set to open his seventh restaurant in a storied culinary career spanning 46 years. In this video interview, with most of the twisted folk art paintings hung on the walls and kitchy, Americana-cool figurines strategically...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 26, 2020 | Drink, Food, Restaurant News, VIDEO, Wine & Spirits
(Mermaid Winery’s new “to-go” wine tasting glasses with plastic lids are a fun and clever way to take the winery experience home to share) By Jeff Maisey Like many Virginia restaurants and breweries, Norfolk’s Mermaid Winery is getting creative...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 23, 2020 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Betsy DiJulio With some 35 plant-based dishes (and still more that are vegetarian)—mezze, soups, salads, wraps, entrees, sides, and desserts—Baladi Mediterranean Café is a vegan’s veritable playground. They even offer vegan wine. In fact, Wednesdays...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 26, 2019 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Betsy DiJulio There are no bumbles—or grumbles—here, just delicious scratch-made vegan “junk” food and burgers, served up with a side of style and genuinely friendly service. Oh, and lots of craft beers and ciders, milkshakes, and sweets. “Dealing weed...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2019 | Food, Restaurant News
(Michelle and Willie Moats offer the community a delicious gluten-free dining experience with 350 Grace in Ghent) By Marisa Marsey “When I made the commitment to go 100 percent gluten-free with this restaurant, everyone laughed,” recalls Willie Moats. “I felt like...
