Restaurants

A top-shelf transition

Life got a little sweeter for a former consultant when she left the corporate world behind and decided to pour her love of mojitos into a business.

Pinstripes meet small plates

A local bartender is taking his first crack at the Richmond restaurant scene, and his venture is the first sign of life on the ground floor of the Berry Burk building.

Q&A: Former lawyer isn’t out to pasture

After a long legal career, attorney Ry Marchant is taking a stab at a resurrecting a location that would challenge even the most experienced restaurateur. And he’s investing $1.4 million to make sure it’s done right.

A peacock struts into the Fan

A local couple is trying their luck in a Fan restaurant space that hasn’t been so lucky in the past.

The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 11.30.11

We’re serving up our monthly helping of restaurant news. In this installment, we’ve got new restaurants in Carytown and Shockoe Bottom, plus a few closings.

Closing the vault

A six-year-old restaurant and nightclub in Richmond’s Financial District has shut its doors while it undergoes a facelift and tweaks its business model.