Category: Food & Wine

  • No music for Moto Saloon

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    The Hook–Across the street from one of the more quiet businesses in town, tombstone retailer W. A. Hartman Memorials on East Market Street, a neighborhood kerfuffle over music came to an end recently when Charlottesville City Council laid to rest the Black Market Moto Saloon‘s bid for a music hall permit. The decision followed a…

  • Rapture Pig & Whiskey dinner

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    Check it. Another one of them there whiskey dinners from Rapture. Oh, yeah! one Head Cheese, House PBR Mustard, Pepper Jelly, Pickled Celery Root, & Sweet Potato Biscuit Crostini! Jefferson Reserve Bourbon two Pork Rind-Crusted Escargot, Trotter Demi, Crumbled Bleu Cheese, Raw Apple The Appalachian: Smooth Ambler White Whiskey with Chilled Mulled Cider three Crepinette…

  • Cav Daily on Citizen Burger Bar

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    One Parker Rhodes, writing for UVA’s Cavalier Daily, takes a look at the DTM’s Citizen Burger Bar. So what’s the verdict? “The food is affordable, delicious and a step above a normal dinner out. The ambience is lively, inviting and comfortable. Citizen takes the straightforward concept of burgers and beer and combines it with a…

  • Tom Tom to throw another street party

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    Remember that Tom Tom Festival block party in front of McGuffey Art Center in April? Well, the Tom Tom folks are having another on on September 28. The event will feature a similar line-up of live music on the front lawn, street food, public art, kid’s activities, and a beer garden featuring New Belgium Brewing…

  • Video: Beer Run- “What a Beautiful Buzz”

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    The talented videographer Anwar Allen created this video about our DTM neighbors Beer Run. If you haven’t been, the Carlton Road hotspot is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, with brunch on Sunday. Awesome coffee and espresso bar, 17 beers on draft, 700+ bottled beers, wine and other food and drink items,…

  • DTM meals tax revenue rising

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    According to Commissioner of Revenue Lee Richards, DTM restaurants generated $1,147,809 in meals tax revenue in 2011, up almost $115,000 from 2010. And, because of some dated tracking, that doesn’t include revenue generated by restaurants on the DTM’s side streets. Starting in 2009, over all city meals tax revenue (which is roughly $6.7 million) began…

  • Tempo’s tasty treat for a cause…

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    Over at Tempo Restaurant & Bar, chef Brice Cunningham has created something called Lemongrass Scallops Lafayette, inspired by Beard’s Escalopes de Veau Lafayette, as part of the James Beard Foundation’s national Serving Up James Beard promo, which runs through Labor Day. READ MORE

  • Kid servers at Fellini’s

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    Fellini’s #9 on the DTM has an interesting event this weekend. Bring your child, age 4 to 10, in for lunch, and they’ll have staff on hand to assist your kid in actually serving up your food for you. That’s right, you’re kids get to play waiter or waitress. The cost per adult is $15…

  • Moto Pho Co. opens

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    Moto Pho Co. opened yesterday on West Main Street, across from Zinc, and is owned by Vu Nguyen, who also owns Zinc. Well, things were so busy yesterday for Nguyen that they ran out of pho and had to close today. Here’s a write up the Hook just did: Charlottesville diners jonesing for a pho…

  • Free lunch at Hamilton’s at First & Main

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    Head on over to the the DTM’s Facebook page and ‘like’ and comment…and you could win a free lunch at Hamilton’s at First & Main!