The holiday season revolves around our favorite thing – food. We spend much of our time cooking, eating, and thinking about cooking and eating. We’ve tapped the minds of some of the state’s leading culinary lights for some unique, scrumptious, and hearty inspiration for your holiday feasts. Dig in and start cooking

This ain’t your Grandma’s recipe! This unique holiday pie features red wine, pears and cranberries. Spices like star anise, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and orange zest gives it a kick and a distinct flavor profile. If you’re a baking extraordinaire like Arley is, feel free to gussy up the pie crust by creating a lattice pattern and cutting out some seasonal shapes from leftover dough, and if you’re not, well, that’s okay too. Happy baking!

Is there anything more southern than cornbread? Well how about a cornbread stuffing? Add some savory depth to this comfort food classic by adding in the subtle brininess of Virginias oysters. This recipe will surely satisfy your down home southern craving for great stuffing.

Sometimes the simplest things can be the best. This sandwich hits all the high points of classic comfort, from its delicious slow-roasted beef to its savory Irish seasonings. 

Todd Thrasher’s riff on the Old Fashioned plays homage to his home state with the Virginia figs and local rye. Kick back with this stirred up classic.

Belmont Butchery, Slow Food RVA, and Branch & Vine are hosting meat maven Meredith Leigh, author of The Ethical Meat Handbook and recently released, Pure Charcuterie Sunday, December 3rd. 

The holiday season is upon us and the nagging feeling of the holiday shopping is creeping in. If you’d rather skip Black Friday and stay at home making the perfect Thanksgiving left-over sandwich, we feel you. Thus, we put together a list of great local products you can get for everyone on your list (you’re welcome!)