Charlottesville is the home to quite a number of specialty sandwich shops. What follows are five of Charlottesville's favorites.
Partings often are filled with sweet sorrow. Endings can be bittersweet. And signing bonuses... well...they are simply sweet. Graduation is a time of ends and beginnings.
The spring in Charlottesville is hard to beat - warm weather, blue skies, chirping birds, frisbees and Foxfield.
Northern Exposure is a staple in Charlottesville and, in particular, in the University community.
Our breath created foggy halos on the windows of the Metropolitan, obscuring our view of white linen tablecloths, high vaulted ceilings and the architectural black silhouettes of the wait staff. Intermittently the door breezed open and, as designer handbags and tailored suits jostled by us, we received wafts of the rabbit quesadilla with creme fraiche and smoked tomato relish.
Many restaurants try to make up in atmosphere what they don't achieve in food quality. Luckily Mono Loco balances both and creates a very fun dining experience.
Tucked in between the brick storefronts that make up the Downtown Mall is the diner-like facade of the local breakfast joint, the Nook.
We first heard of Buddhist Biker Bar and Grill several years ago, when we were first years, not because its food but because of the drinks.
Part of Charlottesville's small-town charm can be attributed to the intimate cafes in the city. But it takes a little blue house tucked back on Elliewood Avenue to accompany a quaint atmosphere with culinary quality. Martha's Cafe occupies the first floor of the old-fashioned, rustic, blue house.
Soup is a starter. At least at some places. At Revolutionary Soup, however, soup is the main event. Located in a stark, crimson-painted basement room on the Downtown Mall, Revolutionary Soup truly seems to be a revolutionary enclave and, in one culinary way, it actually is.
