The passing of another year is something to be celebrated. Getting together with family and friends, enjoying a good meal, raising a glass of festive sparkling wine, dancing the night away. These festivities can be simple or extravagant, cozy or all inclusive. However you choose to celebrate, we hope your hearts are warm with memories of the year past and bright with hope for...
Decorations, gifts, holiday meals. These are just some of the things many of us have been running around, checking off our lists over the past several weeks. With the holidays upon us, it’s time to finish up that list and focus on the spirit of the holiday season. Whatever your state of holiday readiness, these upcoming events can help fill the stockings and spread...
If you haven’t been to The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm lately now is an especially great time to visit. Chef Chris Edwards’ has revamped the restaurant’s seasonal menus to offer mulitiple dining options to suit most any appetite. Recalling the restaurant’s early years, Chef Edwards’ Origins menu lets you create your own experience either through a three course prix fixe for $65.00 or a la...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’m hungry already! The tough part for me is all the choices that come with planning a holiday meal. You can make a reservation and let someone else do all the work and worrying for you. You could order a holiday meal thoughtfully prepared and ready for you to reheat and transfer to your own serving dishes....
In honor of Virginia Wine Month, we’re taking a look at some of the first wineries to open in Loudoun and seeing where they are today. Founded in 1984, Willowcroft Farm Vineyards was the first winery to open in Loudoun and one of the few wineries open in Virginia at the time. Owner and winemaker Lew Parker is considered the pioneer of Loudoun winemaking...
October signifies many things. The mugginess of summer has faded into cooler days and nights. The leaves are starting to change and will peak with autumn color soon. The farms are overflowing with the end of the season’s harvest and pumpkins, gourds, and squashes are showing up everywhere – from the roadside stand to the new menus and specials at local farm to table...