Tag: Mashita

May 3, 2024

Restaurant hosting drag show pushes back against hateful messages

By Sarah Golibart Gorman, contributor

Mikey Reisenberg, the owner and chef of Mashita, Harrisonburg’s Korean-inspired restaurant, turned this week to Instagram stories for support following negative comments about an upcoming drag show.

To help restaurants and the environment, some owners urge patrons to dine in, not take out

By Kevin Gorman, contributor

While running a local restaurant has never been easy, the last few years have tested Harrisonburg’s restaurants — with a pandemic that kept people out of their dining rooms followed by difficulties in finding and keeping employees and then rising food costs.

Local restaurants endured the summer of ‘Now Hiring,’ but it hasn’t been easy for some

By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor and Eric Gorton, senior contributor

Like many restaurants and retail stores across the country, Harrisonburg businesses have faced some challenges in finding — and keeping — employees this summer, although their experiences have been almost as diverse as the types of food and products they sell.

Downtown culinary district gets creative

By Kyle Kirby, Contributor

Harrisonburg restaurants are finding creative ways to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic – supporting not only themselves, but their customers and community, too. Magpie & Friends drive-thru market is one new service cheering up a now-eerily quiet downtown.