Archives: Mike Ripp

Food News: Yapple reopens, Saison expands, Elbys announced

In this town, you can’t keep a good yogurt store down (honestly, you can’t stop the virus-like spread of yogurt stores regardless of their quality).

Roosevelt’s chef gets national praise, Burger Bach heads west, and an update on Pearl Raw Bar

One RVA’s best chefs has been nominated for a prominent award, one of the best burger joints is looking to expand, and get ready to welcome another brewery to town.

Burger Bach brings the best of New Zealand to RVA

This New Zealand-inspired gastropub makes eating meat “guilt-free.”

The fate of Baja Bean, Carytown serves New Zealand beef, and dates for 2012 Restaurant Week

We got word this week about whether Baja Bean was going to stay in the Fan, Jake Crocker comes even closer to monopolizing Main and Stafford, and just down the road, Julep’s owner is putting the finishing touches on new restaurant, Mint.