It’s long been reported that women have a better palate than men for all food and beverage tastes. This especially holds true with wine. Women winemakers are a growing cadre and our region proudly boasts an impressive representation (27)–see fall 2009 Piedmont Virginian article–with the national average closer to 15% of women as winemakers.
Washington, DC [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
The headline could be a book title for anyone following news in the food world. Restaurants have tuned in to the small plate explosion, whether they call it small plates, mezze, or tapas, the result is the same: A more affordable and fun way to eat out. Maybe it’s a response to the continuing focus [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
The word is out and Loudoun County grabs the ring: What a Distinction! What does it mean to be the richest county in the country? It could be good for attracting high-end businesses and finding builders who want to match the demographic information from the Forbes list of the top 25 richest counties.
The report found [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Prince William County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 9th you have the opportunity to help the Save the Bay and have a great dinner. Charlottesville area restaurant Camino and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have teamed up to create a unforgettable meal and reminder for patrons to take local action to protect streams and the Bay. There will be a special prix [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News, Restaurants on March 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
Tuscarora Mill is proud to announce that Nate Walsh, winemaker at Loudoun County’s acclaimed Sunset Hills Vineyard, will be the first winemaker in a new series, The Tuskie’s Winemaker Luncheons. This Winemaker Luncheon will take place on Saturday, February 27 from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm at Tuskies in downtown Leesburg. The purpose of this [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Hard to beat the perfect combination of chef wizardry and world-class wines. Now you’ll have an unique opportunity to savor the best with the opening of the Guest Chefs for a Dream Season at Palladio Restaurant, at Barboursville Winery. To celebrate Chef Melissa Close’s 10 year anniversary with Sommelier Alessandro Medici, the series kicks off [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, News, Orange County, Rappahannock County, Restaurants, Wineries on February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
Get away from it all and head to Clifton Inn where you can discover Argentinean and Chilean Wines on
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Chef Dean Mauphin has a special Four-course dinner menu paired with selected Argentinean and Chilean Wines. This exquisite meal
with wine pairings is only
$85.00 per person, (tax and [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Laugh a little and let loose! After the past few weeks we all need a good laugh about now and Lansdowne Resort has just what the doctor ordered. Head out this Saturday, February 27 to Lansdowne Resort for a special Comedy Night. Lansdowne is pleased present this comedy night featuring Roger Keiss and Al [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants on February 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Please join Warrenton Green Drinks for a showing of Food Inc. at Fauquier High School on Friday, February 19th at 7pm. This is a great movie for anyone interested in Local Food or concerned about where your food comes from. Admission is free, however donations are welcomed and will benefit Fauquier High School’s FFA and Volunteer Fauquier. [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Gardening, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News, Restaurants, Sponsor on February 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
The Loudoun YMCA hosts an event every year called “Chocolates Galore and More.” I am pretty sure that this event is something that we all need after these past few weeks of that stressful white stuff. “Chocolates Galore and More” will be held this year on February 19 from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 17th, 2010 | No Comments »
