Virginia

Croissants are basically edible peer pressure. One buttery layer turns into another, and suddenly the pastry case has…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 24

Antique shopping is one of the few hobbies where getting sidetracked counts as progress. Inside this multi-dealer market,…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 24

Corn has better timing than most people I know. Here, fresh rounds are planted every ten days through…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 23

The moment goats enter the grocery run, we are clearly dealing with more than groceries. In Madison, Virginia,…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 22

The plot starts before the movie does. This old-school screen nearly had its final credits back in 1999,…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 22

No need to sugarcoat it: this place has been on a serious candy streak since 1919. In Chesapeake,…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 21

Big Virginia peanuts. Small batches. More than five decades of practice. That is the short version. The longer…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 20

The hardest part about a buffet this big is pretending you already know what you want. You probably…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 20

What if the ham you came for is only the beginning? That is the trouble with a place…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 20

The apples did not get the memo that fall was supposed to go according to plan. An April…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 19

Honey tastes a little more interesting when the bees did the shopping. At this Virginia farm stand, the…

By Trevor Maddox · Sep 19

Some seafood decisions reveal more about you than they probably should. Clam strips keep things neat and crispy.…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 18

Antiques, quilts, furniture, pantry goods, and a café have somehow agreed to share the same Virginia address. That…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 18

I like towns that make you think you understand them, then casually hand you another thousand years of…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 18

Buffets are basically edible second chances. At this Virginia restaurant, the first plate rarely has to be the…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 17

Some family recipes get framed. These kept getting dipped in chocolate. In Virginia, one candy-making tradition has moved…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 16

Virginia dinner plans get weirdly ambitious in the fall. You start by looking for somewhere good to eat.…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 16

Three hours without touching the steering wheel? Fall might finally have a transportation plan. This Virginia train ride…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 16

A good butcher counter can make your freezer feel wildly underprepared. This Northern Virginia shop has been around…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 13

This Virginia ice cream stop comes with a very short supply chain. The milk starts on the same…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 13

For a second, this shoreline looks like it took a wrong turn and ended up in the Caribbean.…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 12

Charcoal still gets the final word on the steaks here. This Virginia steakhouse has been working that way…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 12

Some seafood meals are best treated like a solo mission, while others practically ask the whole table to…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 11

Smoked sausage is basically dinner insurance with a casing. Across Virginia, old-school meat markets and smokehouses still turn…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 11

Some road trips run on gasoline. The better ones run on gravy. Virginia has a buffet that has…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 8

Who says a fall road trip needs to behave like a road trip? In Virginia, this one works…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 8

Fried catfish faces one unforgiving test: the crust must stay crisp until the final bite. Virginia cooks understand…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 8

Pasta night in Virginia has entered a tricky territory for indecisive people. You sit down thinking you know…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 5

Friday night here can start with a buffet plate and end with a live band. This Virginia spot…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 5

Good steak starts before the grill ever gets involved. At this Forest restaurant, the beef gets serious attention…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 4

A sandwich line gets a lot more interesting when fresh bread is waiting at the other end. In…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 2

Green chile at breakfast? Now the burrito has something to prove. Virginia breakfast counters take that idea in…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 1

Twenty-five thousand square feet of antiques? Clear the afternoon. This Virginia mall gives you more than 140 vendor…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 1

Pastrami here does not believe in portion control. This Virginia deli has been serving Fairfax since 2001, bringing…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 1

Friday does not just start the weekend here. It resets the hunt. This Fredericksburg outlet reloads the bins…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 31

Ever had a weekend plan that basically tells you to keep looking up? This Virginia aviation event brings…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 30

Getting the table might be the first course. Virginia has restaurants where getting a seat is part of…

By Clara Whitmore · Aug 29

Apple butter does not make itself, and Virginia turns the process into a fall tradition. For two Saturdays…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 27

Peanut season knows how to throw a party. Each fall, Suffolk turns one Virginia weekend into a lively…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 27