Locke Store is the kind of regional business we love to support here at VA Foodie and is your ideal one-stop holiday shopping destination. Find handmade baked goods, savory dishes, and local products to make any holiday season cheery and bright.
Meet the talented culinary team at Locke Store in Millwood, VA. Pastry chef, Monica Beaudoin shared her irresistible recipe for homemade Bartlett pear upside down cake here with us. Homemade caramel, fresh pears, and plenty of sugar – this cake is sure to be a hit for the holidays.
Even as the temperatures are dropping, Virginia is fired up with seasonal, foodie spirit. From holiday cookie classes to winter dinner pairings, there’s an event for every foodie to get in on the fun this month.
Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? Scrap the list of generic big-box items and use our Good Gift Guide to buy the special foodies in your life something local, unique, and most importantly – tasty.
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.
The leaves are falling and the air has that crisp bite to it that makes enjoying warm fires, roasted oysters, and fine wines all that much better. November is a month-long party in Virginia with plenty of foodie fun happening around the state. find something that suits your fancy and get in on the festivities.
There’s a lot to love about Virginia in the fall – and pumpkin picking? That’s one of our favorite Autumnal pastimes. From the hayrides to apple cider, bonfires to face painting; a day at the local pumpkin patch is a memory to cherish forever. We’ve curated this list of family farms around the state that offer all the pumpkin-filled fun you can handle. so get exploring!
October is #VirginiaWineMonth, and that brings wine festivals, harvest celebrations, and fall beer events all month long. Find an event near you and toast to the flavors of the season in the Commonwealth.
Owners Kate and Ethan Zuckerman were awarded “Outstanding American Manufacturing Small Business” for making an environmental impact through handcrafted organic kombucha, a naturally carbonated, fermented tea.
Virginia’s culture of distilling began back in colonial times, adapting old world whiskey recipes to new ingredients. It quickly grew to commercial ventures in George Washington’s times before taking on the robust form of craft distilling we recognize today.
