Hannah Serrano

Mar 25, 2024 | visitvirginia.guide | Leona Baker |Hannah Serrano

After four centuries and thanks to a handful of pioneers whose perseverance literally planted the way, the wine business is booming in the Commonwealth. By Hannah SerranoAfter 400 years of false starts and failures, Virginia wine has finally come into its own. It has become a $5 billion industry, based on a 2018 report by WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries.

Mar 25, 2024 | visitvirginia.guide | Leona Baker |Hannah Serrano

Early pioneers like Lucie Morton, Felicia Warburg Rogan and Emma Randel paved the way for the trailblazing community of women owners, winemakers and industry professionals making their mark in Virginia wine today.

Aug 31, 2023 | coastalvirginiamag.com | Marisa Marsey |Betsy DiJulio |Hannah Serrano

Downtown Norfolk’s Granby Street is buzzy with word that Codex, a haven for haute cuisine that’s down-to-earth and accessible, is doing lunch. But to be precise, Gunner & Marley’s by Codex is doing it. Chef-owner Ian Hock gave his counter-service luncheonette in the garage-door-fronted space housing Codex a distinct moniker to signal that it’s even more informal than his easygoing dinner (and monthly brunch) destination. Playing up just how relaxed it is, he named it after his two pit bull rescues.

Aug 30, 2023 | coastalvirginiamag.com | Betsy DiJulio |Hannah Serrano

What does the Food Network’s hit show Chopped have to do with a luxury townhome development in Chesapeake? According to Stephen Quick IV, everyone in the development and construction business has essentially the same “basket of ingredients” with which to create; his company just thinks about how to use them differently.

Aug 15, 2023 | savorva.com | Hannah Serrano |Leona Baker

Early pioneers like Lucie Morton, Felicia Warburg Rogan and Emma Randel paved the way for the trailblazing community of women owners, winemakers and industry professionals making their mark in Virginia wine today.