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FOOD & WINE Features
On Enemy Ground
Cheering for the home team is expected in this town (at least until the last-ditch, league-wide, loss-assisted playoff hopes irrefutably evaporate each December). But plenty of previously disenfranchised football fans have found that they can…
2009 Wine Guide
It’s Virginia wine month once again. And we here at Northern Virginia Magazine felt it was time to bring the Old Dominion’s burgeoning wine trade (145-plus wineries and counting) into sharper focus for our grape-savvy readers.
Bring ‘em Young
Dining with young charges can be exhausting—plotting amiable seating arrangements, scavenging for crayons/booster seats, etc.—without worrying if there’s actually anything healthy to eat. These restaurants make kid-friendly their business.
Salad Daze
Eating light never felt so right. We make it easy to toss some added roughage into your dining rotation by tracking down garden delights galore.
Best New Restaurants
Stepping out for a bite is very much a luxury these days. But with so many exciting new players on the scene, it’s tough to know where to spend those hard-earned dollars. Unless you happen to have a comprehensive guide to the crème de la crème of the new arrivals. Dig in.
Southern Comforts
With all the celebrity chefs blowing into town, it’s sometimes easy to forget that our own culinary identity remains entrenched in traditional Southern cooking (Google away, non-believers. The Old Dominion was home to the capital of the Confederacy, after all). Those hoping to reconnect with our dining roots need look no further.
Farm Fresh
While many restaurants now seem keen on doing whatever they can to green their image, a handful of true believers have made sustainable dining—based on seasonal cooking, local ingredients and respect for the environment—a hallmark of their hospitality program.
