The Eat List

Do you enjoy the spicier things in life? We do too! Nothing cuts through the winter blues like eating something that’s mind-meltingly fiery. So we compiled a list of our favorite ways to bring the heat. This zesty lineup covers dishes from some of our favorite VA restaurants as well as a few ways to spice up your home-cooking. Hope you have some Tums handy, cause this list is fire!

We don’t know about you, but after last year, we are just itching to get out there and try new restaurants. But where to go? There are tons of locally sourced restaurants, cafés, and hotspots that have opened in the past year, and we did the dirty work of finding them for you! From Richmond to the Highlands, we put together a killer list of new restaurants that are sure to satisfy any foodie!

Working with their team, we developed the Harvest Party campaign. Our photography and graphics were designed to entice our followers to throw a Harvest Party to celebrate Virginia Wine Month by serving Virginia wines and locally-produced food. Custom hashtags and a giveaway campaign helped spread the message beyond our immediate audience.

Celebrated as the Oyster Capital of the East Coast, Virginia actually out-oysters the entire country in terms of its annual production of both wild-harvested and farm-raised bivalves. Take it from us: There’s nothing like tossing down a Virginia oyster with a nice glass of Virginia wine or a frosty craft brew to go along with its salty, sweet, buttery fabulousness—ideally gazing out on some Chesapeake Bay tidelands or the Atlantic while you do it.

Whether you’re crunching the shells under your feet at the bar, digging into a bag during the ninth inning, or whipping up a classic PB&J, peanuts rank among America’s most iconic foods. Virginia has been a peanut hotspot since the 19th century, and gives its name to a variety celebrated as the “Cadillac of peanuts.”

It’s July, foodies! Time to celebrate America, see if we can finish our cones before they melt all over our hands and perfect the art of picking a crab. Hit the ground running (metaphorically not physically… too hot for all that) with these Virginia Foodie events across the state. And don’t forget to keep a look out on our Instagram for how we’re celebrating July’s National Food days… we’re looking at you, National Piña Colada Day.