by Jeff Maisey | Jun 15, 2021 | Food, Restaurant News
(Owner Bob Roberts has Redwood Smoke Shack expanding with a new Virginia Beach location. Photo courtesy of Redwood Smoke Shack.) By Marisa Marsey Some of our favorite homegrown eateries are expanding – opening a new location, introducing a new concept – making us...
by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2021 | Food, Restaurant News
(Katie Huger, owner of Long Board Charcuterie, curates exquisite, customized boards to celebrate special events as well as every day.) By Marisa Marsey There’s a joke circulating at fromageries: “How do you irritate a cheesemonger? Ask for a charcuterie board with no...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 30, 2021 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
(Interior view of Fox Tail Wine Bar. Photo by Michael Fernando.) By Jeff Maisey “I felt like the type of experience we’re offering did not exist in this neighborhood and there was an opportunity to bring something new, fresh and exciting to a community that was...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 17, 2021 | Food, Restaurant News
(Joe Illes, Gary McIntyre and John Ledbetter) By Jeff Maisey Phoebus is going to be the next Ghent. That’s what local businessman/real estate tycoon Richard Levin has been saying for a few years now. He put his money where his mouth is by purchasing numerous buildings...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 25, 2021 | Food, Restaurant News
(Phillip and Dana Epstein opened The Baker’s Wife, a casually-upscale, French-inspired bistro and bar in Phoebus, in January. Photo courtesy of The Baker’s Wife) By Marisa Marsey Once upon a time there were two chefs… Ugh! Sorry for that saccharine...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 16, 2021 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
(Chicken & Andouille Sausage Gumbo) By Jeff Maisey In 1960, Norfolk-born singer Gary US Bonds had a hit single titled “New Orleans,” on which he sang the lyrics: “Well come on ev’rybody/Take a trip with me/Well, down the Mississippi/Down to New Orleans.” It’s fair...
