Warm up this winter with front row seats to a culinary cabaret at Clifton Inn’s Chef’s Table. Perfectly positioned for all the action in the newly-redesigned kitchen, the Chef’s Table seats up to 10 guests who will enjoy interacting with the culinary team (and then tucking into an unforgettable meal). A member of the esteemed [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Hotels and Country Inns, Restaurants on January 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the proverbial box of chocolate promises to be an even tastier treat this year with all the sour economic news. Everyone seems to have a favorite type or brand, but let us introduce you to a Manassas business that specializes in handmade gourmet chocolates.
Chocolaterie Wanders has a production plant in [...]
Filed under: Fauquier County, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Prince William County, Shops and Boutiques on January 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Bravo to the Piedmont Environmental Council’s Buy Fresh, Buy Local program. When the National Good Food Network met in Chicago on November 18-20, the inaugural event brought together small local farmers across the nation to discuss the serious growth potential for local food and its producers. One of the models discussed? Why our very own [...]
Filed under: Farms and Farmers, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Loudoun County on January 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
With the Virginia Festival of the Book coming up soon, the folks at Virginia Foundation of the Humanities have come up with some fun contests to get you excited for the festival. Check out their Mixed Bag blog for the contest and winners. Contests run each week and have been quite successful! Hey there are [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, News on January 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Join hundreds of clean water supporters in Richmond on January 26, 2009, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm for The Rally for Clean Water. Let’s help to make sure everyone knows that residents from across the Commonwealth of Virginia all support clean water. This one hour event will consist of greeting legislators as they enter the Capitol and encouraging [...]
Filed under: Events, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, News, Piedmont Regions on January 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
Always free and always fun. If you’ve never checked out Front Royal’s gourmet wine and food shop, now’s the time. Warm up with a wine tasting tonight from 4-6 pm, or tomorrow from 2-5 pm, and taste some lovely artisanal cheeses while you’re soaking up the ambiance. Word on the street is that Vino e [...]
Filed under: Events, Shops and Boutiques on January 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Beat the winter blues, and melt away the chill, by partaking in one of the winter wine and beer dinners at The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, perched high on a hill overlooking the Potomac River in Loudoun County. Specializing in exceptional organic cuisine, the restaurant (pronounced PAT-O-MACK) began in 1986 when Beverly Morton Billand and [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Loudoun County, Restaurants on January 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
The Fairfax-Loudoun Music Fellowship proudly announces its 22nd Annual Piano Ensemble Festival to be held on January 24 in the auditorium of Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Road SE, Leesburg. The 2009 Annual Piano Ensemble Festival will begin at 7:30 pm and the Guest Conductor will be Frank Conlon of Washington, D.C. Two hundred [...]
Filed under: Events on January 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Green Drinks is for anyone and everyone who is interested in environmental causes, and is perfect If you work in a related industry and would like to meet other green-minded individuals. The goal of Green Drinks is to combine strengths to make Warrenton the greenest town and Fauquier County, the greenest county, in America.
The meeting will [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, News, Sponsor on January 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth, and there are a bunch of East Coast cities duking it out to claim the legendary writer as their own. Both Baltimore and Richmond have planned a slew of bicentennial events for this year, but Charlottesvillle– where the man studied and started to write (as [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, History and Historic Places on January 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
