Tag: dining

Discover local brunch spots to enhance your next Sunday morning

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] As the world slowly opens back up, so do the doors of many Alexandria restaurants. Several have been around for years,...

Travel the world while in Alexandria with local spins on global...

By Allison Hageman | [email protected]  While international travel might not be a reality for many people right now, Alexandrians don’t need to leave the city...

Alexandria’s pandemic-era food culture

By Will Schick | [email protected] COVID-19 has changed just about everything, including Alexandria food culture. In just under a year, it has transformed the way...

Empathy is appreciated: Tips for dining during a pandemic

By Stacey Wharam The past few months have been incredibly difficult for restaurants and small businesses struggling to stay afloat, and reopening with new safety...

The evolution of outdoor dining in Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] When it’s not 90 degrees with 75 percent humidity and when people aren’t sprinting for cover in an impromptu thunderstorm,...

Geranio Ristorante closes in Old Town

Geranio Ristorante has closed after 42 years in Old Town, the restaurant's owner announced via social media. The restaurant served its last customers on Feb....

Live Oak owners to open Charlie’s on the Avenue

Almost a year and a half ago, Jeremy Barber and Justus Frank made their longin-the-works dream come true by opening Charleston-inspired restaurant Live Oak on Commonwealth...

Word on the Street

By Abigail Jurk (Photo/Abigail Jurk) The summer is drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean your social life should suffer. If you are looking...

A la scrumptious

A special advertising feature of the Alexandria Times. A la Lucia is just the sort of restaurant everyone wants to have in their town: reasonably...

Bombay Curry Company to open in Del Ray

Bombay Curry Company, an Indian restaurant once tucked away on the ground floor of The Calvert apartment building, is reopening at 2607 Mount Vernon...