Where to Eat

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (312+ words) Debby Critchley has been an integral part of The Zebra almost from the very beginning by taking on the mantle of Food Editor. She also creates the monthly Events Calendar and regularly contributes to our social media. Born in Chicago,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (23+ words) Featuring a full-service upstairs bar with rooftop seating, Great American Restaurants’ fourth Best Buns Bakery & Burgers has opened in Falls Church, Virginia....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (256+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — La Casa Restaurant will reopen at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, ending a closure of more than five weeks that began after an accident and fire at the Shoppes at Foxchase. On Aug. 25, a tractor-trailer delivering to Harris Teeter struck…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (159+ words) After years of popping up around town with lines snaking outside galleries, farmers markets and wine shops, Sunday Bagel has finally put down roots. The husband-and-wife-owned sourdough bagel business opened a permanent shop at 210 W. Marshall St. in Jackson Ward, giving…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) Singha Thai has quietly opened for business in the Williamsburg Shopping Center, serving up pad Thai, drunken noodles and panang curry from a snug 639-square-foot storefront at 2900 N. Sycamore Street. The restaurant soft-opened on September 15, and it's already built a small…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (322+ words) Nitant Patel is joined by franchise partners Niraj Patel and Nimesh Patel. The three are family and have operated restaurant and retail businesses in Virginia and North Carolina, including convenience stores with delis — a business that put Nitant Patel behind…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — There’s something special about a restaurant that has a very clear point of view. That’s The Puddle Dock, where the the menu has dishes associated with early New England and British-American cooking. Think: pies, puddings, chowders, braises, roast meats,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (482+ words) WILLIAMSBURG — Chesapeake Bay oysters, Virginia ham biscuits and grits made with corn from George Washington’s Gristmill at Mount Vernon are among the ingredients Colonial Williamsburg executive chef Julianne “Juli” Gutierrez is using to put a regional spin on the new…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (814+ words) HERE are 10 things to do in and around Winchester this weekend. On Saturday, participate in the Boaz fun run to help raise money for adults with learning difficulties. Participants are able to walk, jog or run distances of 2km, 5km or 10km. Run…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (64+ words) For Juan Ramos, the food means more than a good pastry. He grew up around the restaurant business, watching his parents build what would eventually become four La Hacienda locations across Chesapeake. For Juan Ramos, the food means more than…...