Richmond Famous
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsExploring Food, Culture and Community in Richmond, VA.
A podcast for locals and the RVA curious alike.
Hosted and produced by Nicole Lang and Laura Sant.
Follow us at Instagram @rvafamous and our website: www.richmondfamous.com
Our theme song is Funky Virginia by Sir Guy.
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Episodes
Haunted by Spirits: Mary Allison of Reservoir Distillery
September 03, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBFall is just around the corner and we are getting into that brown liquor with Mary Allison, distiller at Richmond's own Reservoir Distillery. Reservoir has a small portfolio of whiskeys made with Virginia-grown grains—and often aged in Virginia wood, too—making their bottles a real local treat. We sat down with Mary to drink some rye and talk about her work at Reservoir, what she loves about whiskey, and why you should probably visit their Scott's Addition tasting room BEFORE your d...
"I built my business on folklore": Courtney Mailey of Blue Bee Cider
August 12, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBNext up on the beverage parade, Virginia's OG historical quaff, CIDER! Courtney Mailey, founder and original cider maker, opened Blue Bee in 2012. It quickly became one of Richmond's most-loved beverages and since 2016 has resided in the old Richmond city stables in Scott's Addition. We joined Courtney at the cidery and she talked to us about wildling apples, blue orchard bees, her favorite cider experiments, and the process of opening Virginia's first urban cidery. Mentioned in th...
"Everybody's Right About What They Like": Noelle Forest of Lamplighter Coffee
July 22, 2019 14:38 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBSince 2009 Lamplighter Coffee Roasters has been at the forefront of the RVA coffee scene. Their original location on Addison street in the Fan has been called "Richmond's Living Room" and coffee lovers all over the city know them for their friendly, warm vibe, incredible specialty coffee, and coffee training and education programs. We chatted with Noelle Forest, one of Lamplighter's three founders, about coffee in Richmond past and present. Mentioned in this episode: Lamplighter ...
Rob Bland has a Brush Crush: Accoutre
June 17, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBRichmond’s chefs, home cooks, and those with an eye for impeccable design already know Mr. Rob Bland, the proprietor and curator of specialty home and kitchen goods shop Accoutre in Scott’s Addition. We visited with him at the beautiful space and talked shop. (Get it?) Accoutre is the spot for hand-crafted, well-designed kitchen and housewares. We talked with Rob about his backstory, his favorite kitchen tools, and the Richmond dining scene. Oh and some brush talk and mayonnaise tal...
Beautiful Ladies Who Eat a Lot: Nicole and Laura Interview Each Other
June 03, 2019 20:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBTo celebrate their 20th episode, Nicole and Laura asked each other some of the questions they always ask their guests: how’d you end up in Richmond? How did you start working on food? What is your motto and WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO EAT PIZZA? Listen in to hear the answers. Mentioned in this episode: Dinamo Nota Bene Giustino’s Pizza Patrick Henry Pub Van Halen Follow Us: Richmond Famous Richmond Famous on Instagram Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
We Mill Because We Must: Sub Rosa Bakery
May 06, 2019 18:27 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBNominated as a James Beard Award semifinalist three times and known around the country for its incomparable bread and pastry work, Richmond’s own Sub Rosa Bakery hardly needs an introduction. Brother and sister team Evrim and Evin Dogu have put their all into the Church Hill spot, building it from a table in Evrim’s apartment to the thriving neighborhood center that it is today. We talked to them about what drew them to food, their relationship to the Richmond community, food cultur...
This IS your grandmother's Mexican: Abuelita's
April 22, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBWe know you’ve heard of Abuelita’s: #rvadine can’t stop talking about the delicious food coming out of Karina Benavides' and Everardo Fonseca’s temple to guisos Mexicanos. The two restaurant veterans, who are partners both in life and in love, opened a spot centered around Mexican home cooking and hospitality that is truly their own. We talk about thinking outside the “Mexican box;" the challenges involved in sticking with their vision; what it’s like being the hot new spot in Rich...
Shark in the Desert: Michelle Parrish of Soul N' Vinegar
April 08, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes017 Michelle Parrish Soul N’ Vinegar Show Notes: Nestled in the north end of Church Hill, in an area not far from some of the restaurants that helped put Richmond on the national dining map is a humble and petite food shop on a mission to feed its neighbors. Michelle Parrish talks with us about Soul N’ Vinegar, her oasis in a food desert, which serves "diverse foods for diverse peoples." Inspired by an entrepreneurial reality show and seeing friends running their own businesses, M...
Whole Asses and Wine Glasses: Abi Huntington of Dinamo Restaurant
March 25, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBRichmond restaurant stalwart Abi Huntington, General Manager at beloved Italian-Jewish spot Dinamo, is our guest this week. Abbi cut her industry teeth at old-school Richmond haunts like Joe’s Inn and Avalon, where she started to fall for wine. Self-described as a "half-ass oenophile," she chatted with us about wine, the restaurant industry, leaving the city, confronting the new development near VCU, and confronting sexism in the wine industry. Mentioned in this episode: Dinamo on...
Richmond's Plantasia: Pomona Plants & Coffee
March 11, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MBFrom working together in the restaurant scene—long before Richmond was even a blip on the national food radar—to learning the ins and outs of growing food from seed up at a Northern farm, Melissa and Frayser Micou have had quite a journey to their current oasis in the city, Pomona Plants and Coffee. These past adventures inform their plant shop-cum-soda fountain-cum-coffee salon and make it one of the most thoughtfully curated spots in the city to chill. Pop in, pick a plant friend...
Hail Saison: Justin Ayotte
February 25, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB014 Justin Ayotte We sat down with Justin Ayotte, beverage director of Jackson Ward’s Saison restaurant and next-door neighbor Saison Market. These two are regulars on lists of the best bars in Richmond, thanks to a well-executed drink program coupled with an easygoing environment. Born in Virginia Beach and raised in Chesterfield, Justin entered the Richmond drink scene via Capital Ale House, where he met Saison owner Jay Bayer and fell in love with beer, cocktails, and bartendin...
Squirrels are Forever: Vanessa Beller of A Secret Forest
February 11, 2019 22:25 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB013 Vanessa Beller: A Secret Forest This episode, we wander into A Secret Forest with candy maker/magical fairy Vanessa Beller. A native of Los Angeles, Vanessa moved to Richmond less than a year ago and opened a brick and mortar biz on Broad St, giving her thriving online shop for luxe lollipops a local outpost in the arts district downtown. Show Notes: This episode, we wander into A Secret Forest with candy maker/magical fairy Vanessa Beller. A native of Los Angeles, Vanessa m...
Holiday Sweet Treats Special
December 10, 2018 12:34 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBShow Notes: It's the holidays and we are excited for treats! From holiday classics like panettone & buche de Noel to magical sugar spun lollys and electric pink pan dulces, Richmond has your holiday sweet tooth covered. Tune in to hear who is offering what and how you can represent your hometown with lovely and delicious sweet treats this season. Mentioned in this episode: Westhampton Bakery Sub Rosa Sub Rosa Instagram A Secret Forest A Secret Forest Instagram La Sabrosita ...
Raising the (Beer) Bar: Kate Lee of Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
November 12, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MB011 Kate Lee After our wine episode, we figured it was time to give Richmond beer its due, and what better place to start than one of the breweries that put the Richmond beer scene on the map? Kate Lee, Vice President of Operations and Quality at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, is the woman in charge of just about everything that goes into making Hardywood beer: quality testing of everything, from the ingredients to the final product; plus all the less exciting but extremely crucial...
Giustino's Pizza:The truth about 'cione (cho-ney)
October 29, 2018 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MB010 Giustino Riccio IT’S OUR TENTH EP! IT’S GIUSTINO’S PIZZA! We’re screaming! Have you been to Galley Go-To in Southside to have what is one of the very best pies in Richmond, made by the charming and hilarious Giustino Riccio? Go ahead; we’ll wait. On the way you can listen to Giustino explain his pizza philosophy and how it is similar to his approach to making music. There is lots of cornicione (cor-knee-cho-ney) talk, insider dough secrets, some toppings controversy... we get ...
Low Spiders Per Barrel: The Wine Jerks
October 15, 2018 10:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB009 The Wine Jerks This week we're joined by four Richmond-area wine experts: Booth Hardy of Barrel Thief, Nathan Conway of the Metzger/Brenner Pass family, Virginia Samsel of Native Selections, and Jeremy Wilson, former wine and food director at The Jasper (now part of the staff at the Inn at Little Washington—congrats Jeremy!). Over the course of a few bottles—two great, one terrible—we talked with them about natural wine, the Richmond wine scene, good wine that's bad, bad wine t...
Fish Skin Soft Serve: Chef Lee Gregory
October 01, 2018 13:43 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB008 Chef Lee Gregory We sit down with Lee Gregory amidst the clamor and frenzy of the first few weeks into the opening of his third restaurant, Alewife. Gregory is chef/owner/partner at well-known Richmond restaurants The Roosevelt and Southbound, and Alewife is his first solo project. We talk about how his focus on seafood has roots in both his upbringing and his growth as a young cook in Richmond, the quirky eating habits of his kids, the state of the dining scene in Richmond, an...
Famous Ramos: Our Favorite Richmond Dishes
September 17, 2018 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBWe know Richmond has a lotta good food—but if you had to make a top-five list, what dishes would make the cut? In this special mini-episode, we talk RVA's most iconic foods, from Sally Bell's cupcakes to cheese Columbos to Sailor Sandwiches, and Nicole and Laura throw out a few of their personal favorite eats from around town. Chime in with your must-try dishes on social media with the hashtags #rvafamouseats and #richmondfamouspodcast. Show Notes: Mentioned in this episode: Alew...
The Brothers Teklemariam: The Nile Ethiopian Bistro
August 20, 2018 13:00 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBRichmond has quite a few restaurant families, folks for whom hard work and culinary creativity is a family affair and whose legacies are deeply tied into the food community here. The story of the Teklemariam family, who operate The Nile Ethiopian Bistro, crosses continents, the Midwest and Mid Atlantic and lands right here in Richmond. Consistency and a commitment to healthful, nutritious food inform the cuisine of The Nile, but—as you’ll hear—a deep familial connection defines it. ...
No Milkshakes, No Masters: Charm School Social Club
August 06, 2018 11:30 - 41 minutes - 39 MBIt’s summer! A wet and rainy summer to be sure, but that's not stopping the ice cream lovers of Richmond from queuing up at Charm School Social Club. Meryl Hillerson and Alex Zavaleta joined us to talk about how their friendship and punk ethos informs all they do at their ice cream shop. From the cheeky decor to the vegan, homemade waffle cones, these guys do it their way and we get to reap the rewards. We got down and dairy (and non-dairy!) into the sweet science of what makes thei...
Married...with Gold Cart
July 23, 2018 13:32 - 48 minutes - 45 MB004 Gold Cart Jean-Claude Van Dinner-Dance. Fire Brunch with Me. Fantasy Fair. Perhaps you attended one of these local events. If not, you should have! Meet Erik Heffernan, Liz Rosenberg, Andrea Singer-Curry and Ned Curry of Gold Cart, an unconventional catering biz that creates themed pop-ups and private parties all over Richmond (their fellow partner Will Rigsby could not make it). Show Notes: Jean-Claude Van Dinner-Dance. Fire Brunch with Me. Fantasy Fair. Perhaps you attended...
31K Richmonders Can’t Be Wrong!: Bartender Lindsey Scheer
July 08, 2018 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB003 Bartender Lindsey Scheer If you frequent the restaurants and bars of Richmond you’ve probably been served by bartender Lindsey Scheer. Years of honing her hustle and craft has led her to the beloved palace of hospitality, Heritage, where as bar manager she is infusing her unfussy approach and joyful spirit into their drink program. Show Notes: Chances are, if you frequent the restaurants and bars of Richmond you’ve probably been served by bartender Lindsey Scheer. She started...
Champagne Papi: Chauncey Jenkins
June 25, 2018 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBThe ever talented Chauncey Jenkins, aka Chance Fischer—fresh from performing at the opening day reception at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and his recent promotion to General Manager at Lemaire—stopped by the kitchen table. We talked wine, women and song (well, not so much women, unless you count us) and what it’s like running the massive entity that is Lemaire on one of the most grueling days of the year in food and beverage: Mother’s Day. The birds were singing, the wine flow...
100% That Bitch: Chef Brittanny Anderson
June 18, 2018 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBLinks Mentioned: Pho Tay Do vs. Pho So 1 La Cabaña Shelly's Food, Comida Latina Randall (Randy) Doetzer, former chef at Nota Bene Longoven Indie Chefs Week Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry The Roosevelt Susan Winiecki, editorial director of Richmond Magazine and half of the force behind Fire, Flour & Fork Follow Us: RichmondFamous.com @rvafamous on Instagram