by Walter Nicholls, photography by Molly McDonald Peterson In a metropolitan area flush with terrific Vietnamese eateries, the arrival of another food business serving beef noodle soup and spring rolls can raise a collective ho-hum. But innovative Ba Bay, which opened last fall in Washington’s Capital Hill neighborhood, is not your typical Viet restaurant. And [...]
By Walter Nicholls, Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson Despite the critics, a Virginia vineyard owner embraces a true American grape. Chrysalis Vineyards owner, Jennifer McCloud could rightfully be called the Queen of Norton. A full 40 of her 71 acres of vines, near the town of Middleburg in Loudoun County, are devoted to the little-recognized [...]
An alternative Virginia farmer brings a variety of specialty mushrooms to market while caring for the ecosystem. By Walter Nicholls • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson Just behind a sizable 145-year-old white clapboard farmhouse on a peaceful lane in Cismont, Virginia, there are paths through a maze-like garden of perennials, herbs, and hybrid willows [...]
Beverly Morton Billand is the Capital foodshed’s ultimate, farm-to-table pioneer, and chef Christopher Edwards brings what she grows to the plate. By Walter Nicholls • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson In the late 1990s, organic farmer Beverly Morton Billand had what she calls “my crazy idea.” She took the otherwise farmers market–bound vegetables and herbs, [...]
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