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Restaurants

Charlottesville’s Wonderful Chef

March 19, 2013

We can vouch for the fact that while he was a chef at Fossett’s restaurant at Keswick Hall… and also while he prepared the predictably fantastic food at Duner’s restaurant … chef Curtis Shaver deserved his stellar reputation for providing innovative and wonderful foods of all types. Recently the owners of Hamilton’s restaurant on Charlottesville’s downtown mall [...]

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Popular St. Maartens Cafe Sponsors UVa Sports

October 7, 2012

We’ve written previously about a very popular cafe/bar on The Corner of UVa’s campus.  It’s one of those places that you likely won’t just stumble past, because it’s kind of hidden around a little street.  When St. Maarten’s owners and founders (since 1985) decided to go in another direction, the patrons quickly banded together to [...]

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Chefs Compete at Old Trail Village

September 7, 2012

On September 20th at The Lodge in Old Trail Village, there will be a competition for culinary chefs with proceeds going to charity.  The evening will feature a fun assortment of local wines and foods prepared by local chefs who each want to win the competition.  HERE are details of the event.  Tickets are available [...]

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Pasture For Charlottesville

August 30, 2012

There are a couple of existing restaurants in Richmond VA named Pasture and Comfort.   Now the owners of those restaurants have made a commitment to open another Pasture restaurant in Charlottesville’s new Shops at Stonefield.  It’s scheduled to open in the winter of 2012 and will feature a chef-driven menu with local food sources.  You can read more about [...]

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Batesville Cafe Market Opens

May 5, 2012

We’re really happy to report that Batesville once again has its market restaurant.   The new incarnation in the historic building formerly known as the Batesville Market… is a cafe/market called the Plank Road Exchange.   The owners are experienced in the food service business, and they make many of their featured products (such as the popular broccoli [...]

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Belmont Restaurants in Charlottesville

April 15, 2012

Just like Columbus “discovered” America, we have discovered Belmont.  Belmont, that neighborhood south of downtown Charlottesville, carved from several farms which used to sit on the outskirts of the city, including the Belle Mont estate from which it gets its name.  Initially a middle class community which came into being around the start of the [...]

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Charlottesville Exclusive Restaurant

April 11, 2012

Until I saw the article in the next link,  I did not know that Charlottesville has a restaurant that is reserved exclusively for private parties.  It’s named The Space and it’s owned/operated by two very successful local chefs, Tim Burgess and Vincent Derquenne.    It’s located in the downtown mall neighborhood, part of the general fun of [...]

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Charlottesville Commercial Real Estate is Active

March 5, 2012

There are signs that the commercial side of real estate activity in Charlottesville has begun to pick up speed.  During the downturn, C’ville was among the areas where businesses were slow to expand or enter an uncertain market.  But according to Property Magazine, now there are new businesses and restaurants opening in the Pantops area, [...]

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Charlottesville Gets 3 New Restaurants

February 4, 2012

I guess the count right now is:    Incoming = 3.      Outgoing = 1. We’ve been following the announcements of new restaurants coming to Charlottesville and frankly it sounds quite cool.  Although St. Maartens Cafe at the UVa campus is suddenly closing after decades of business on a little back street next to the railroad [...]

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Nelson County Brewery Expands

December 11, 2011

We have been watching with great anticipation Nelson County’s Wild Wolf Brewery’s move from small shop operation at the strip mall to its new complex just up the road. The plan is coming together and will offer great fun for everyone by this spring. Read more about what to expect at the Wild Wolf complex.

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