New concepts were announced, local restaurateurs expanded their footprints, and plenty of old restaurant spaces were given new life.
Order up: 2021 was a newsy year for restaurants in the Richmond region
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Carytown pizza restaurant BlowToad closes
BlowToad, a Carytown pizza joint owned by Richmond chef Jimmy Sneed, has closed.
Subway sits atop Richmond’s fast-food chain
The sandwich chain has more than 50 percent more locations in the Richmond market than its closest competition.
Their lessons are your lunch
Culinard, a culinary school that is part of the for-profit Virginia College system, is opening a teaching restaurant in Shockoe Slip called Kitchen on Cary.
A proper addition to Church Hill
After rocking and rolling across the world in search of a good pie, Neil Smith and Nikki Price gave up. They’re going to make their own.
The Stew: Restaurant roundup for 7.10.12
After a brief hiatus The Stew is back. In this edition, the Republic closes over tax issues, Uptown Market opens, Michael Calogerakis launches Anthony’s, and Twister’z enters the fro-yo fray.
The Scene: BizSense after hours
RVA beer-lovers and the people who love them poured into Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on July 4 for Brewdependece Day. Click the photo above for more pictures and crowd reaction.
Philly food in a New York minute
A diner with eight locations in New York chooses downtown Richmond for its ninth installment, and a 24-hour schedule is in the works.
Saloon’s doors swing shut
BlackFinn American Saloon announced Thursday in a news release that it was shutting down.
New paint job for BellyTimber Tavern
BellyTimeber Tavern in the Fan has a new look.