November 24, 2014 by Darren Sweeney
Charlottesville is chock-full of eateries, breweries, and dive bars, but one might be hard-pressed to find a traditional pub with Irish fare, Celtic music almost every night, and Guinness “served properly” – until now. Jaclynn Dunkle, owner of Fellini’s #9 and new eatery Tin Whistle Irish Pub, said she has been interested in opening an Irish pub for […]
November 8, 2014 by Darren Sweeney
With breweries popping up all over the state quicker than craft beer aficionados can fill their growlers, a couple of Virginia filmmakers decided it was an appropriate time to document this rapidly growing industry. Aaron Stanley and Megan Troy traveled throughout the Commonwealth visiting breweries, bars, beer festivals, and hop farms for their documentary From Grain […]
September 21, 2014 by Darren Sweeney
There’s a new restaurant and bar in Charlottesville that offers people a trip around the world without leaving their bar stool. World of Beer – Charlottesville officially opens its doors Monday, Sept. 22, in The Flats at West Village on West Main Street. The bar and grill features 57 rotating taps, an infusion tower, a […]
September 2, 2014 by Darren Sweeney
Champion Brewing Co. and Three Notch’d Brewing Co. have been pouring beer in Charlottesville for less than two years, but continuously rack up praise from craft beer lovers and industry peers. While word of mouth, unique collaborations, and well, the beer itself, have all been good for business, now the breweries have some hardware to […]
July 15, 2014 by Cville Niche
It’s been one year since we started checking in with the local-loving people of Charlottesville, featuring the faces of Cville and their top picks every week. For this special occasion, we’re checking in with the Cville Niche Team! This group of locals is passionate about what they do in this great city. So far we’ve checked […]
June 2, 2014 by Erin O'Hare
Merope Pavlides’ earliest cooking memory is of making Greek cookies and baklava with her yiayia. “I come from a family that loves food,” says Pavlides. “Food is love. More food, more love.” Pavlides and her husband, Peter Emsh, opened Threepenny Café with that idea in mind. “The opportunity to break bread with [others] is central […]
April 14, 2014 by Darren Sweeney
Girls Drink Craft Beer, Too! Those five words printed on Anne Deery’s business card serve as a not-so-subtle reminder that not all craft beer connoisseurs are men, especially in a brew-friendly city like Charlottesville. While CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale) is made up of a variety of brewers, Deery was surprised to find […]
July 29, 2015 by Cville Niche
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