Genevelyn Steele

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Genevelyn Steele

With the arrival of spring comes its bountiful supply of fleeting foods. We’ve tracked down the restaurants, markets and farmers offering a taste of Virginia, including ingredients sourced from local waterways and fields. After the Atlantic blue crab sheds its hard shell, the crustacean is almost a third larger. Catch them while you can: The shells wrapping fleecy, sweet meat are pliable for mere hours before their protective outside begins to harden again.

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Genevelyn Steele

$15 slice/$45 whole at Can Can Brasserie  Though originating in Germany, quiche hit a decadent stride in the Lorraine region of France, from whence this rustic, country-style slab gets its name. Lardons and Gruyere are encrusted in towering layers of eggs and cream at Can Can, where the quiche of the day is paired with field greens or pommes frites at lunch.

2 months ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon |Genevelyn Steele

In recent months, Richmond’s coffee scene has seen the arrival of a flurry of fresh choices, from a spacious Yemeni coffee shop and a bookstore-cafe hybrid near VCU to a Middle Eastern cafe in the West End. We spill the beans on these new additions and take a sneak peek at a handful of forthcoming coffee shops. Abi’s Books & Brews 1212 1/2 W.

Jan 3, 2025 | richmondmagazine.com | Genevelyn Steele

$15.50 at Buna Kurs Ethiopian Cafe This Jackson Ward cafe is known for hosting Ethiopian coffee ceremonies, but its hot breakfast deserves attention, too. Gracefully folded, tangy injera (spongy fermented flatbread) is a perfect vessel for scooping up tomato-y egg silsi, kinche (buttery cracked wheat) and fir fir (hunks of injera in a spicy sauce). Though coffee, or “buna,” is in the shop’s name, the honeyed keshir tea with ginger and orange juice makes for a sunny start to the day.

Dec 23, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Genevelyn Steele

Rustic and modern oyster halls, vibe-heavy cocktail lounges, homey South American cuisine, skilled Cantonese cooking, and everything in between: Richmond is riding a wave of new and noteworthy dining additions. To identify them, our team of food writers scoured the local scene, considering establishments that opened between August 2023 and August 2024.