Manny Mendez of Kuba Kuba and Chris DiLauro of Bacchus are launching a restaurant on Forrest Hill.
Kubaccha cometh
Restaurants
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 5.2.12
A meaty stew this week: Richmond’s first Food Truck Court, continued coverage of the fro-yo craze, new menus at restaurants all over town and a few restaurants closing.
Revolving restaurants
Tower Fish House, which was formerly Byram’s Lobster House for 70 years, quietly closed in March after a one-month run.
Burgers that make you say booyah
Two Richmond restaurateurs are opening a Mooyah Burgers location at the Corner at Short Pump this year.
An Italian and a Spaniard walk into a bar …
Two chefs are combining their skills in the kitchen to open Maximo’s, a tapas bar and restaurant on North 18th Street.
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 3.28.12
The latest edition of the Stew serves up some new chefs and new restaurants in the Fan, Carytown and Ashland, plus a new brewery and a restaurant lawsuit.
Construction site creates legal debris
A restaurant and hookah bar near VCU claims the university destroyed its business when it started building a dorm next door and turned the neighborhood into a construction zone that blocked parking and scared off customers.
A second scoop of Gelati Celesti
After serving sweet treats in the West End for 28 years, the local ice cream shop is finally crossing the James River and adding a second location.
Cupcakes for breakfast
A local bakery is more than doubling its space in May, and it’s opening earlier.
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 3.1.12
A meaty Stew this month, with new restaurants and nightclubs in Shockoe Slip and the Bottom. Plus second locations for a few longtime Richmond restaurants.
