This review originally ran on Oct. 13 before The Cavalier Daily was aware that the author of the review, plus two members of her family, applied to work at the restaurant, La Cucina, and did not receive the position.
It's been said that the way to outsmart the inflated pricing system of fancy restaurants is to go out for lunch.
Few places provide nicer settings to enjoy the beautiful September weather in Charlottesville than the Downtown Mall.
You've heard of French fusion, nouveau French, French-influenced cuisine, but what about French-French?
Sept. 3 marked the grand opening of White Orchid, a welcome addition to Charlottesville's small pool of Vietnamese eateries.
Mesob Ethiopian Cuisine has a lot of things going for it. The new inhabitant of a prime, though prone to quick turnover, Corner dining venue, it has the advantage of holding a virtual Charlottesville monopoly on traditional Ethiopian cuisine.
Even before this summer's flurry of renovations and openings, Charlottesville boasted an impressive eatery-to-headcount ratio, with over 200 restaurants to feed a small-town population of only 45,000. This fall, the new Bodo's opening may be generating the greatest student buzz, but an impressive selection of adventurous Corner eateries may prove more exotic yet still affordable.
For ten years, the signs have promised: the Corner Bodo's is "Coming Soon." Now, when students return to Charlottesville this fall, they will find that the improbable has finally happened.
