Fall is just around the corner and we are getting into that brown liquor with Mary Allison of Reservoir Distillery!

Next up on the beverage parade, Virginia's OG historical quaff, CIDER! Courtney Mailey, founder and original cider maker at Blue Bee, talks apple to us.

We go deep on all things coffee with Noelle Forest, one of the founders of Richmond's Lamplighter Coffee Roasters.

Richmond’s chefs, home cooks, and those with an eye for impeccable design already know Mr. Rob Bland, the proprietor and curator of specialty home and kitchen goods shop Accoutre in Scott’s Addition. We visited with him at the beautiful space and talked shop. (Get it?)

You asked, we answered: For our 20th episode, we’re interviewing each other. Tune in to learn how our podcast duo ended up in Richmond, what drew them to food, their thoughts on #rvadine, and their favorite Van Halen songs.

We chat with Evrim and Evin of Sub Rosa Bakery, the Church Hill spot that's known around the country for its incomparable bread and pastry work.

We know you’ve heard of Abuelita’s: #rvadine can’t stop talking about the delicious food coming out of Karina Benavides' and Everardo Fonseca’s temple to guisos Mexicanos. The two restaurant veterans, who are partners both in life and in love, opened a spot centered around Mexican home cooking and hospitality that is truly their own.

Nestled in the north end of Church Hill, in an area not far from some of the restaurants that helped put Richmond on the national dining map, is a petite food shop on a mission to feed its neighbors. Michelle Parrish talks with us about Soul N’ Vinegar, her oasis in a food desert, which serves "diverse foods for diverse peoples."

Abi Huntington, General Manager at beloved Italian-Jewish spot Dinamo, cut her industry teeth at old-school Richmond haunts like Joe’s Inn and Avalon. The self-described "half-ass oenophile" chatted with us about wine, Richmond restaurant culture, leaving the city, and confronting sexism in the wine industry.

From working together in the restaurant scene—long before Richmond was even a blip on the national food radar—to learning the ins and outs of growing food from seed up at a Northern farm, Melissa and Frayser Micou have had quite a journey to their current oasis in the city, Pomona Plants and Coffee. We stopped into the soda fountain turned plant shop and café to hear all about it.

We sat down with Justin Ayotte, beverage director of Jackson Ward’s Saison and its little sister, Saison Market. A well-executed drink program coupled with an easygoing environment has made these two favorites among industry folk and civilians alike.

This episode, we wander into A Secret Forest with candy maker/magical fairy Vanessa Beller. A native of Los Angeles, Vanessa moved to Richmond less than a year ago and opened a brick and mortar biz on Broad St, giving her thriving online shop for luxe lollipops a local outpost in the arts district downtown.

It's the holidays and we are excited for treats! From holiday classics like panettone & buche de Noel to magical sugar spun lollys and electric pink pan dulces, Richmond has your holiday sweet tooth covered.

After our wine episode, we figured it was time to give Richmond beer its due, and what better place to start than one of the breweries that put the Richmond beer scene on the map? Kate Lee, Vice President of Operations and Quality at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, is the woman in charge of just about everything that goes into making Hardywood beer.

Galley Go-To pizziaolo Giustino Riccio explains his pizza philosophy and how it is similar to his approach to making music. There is lots of cornicione (cor-knee-cho-ney) talk, insider dough secrets, some toppings controversy... we get deep dish up in here.

Talking wine with four Richmond-area wine experts, who are not jerks at all: Booth Hardy of Barrel Thief, Nathan Conway of the Metzger/Brenner Pass family, Virginia Samsel of Native Selections, and Jeremy Wilson, former wine and food director at The Jasper (now part of the staff at the Inn at Little Washington—congrats Jeremy!).

We sit down with chef and restaurateur Lee Gregory amidst the clamor and frenzy of the first few weeks into the opening of his third restaurant, Alewife. Gregory is chef/owner/partner at well-known Richmond restaurants The Roosevelt and Southbound, and Alewife is his first solo project. ***Don't worry, no fish skins were put into soft serve in the making of this episode.

A special MINI-EP where we discuss our—and your—most essential Richmond eats.

Consistency and a commitment to healthful, nutritious food inform the cuisine of The Nile Ethiopian Bistro, but—as you’ll hear—a deep familial connection defines it. Twin brothers and co-owners Yoseph and Benyam stopped by to chat about the influence of their dynamic mother, Yeshareg Demisse; the secret behind the Nile's famous injera flatbread; and their favorite old Richmond spots.

It’s summer! A wet and rainy summer to be sure, but that's not stopping the ice cream lovers of Richmond from queuing up at Charm School Social Club. Meryl Hillerson and Alex Zavaleta joined us to talk about how their friendship and punk ethos informs all they do at their ice cream shop.