Whether it was celebrity chefs moving in or local operators adding new locations, Richmond’s restaurant scene piled a lot more on to its plate in 2014.
Michael Thompson
Startup gathers and gifts bits of RVA
An entrepreneur is pulling together pieces of Richmond – its sports, its food and its beer – to create a custom gift box for the die-hard local.
Dim sum spot pairs with Church Hill development
The developer behind an upcoming apartment project in Church Hill already has plans to fill the ground-floor commercial space with a new Chinese restaurant that recently got a boost from corporate donors.
Q&A: Five years of Ledbury
The Shockoe Bottom shirt brand had a huge year in 2014, including a $5 million capital raise and partnership with Nordstrom. Richmond BizSense caught up with its founders, Paul Watson and Paul Trible, to chat about the company’s first five years and plans for the next five.
Nonprofit to double art space in Scott's Addition
An arts nonprofit is packing up its location in the Fan to move into a new home, creating more room for its artists, classes and exhibitions.
Atlanta company takes over local HR firm
An HR company that recently announced an expansion into Scott’s Addition has been bought by a Georgia-based firm that already has one office in Richmond.
Restaurateur brothers fire up Japanese joint
The family behind a Southside Mexican restaurant is turning Japanese with plans to open a make-your-own Japanese concept aimed at VCU students.
Awards give Church Hill startups a boost
An annual program is giving new businesses in Church Hill a leg up with donations from some of Richmond’s large corporations. This year’s winners include a dim sum restaurant, a pudding shop and a few new retailers.
Another brand joins late-night sugar rush
A large cookie delivery company is setting up its first Virginia kitchen in VCU territory, adding to the mix of recent startups that target the campus’ midnight snackers.
Downtown deli owners launch market
The group that recently reopened a shuttered downtown restaurant is scooping up the vacant storefront next door to launch a small grocery concept that will complement the Grace Street eatery.