New pizza joint BlowToad opened in the former Double T’s space in Carytown last week.
Restaurants
More fro-yo in the mix

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more variations on the frozen yogurt shop, here come two more.
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 1.27.12
Tons of meat for this edition, including new concepts in Carytown and the Fan, a steakhouse that sold for $1.5 million and a new addition to the Stew: notable restaurant inspections.
Seafood staple kicks the bucket
A 70-year-old joint that made headlines in 2011 for a a bizarre crime and then reopened under new ownership has closed.
Plaza Azteca ads fourth location
Plaza Azteca will open this spring in the former Hill City Chop House location on Brook Road.
Chef Peter Chang headed for Richmond

A Chinese chef with a rabid following is coming to Richmond to open his first local restaurant.
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 12.28.11
Serving up a monthly helping of restaurant news. In this installment, we’ve got restaurants popping up in various parts of town, some new beer options and the closing of a beloved taco stop.
Family pizza night takes on new meaning
A father-and-son team is about to open a pizza buffet in Hanover County.
Local shop hopes competition is a piece of cake
Frostings, a Short Pump cupcake shop will appear on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.
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.