Virginia

I need you to picture a peanut in a top hat judging your self-control. Now add a roasting…

By Clara Whitmore · Jul 24

The warmer days are here, and I am craving barbecue, aren’t you too? Virginia barbecue rarely announces itself…

By Bryce Halloran · Jul 23

Your weekend plans may need a quiet word with themselves. High in western Virginia, a tiny county seat…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 22

The gas pump may get top billing outside, but the fried chicken is clearly stealing the show. Along…

By Iris Bellamy · Jul 20

Tuesday has spent years pretending it is merely Monday’s quieter sibling. A seafood buffet in Virginia Beach gives…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 18

A hot dog should not require a history lesson, but Virginia keeps serving both in the same paper…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 17

Ask a Virginian where to eat and they will not hand you a tourist brochure. Not here. They…

By Renata Holcombe · Jul 14

There is a special kind of optimism that happens when the server says, “You can have more.” Suddenly,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 13

When you find yourself seriously hungry and just can’t seem to decide on one thing to eat, a…

By Iris Bellamy · Jul 12

Peanut soup sounds like the sort of idea someone invents during a very confident kitchen experiment, yet Virginia…

By Marisa Tindall · Jul 12

Virginia locals have a delicious little problem: their favorite tables keep becoming everyone else’s business. These ten restaurants…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 11

Some dinner reservations feel less like planning and more like earning your way into a very delicious inner…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 10

Summer fun gets suspiciously expensive the minute everyone decides to “do something”, right? A simple day out needs…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 9

Ever wondered where cured meats turn into the kind of food people drive miles for? On the road…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 3

Virginia rewards travelers who chase dinner with a little strategy and a big appetite. This is a state…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 2

Date night feels easier when the view, the food, and the mood already know their jobs. You’ll find…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 1

Some recipes are more than just food. In Virginia, some dishes feel claimed by the regions that love…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 30

Virginia hides some of its best meals behind hedges, courtyards, porches, and garden walls. Chase these patios, and…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 30

Nobody has ever regretted ordering pancakes. It would be difficult to find a person who ever sat down…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 25

Who decided a meat-and-three cafeteria should let the sides steal the spotlight? That sounds like the kind of…

By Bryce Halloran · Jun 25

There is a rock pool in southwest Virginia that people have been trying to keep quiet for years.…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 23

Forget big-box stores and self-checkout kiosks. Virginia has a hardware store so rooted in its community that the…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 22

What kind of fuel stop makes people forget they needed gas in the first place? Somewhere in Virginia,…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 21

A small Amish-inspired market sitting along a country road in southwest Virginia has been quietly earning one of…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 20

Virginia is sitting on one of the largest lakes in the entire eastern United States, and most of…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 20

Virginia keeps its strangest treasures hiding in plain sight. A ham cured since 1902. Over 6,000 cameras in…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 20

Virginia is full of charming small cities, but Staunton keeps getting quietly singled out for something more specific.…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 19

There is a factory exit on a long highway drive that changes the whole road trip. No giant…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 17

This Virginia buffet is the kind of place that makes people skip meal prep for the entire week.…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 17

Virginia has a buffet that picky eaters, meat lovers, salad builders, and dessert seekers all manage to leave…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 15

Virginia has been keeping this one close, and it is perfectly fine with that. What does a town…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 15

Virginia has a flea market that has been running every single weekend since 1985, and the energy there…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 14

Virginia does not beg for attention when it comes to seafood. It just quietly keeps delivering, from Chesapeake…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 13

Hot, spiced blue crabs piled right on the paper-covered table in front of you. Mallets ready. Nobody talking…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 12

Virginia knows how to turn a meal into an adventure, and this seafood favorite proves it from the…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 12

Twelve miles of open water separate this tiny island from the Virginia mainland, and that distance has made…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 11

Southwest Virginia has been sitting on a secret, and it is about 60 feet tall. Most people drive…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 11

Handmade pasta, tableside experiences, and a warm atmosphere that makes every visit feel like a genuine occasion. Virginia…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 10

Virginia has a baking tradition that runs deep, and the Amish and Mennonite communities across the state have…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 8