by Daniel M. Walker, Contributing Columnist | Aug 31, 2018 | Dining with Dan
September 2018 Country cooking that defies the odds Virginians are fortunate to have access to so many good restaurants that specialize in country cooking. Good country cooking captures the tastes, flavors, likes, even the attitudes of its locality. In New Mexico,...
by Daniel M. Walker, Contributing Columnist | Jun 30, 2018 | Dining with Dan
July 2018 After 40 years traveling our state, I can report that even in today’s fast-paced world, many pleasant old-Virginia traditions are alive and well! Take oysters and the town of Colonial Beach. “Going back in history, oysters became a driving force in the...
by Daniel M. Walker, Contributing Columnist | May 3, 2018 | Dining with Dan
May 2018 Deep in the heart of Virginia’s lush horse country is a unique restaurant on a mission. This restaurant, Hunter’s Head Tavern, and its neighboring Ayrshire Farms in Upperville, are dedicated to the experience of organic local farm meats and produce. ...
by Daniel M. Walker, Contributing Columnist | Jan 31, 2018 | Dining with Dan
February 2018 One of the things I most enjoy about this job is unexpectedly coming across little gourmet gems. Nothing fancy, just good eatin’! That’s exactly what happened recently while traveling through South Hill, Virginia, on historic U.S. Route 1. I drove...
by Daniel M. Walker, Contributing Columnist | Nov 21, 2017 | Dining with Dan
Golden Leaf Bistro Growing up in the South has given me many enduring and pleasant memories. One is of my dad taking me to a tobacco warehouse for the annual tobacco auction. The air was filled with the aroma of dried tobacco leaves and the rhythmic chant of...
