Archives: Mint

Mint’s chef leaves, Rappahannock opens for lunch, and what’s a Bento Dog?

The chef at Mint leaves for the comforts of Comfort, the new Rappahannock restaurant is open for lunch, and a downtown Asian restaurant is offering a different take on the hot dog.

Ten of 2012’s best new restaurants

46 restaurants opened in Richmond in 2012. Here’s 10 that we think are tops.

Bev’s gets burgled, the Food Cart Court gets a backer, and Peter Chang heads to Hollywood

It was a rough start to the week for Carytown’s mom-and-pop ice cream shop as they were burglarized. Not that far away, a former bagel shop went on the market, and the Food Cart Court gets a proper organizer with farmers’ market experience.

Restaurant Week gets closer, Parkside Cafe reopens, and Pasture offers a Happy Hour

We’ve got some menus from the 40 restaurants participating in this spring’s Restaurant Week ready for your perusal, a tea cafe in the Fan closes its doors this weekend, Parkside Cafe ends its hiatus and opens with a new chef, and more of your weekly helping of food news.

The Mint-Julep’s mix: new restaurant ‘Mint’ now open in the Fan

Owner Amy Cabaniss is very familiar with RVA restaurants. The former owner of Cabo’s Corner Bistro, and current Julep’s proprietress has just opened a new restaurant, Mint. No stranger to 100-hour weeks, she hopes her new space will give Richmond a southern, “new casual” taste.

Shockoe Bottom to get a luncheonette, Mint officially opens, and Tobacco Co. shows off a new menu

The Tobacco Co. has a new menu to greet spring, Julep’s owner opens her latest restaurant called Mint, Six Burner will open its doors in April for a rare brunch, and what sort of lunchtime fare might be heading to Shockoe Bottom?

Continental opens on Grove, Carytown Cupcakes looks to expand, and a taste of Mint is in the air

If a new and improved Phil’s Continental Lounge just wasn’t “continental” enough, then perhaps the new Continental Westhampton will satiate your desire, the owner of Julep’s prepares to give Richmond a hint of mint, and a new restaurant called Lunch is now open.

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.