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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Restaurants Charlottesville Insider Investigation Of Fare, Spirits and Events.

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By Mike Long

Restaurants Charlottesville (RCV) is a brand new blog, revealing the results of an ongoing 2-year investigation into the top restaurants and venues in Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia. Charlottesville is a town rich with eateries and hot local music (including spawning international music sensations the Dave Matthews Band.) It's a small University town of less than a hundred thousand residents, with big city appeal when it comes to fine dining and events on a budget.

Boasting an ever increasing blend of different kinds of foods wrapped in a seemingly endless array of out-of-the-box themes, Charlottesville has the kind of selection and quality that folks usually have to suffer the big prices and high stress conditions of big city living to enjoy. And Charlottesville actually has a more exciting music and events situation than many cities ten times its size!

RCV doesn't believe in "drive by" reviews, popular with other review sites, which tend to either rely on easily faked anonymous feedback, or single visits. In fact we conducted an in depth investigation of the food and music scene in Charlottesville for over two years before we launched. That's because RCV figures that folks coming to our site are looking for more than a "thumbs up or thumbs down." We think folks are looking for the inside scoop on the characters and details behind the scenes that really make Charlottesville such a small town with big town excitement.

Fare and Spirits: Looking for a great Italian meal? Sal's Caffe Italia serves a mean lasagna, and Fellini's #9 has great food and events like Karayoke. Indian food? Try Himalyan Fusion on the downtown mall. Milan and Maharaja have tremendous Indian north on 29. Sushi? Ten is tasty and sheik. Sakura is a Charlottesville tradition. Looking for a great hole in the wall where everyone will soon know your name? There's The Box, Rapture, and Buddhist Biker Bar. Sports bars more your thing? Boylan Heights, Wild Wings and Rivals all have a fun scene.

The Music Scene: Charlottesville didn't just beget Dave Matthews Band, but it also started the careers of other hit bands like Earth to Andy, Everything and Fighting Gravity. John Paul Jones Arena's lineup for 2010 includes Taylor Swift, John Mayer, George Strait and Paramore. But it's the local music that so often makes dining and drinking in Charlottesville such a treat! Eating venues that specialize in promoting local acts and DJ music include Millers, where Dave Matthews used to tend bar before becoming an international mega-star, Escafe, X Lounge, and Blue Light Grill. - 24553

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