by Zora Margolis, photos by Molly McDonald Peterson There’s nothing quite like walking the dog on an ordinary winter morning in D.C., turning the corner, and seeing dinner growing out of the trunk of a street tree in front of your own house. <instant adrenaline rush> Right at eye level—there—a fresh, meaty clump of [...]
by Anne Tate Bedarf, photos by Derek Bedarf With a reputation for luxury hotel accommodations and fine dining, Keswick Hall at Monticello’s restaurant Fossett’s might not seem like an obvious choice to those looking for a locavore experience. But with a focus on local food and a homegrown chef, Fossett’s offers a journey into local [...]
by Bill Plante, photos by Molly McDonald Peterson And now for something completely different! For the past two years, the Flavor tasting panel has focused mainly on the better-known varietals of Virginia: Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot reds, and Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Viognier whites. This year, our panel of local expert sommeliers explored two [...]
by Suemedha Sood, Photography Courtesy of VisitStaunton.com This winter, Michael Reeps got the chance to bring an idea to life: creating an online farmers market to connect Staunton farmers with town residents. The Staunton Creative Community Fund gave Reeps a grant to kickstart his website, Staunton Fresh. It’s not surprising: this is a town [...]
By Suemedha Sood / Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson The marinated grass-fed steak drips with sweet and spicy flavors. The bright greens, carrots, daikon, and radish create a kaleidoscope of freshness. And on top of it all is a flawlessly fried egg, its yolk a vivid orange bubble just waiting to burst. It’s pretty impressive [...]
By Michael Clune, Photos by Jessica Dove It’s fitting that Harrisonburg’s Local Chop & Grill House is housed in a portion of a massive structure that was, in the early 1900s, the City Produce Exchange. All time-worn brick and heavy timbers, the building’s 2006 renovation made room for a warm, welcoming restaurant that gets its [...]
By Joel Salatin / Photo by Molly McDonald Peterson “What are you doing here?” the neighbor demanded, elbowing her way through the cluster of Polyface customers surrounding our delivery vehicle. “You can’t do this!” she remonstrated, into the face of her dumbfounded neighbor who was in the middle of filling her cooler with pastured chickens [...]
By Sam Hiersteiner, Photos by Sam Hiersteiner The great dry-aged hams of Europe, including Italy’s prosciutto de Cinte Sineses and Spain’s jamon iberico de bellota, have historically had little competition from American products, and it’s almost inexplicable. The best hams are products of the woods, and the Appalachian forest that carpets the eastern U.S. is [...]
By Adrienne Wichard-Edds, photography by Molly McDonald Peterson / Chick photos & Cover photographed at Buc~A~Buc Farm Nine years ago, after the birth of my first son meant that I was responsible for the nutrition of another life form, I began educating myself on the reasons to eat organic, local, and grass-fed. “You better not mess this [...]
By Marian Burros, Photography By Molly McDonald Peterson Ris Lacoste is on a mission to find local scallops for her restaurant’s signature Scallops Margarita. There’s one condition: they must be as good as the New Bedford scallops she uses now, or she won’t make the substitution. Taste and quality take precedence over strict adherence to [...]
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