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Richmond Famous
by Nicole Lang & Laura Sant
Exploring Food, Culture and Community in Richmond, VA. A podcast for locals and the RVA curious alike. Hosted and produced by Nicole Lang and Laura Sant.Follow us at Instagram @rvafamous and our website: www.richmondfamous.comOur theme song is Funky Virginia by Sir Guy.
Episodes
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Haunted by Spirits: Mary Allison of Reservoir Distillery
Fall is just around the corner and we are getting into that brown liquor with Mary Allison, distiller at Richmond's own Reservoir Distillery. Reservoir has a small portfolio of whiskeys made with Virginia-grown grains—and often aged in Virginia wood, too—making their bottles a real local treat.…
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"I built my business on folklore": Courtney Mailey of Blue Bee Cider
Next up on the beverage parade, Virginia's OG historical quaff, CIDER! Courtney Mailey, founder and original cider maker, opened Blue Bee in 2012. It quickly became one of Richmond's most-loved beverages and since 2016 has resided in the old Richmond city stables in Scott's Addition. We joined...
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"Everybody's Right About What They Like": Noelle Forest of Lamplighter Coffee
Since 2009 Lamplighter Coffee Roasters has been at the forefront of the RVA coffee scene. Their original location on Addison street in the Fan has been called "Richmond's Living Room" and coffee lovers all over the city know them for their friendly, warm vibe, incredible specialty coffee, and...
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Rob Bland has a Brush Crush: Accoutre
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?) Accoutre is the spot for...
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Beautiful Ladies Who Eat a Lot: Nicole and Laura Interview Each Other
To celebrate their 20th episode, Nicole and Laura asked each other some of the questions they always ask their guests: how’d you end up in Richmond? How did you start working on food? What is your motto and WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO EAT PIZZA? Listen in to hear the answers. Mentioned in this episode:...
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We Mill Because We Must: Sub Rosa Bakery
Nominated as a James Beard Award semifinalist three times and known around the country for its incomparable bread and pastry work, Richmond’s own Sub Rosa Bakery hardly needs an introduction. Brother and sister team Evrim and Evin Dogu have put their all into the Church Hill spot, building it…
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This IS your grandmother's Mexican: Abuelita's
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…
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Shark in the Desert: Michelle Parrish of Soul N' Vinegar
017 Michelle Parrish Soul N’ Vinegar Show Notes: 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 humble and petite food shop on a mission to feed its neighbors. Michelle Parrish talks with us about...
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Whole Asses and Wine Glasses: Abi Huntington of Dinamo Restaurant
Richmond restaurant stalwart Abi Huntington, General Manager at beloved Italian-Jewish spot Dinamo, is our guest this week. Abbi cut her industry teeth at old-school Richmond haunts like Joe’s Inn and Avalon, where she started to fall for wine. Self-described as a "half-ass oenophile," she…
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Richmond's Plantasia: Pomona Plants & Coffee
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...
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Hail Saison: Justin Ayotte
014 Justin Ayotte We sat down with Justin Ayotte, beverage director of Jackson Ward’s Saison restaurant and next-door neighbor Saison Market. These two are regulars on lists of the best bars in Richmond, thanks to a well-executed drink program coupled with an easygoing environment. Born in…
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Squirrels are Forever: Vanessa Beller of A Secret Forest
013 Vanessa Beller: A Secret Forest 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…
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Holiday Sweet Treats Special
Show Notes: 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. Tune in to hear who is offering what and how you can represent your hometown...
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Raising the (Beer) Bar: Kate Lee of Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
011 Kate Lee 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…
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Giustino's Pizza:The truth about 'cione (cho-ney)
010 Giustino Riccio IT’S OUR TENTH EP! IT’S GIUSTINO’S PIZZA! We’re screaming! Have you been to Galley Go-To in Southside to have what is one of the very best pies in Richmond, made by the charming and hilarious Giustino Riccio? Go ahead; we’ll wait. On the way you can listen to Giustino explain...
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Low Spiders Per Barrel: The Wine Jerks
009 The Wine Jerks This week we're joined by four Richmond-area wine experts: 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...
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Fish Skin Soft Serve: Chef Lee Gregory
008 Chef Lee Gregory We sit down with 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. We talk...
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Famous Ramos: Our Favorite Richmond Dishes
We know Richmond has a lotta good food—but if you had to make a top-five list, what dishes would make the cut? In this special mini-episode, we talk RVA's most iconic foods, from Sally Bell's cupcakes to cheese Columbos to Sailor Sandwiches, and Nicole and Laura throw out a few of their personal...
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The Brothers Teklemariam: The Nile Ethiopian Bistro
Richmond has quite a few restaurant families, folks for whom hard work and culinary creativity is a family affair and whose legacies are deeply tied into the food community here. The story of the Teklemariam family, who operate The Nile Ethiopian Bistro, crosses continents, the Midwest and Mid...
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No Milkshakes, No Masters: Charm School Social Club
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. From the...
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Married...with Gold Cart
004 Gold Cart Jean-Claude Van Dinner-Dance. Fire Brunch with Me. Fantasy Fair. Perhaps you attended one of these local events. If not, you should have! Meet Erik Heffernan, Liz Rosenberg, Andrea Singer-Curry and Ned Curry of Gold Cart, an unconventional catering biz that creates themed pop-ups…
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31K Richmonders Can’t Be Wrong!: Bartender Lindsey Scheer
003 Bartender Lindsey Scheer If you frequent the restaurants and bars of Richmond you’ve probably been served by bartender Lindsey Scheer. Years of honing her hustle and craft has led her to the beloved palace of hospitality, Heritage, where as bar manager she is infusing her unfussy approach and...
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Champagne Papi: Chauncey Jenkins
The ever talented Chauncey Jenkins, aka Chance Fischer—fresh from performing at the opening day reception at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and his recent promotion to General Manager at Lemaire—stopped by the kitchen table. We talked wine, women and song (well, not so much women, unless you...
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100% That Bitch: Chef Brittanny Anderson
Links Mentioned: Pho Tay Do vs. Pho So 1 La Cabaña Shelly's Food, Comida Latina Randall (Randy) Doetzer, former chef at Nota Bene Longoven Indie Chefs Week Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry The Roosevelt Susan Winiecki, editorial director of Richmond Magazine and half of the force behind Fire, Flour…
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Exploring Food, Culture and Community in Richmond, VA. A podcast for locals and the RVA curious alike. Hosted and produced by Nicole Lang and Laura Sant.Follow us at Instagram @rvafamous and our website: www.richmondfamous.comOur theme song is Funky Virginia by Sir Guy.
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Exploring Food, Culture and Community in Richmond, VA. A podcast for locals and the RVA curious alike. Hosted and produced by Nicole Lang and Laura Sant.Follow us at Instagram @rvafamous and our website: www.richmondfamous.comOur theme song is Funky Virginia by Sir Guy.
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