Eileen Mellon

Richmond

Food Editor at Richmond Magazine (US)

Food writer for Richmond Magazine. Sour beer enthusiast.

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Spotlight: Michael Smith

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Fridge Essentials “Ravioli from Oro (I freeze it, and it makes a perfect meal on the fly) and a wedge or two of cheese from Truckle Cheesemongers.” First Bottle “A serving job had me navigating a wine list with 40 by-the-glass wines. I was pretty young, knew very little, but I wanted to make money. I started learning about the grapes, regions, styles, etc. The next thing I learned was that I was a big fan of wine.
Richmond Food News: June 19-25, 2025

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Vehicle for Resistance Popping up around town with his matcha cart, The Exit Plan, Jace Camarillo is unapologetically trans, Mexican and queer. While the mobile beverage stand has been attracting customers seeking its strawberry matcha lattes, at the core of Camarillo’s business is a much larger, life-changing mission: raising funds to emigrate from the United States.
Imparting Stories

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

This story has been updated since it first appeared in print. Leah Branch didn’t learn about shoebox lunches until just a few years ago. But as a Black woman and an executive chef leading a modern revival of Southern food at The Roosevelt in Church Hill, she felt an innate connection to the story of both sustenance and survival. Shoebox lunches were adopted out of necessity, a resourceful way for Black people to ensure that they could eat when traveling during the Jim Crow era.
Richmond Food News: June 12-18

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

In the Bag Whether you’re rock-hopping at the river or hanging poolside with the crew this summer, we all know snacks are as essential as sunnies and sunscreen. Check out our top picks for munching on the go this season — perfectly portable, easy to find and seriously local — including grown-up riffs on lunch box treats, thirst-quenching sips, protein-packed bites and more.
In the Bag

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Whether you’re rock-hopping at the river or hanging poolside with the crew, there’s no doubt that snacks are as essential as sunscreen. Perfectly portable, easy to find and seriously local, these are our top picks for munching on the go this season. Keya’s Snacks I was hooked on the Bombay Spice Potato Chips from Mumbai, India, native and Richmond resident Keya Wingfield’s namesake snack biz, but her bright pink-bagged Black Salt has me in a chokehold.
Richmond Food News: June 5-11

3 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Opening Soon: Slack Tide Fish Co. Years in the making, Slack Tide Fish Co. is finally setting sail. The raw bar and restaurant from the owners of Yellow Umbrella Provisions opens this Friday, June 6, in Scott’s Addition, part of the new Ballast development. Incorporating coastal and other culinary influences from across the globe, the new venture is steered by a tenured team under former Dutch & Co. chef Caleb Shriver.
Opening Soon: Slack Tide Fish Co.

3 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

As seafaring folks know, a slack tide is the brief window just before the tide changes direction, a fleeting, in-between, idyllic moment when the water often presents a welcome stillness. Approaching the opening of Slack Tide Fish Co., their new restaurant and raw bar, brothers Tucker and Thomas Brown — also owners of seafood and butcher shop Yellow Umbrella Provisions — feel a kinship with the phenomenon. For two long years, they have been working toward bringing their vision to life.
Bakery Boom

3 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

instagram.com/janedough_rva As Jane Lukas, the culinary force behind microbakery Jane Dough, stands in front of a spread of her rustic boules, baguettes, sweet and savory focaccia, and cinnamon buns, it seems the 30-year-old is exactly where she’s meant to be. Lukas, however, says, “I played volleyball my whole life, and that was always the goal.” Growing up, athletics instilled in her a commitment to structure and the understanding that practice pays off.
Richmond Food News: May 29-June 4

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Here We Go Again Just months after the incident at Richmond’s water treatment plant earlier this year, parts of the city are once again subject to a boil water advisory announced May 27. And once again, food and beverage businesses in the affected areas (Carytown, the Fan, large areas in North Side, Manchester and more) are having to navigate operations amid the outage.
Richmond Food News: May 22-28

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Growing on Trees While strawberries and blueberries can steal all the glory, there’s a fellow juicy contender that is having its seasonal moment: mulberries. The sweet-tart fruit is the star of Blue Bee Cider’s Fanfare, a beloved selection that is making its return after a hiatus. The cider features 100% locally foraged mulberries that have been collected by the community, and it’s one of the few mulberry-infused ciders in the country.

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