Author: Sarah Golibart Gorman

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Foodie Q&A: Melissa Lapp of Friendly City Food Co-op

My grandma was all about simple cooking. She would always talk about how you can have simple food, but the way you present it is everything.

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Foodie Q&A: Rachel FitzGerald of Magpie Diner

When I moved back to Virginia, I couldn’t get a cooking job I wanted, so I got back into education a little bit and started my own music supper series out in Spring Creek at the town hall. That was the first time I did anything myself and looking back I’m surprised I had the audacity to do it. 

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Foodie Q&A: Bijaya (BJ) Dulal of Indian & American Cafe

At first, it was hard. Customers expected a certain taste. John and Rama had their own way, but we learned it. We try to improve every single day.

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Foodie Q&A: Maria Cooper of Broad Porch Coffee Co

I grew up in a big Italian household. My grandmother, when she moved to America, started working in restaurants because that’s what she knew how to do. I was always around her and my mom when they were cooking. In our family, everything revolves around food—it’s how we connect.

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Foodie Q&A: Ryan Zale of Local Chop & Grill House

I have a lot of Polish ancestry and my grandmothers on both sides were really good cooks. So I ate a lot of Polish dishes – pierogies and sauerkraut and kielbasa have a very, very warm place in my heart. My grandfather had a pretty decent sized garden, so we would work with him and eat out of the garden. When I was a kid, for money, I used to milk cows. Drinking raw milk. Nothing beats that. 

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Foodie Q&A: Levi Ryman of Bowl of Good

This month Gorman sat down with Levi Ryman, artist, skater, and the only employee at Bowl of Good with a bowl named in his honor.

Foodie Q&A: Isabelle Vento of Heritage Bakery & Cafe

This month Gorman sat down with Isabelle Vento, co-owner and operator of Heritage Bakery & Cafe, to hear about what inspired Vento to open Heritage 10 years ago, and what keeps her going.

Foodie Q&A: Paul Somers of The Golden Pony

This month Gorman sat down with Paul Somers to hear about how he went from bar manager to owner of The Golden Pony. More than just a restaurant, The Pony is a music venue, bar, nightclub, and home to Outsiders everywhere.  

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