Secco expands, new chef at Avalon, Mulligan’s repossessed
A longtime wine seller will close its doors to make room for a next door restaurant, Mulligan’s in the Fan closes suddenly, and a traveling tour of downtown restaurants happens on Friday.
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Food truck vendors meet to establish consensus
Competition between two competing food truck courts has hurt many of RVA’s food trucks. But a meeting on Monday has helped set things straight.
Saturday’s Record Store Day hopes to give independent shops a boost in sales
Record Store Day, an event meant to increase foot traffic to independent record stores, takes place this Saturday. Just how popular are RVA record shops, and does Record Store Day do as much good as some think?
Don’t look now, but a new restaurant is making Mexican fun again with the help of Nate’s tacos
One of the owners of New York Deli is opening a new restaurant in Carytown. It’s no ordinary Mexican restaurant, however, as it will feature food designed and prepared by Nate Gutierrez, founder of Nate’s Taco Truck.
Acacia chef gets national recognition, food carts take it up a notch, and get a taste of VA wines
One of Richmond’s best-kept secrets, Acacia chef Dale Reizer, has been named a semi-finalist for a James Beard award, Shockoe restaurant 2113 gets even closer to its official opening, and a food cart pod makes food carts even more enticing
UPDATE: Richmond’s first food cart “pod” canceled?
Last weekend was the humble beginnings of what may become a new food phenomenon in Richmond—the pod. How one food cart owner is trying to make a consolidation of carts a nighttime destination, putting the city on par with cities like Portland, Austin, and New York City.
Year of the Rooster: owners behind Café Gutenberg to start vegan food cart
Since Café Gutenberg closed last year, former owner Jen Mindell and her brother have been making plans to add a vegan food cart to Richmond’s ever-growing cartitecture. What food is planned, and why the siblings think food carts are on the rise in Richmond.
