Sure, cake is great, but nothing makes you feel warm and fuzzy quite like the smell of bread right out of the oven. Being the lazy male that I am, I set off on an endeavor to find places that would make it for me.

The Secret Sauce
By the time we got to De Vines Italian Eatery, the last stop on our Chesapeake adventure, we were already a little beat. AltDaily contributor and Chesapeake resident Jerome Spencer had recommended the place, which should’ve encouraged me a bit. And by this time I’d come to learn better than to underestimate the [...]

A Saturday in Chesapeake: Part 2 of our Weekend in Chesapeake series.

Herrin and a couple other guests recommended the Daikichi Roll ($6.50) as the thing to get, so after our standard appetizer orders of edamame and seaweed salad (beautifully presented, may I add; pictured at left), I went for it. The Daikichi Roll is a California Roll topped with shrimp, scallions and spicy sauce, “baked until [...]

Before I even say a thing about it,
I do need to put this fact right out there: I am a sushi snob. I worked for a while at a very upscale, traditional Japanese restaurant where in order to be hired I learned to identify every piece of nigiri (the raw fish that sits atop sushi) [...]

Grilled Meat. Unadorned. Delicious.

There’s nothing I love more than discovering mind-blowing vegan food at a restaurant with televisions streaming football on the wall.

Although it doesn’t have the makings of a legendary joint, Simply Thai in Chesapeake lives up to its name in being simple, traditional and flavorful.

It annoys the hell out of me when people describe food as orgasmic; it’s cliche and honestly, most food does not compare to sex. But Still’s bread pudding does. It is romantic, sweet, passionate, sinful sex in your mouth.

As a wine lover and local nightlife writer, I am tasked with discovering all the best that nightlife in Virginia Beach has to offer. My recent quest was to find a place to enjoy some good wine without spending a fortune.