Food & Drink
“Cary Potter” returns to Carytown Cupcakes with themed cupcakes, events all month
Hop aboard the Hogwarts Express and head to Carytown Cupcakes where you can experience another year of wizarding wonder at Carytown Cupcakes through November 4th.
Hop aboard the Hogwarts Express and head to Carytown Cupcakes where you can experience another year of wizarding wonder at Carytown Cupcakes. Cary Potter, a celebration of all things Harry Potter – and Halloween – is back for its fourth year with 10 new flavors and two weeks of mischief and magic.
The shop will be transformed into wizarding spots like Diagon Alley, favorite nooks and crannies from Hogwarts, and the dementor-infested Forbidden Forest.
The menu includes:
Butterbeer – Brown Sugar Cream Soda Cupcake, Topped With Buttered Caramel Buttercream And Drizzled Butterscotch Ganache
Sorting Hat – Chocolate Cupcake Filled With Colored Vanilla Buttercream Determines Your House And Topped With Chocolate Cream. Each sorting hat cupcake hides your house color within.
Pumpkin Pasties – Pumpkin Cupcake With Brown Sugar Buttercream And Pastry Pumpkin Garnishes
Dementor’s Kiss – Black Velvet Cupcake Topped With Cocoa Whipped Cream Icing And Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Golden Snitch – Vegan Cinnamon Cupcake With A Golden Graham Crust, Topped With Buttery Cinnamon Buttercream, Dyed Gold
Polyjuice Potion – Gluten-Free Lime Zest Cupcakes Filled With Blackberry-Raspberry Compote And Topped With Whipped Cream Icing
Detention With Umbridge – Gluten-Free English Breakfast Tea Cake, With A Raspberry Filling, Topped With Pink Almond Buttercream And Pink Glitter/Sprinkles
Treacle Tart – Vanilla Cake With A Shortbread Cookie On The Bottom, Filled With Torched Honey Custard, And Decorated With Brown Sugar Buttercream To Look Like A Tart
Aunt Petunia’s Pudding – Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcake With Strawberries In The Batter, Soaked In Strawberry Syrup, Topped With Whipped Cream, Silver Sprinkles And A Cherry
Dumbledore’s Favorite Sherbert Lemon – Vegan Lemon Zest Cupcake Filled With Tart Vegan Pastry Cream, Topped With Lemon Buttercream And Rolled In Sanding Sugar
Events include a Harry Potter Book Reading, Harry Potter Tattoo Flash, Harry Potter Trivia, Harry Potter Bingo, and a Cary Potter After Party – plus more.
Learn more and see the full schedule of events here.
Business
Local restaurants slinging cocktails, supporting LGBTQ organizations in support of National Pride Month
More than 25 restaurants in the Richmond Region are celebrating National Pride Month and supporting local LGBTQ organizations through the Dine Out For Pride campaign on June 5-11.
More than 25 restaurants in the Richmond Region are celebrating National Pride Month and supporting local LGBTQ organizations through the Dine Out For Pride campaign on June 5-11.
With every signature cocktail sold at participating restaurants, $1 will be donated equally to VA Pride and the Richmond Region Tourism Foundation’s OutRVA campaign.
Dine Out For Pride restaurants include:
- Bar Solita
- Bell Cafe
- Cabo Fish Taco
- Casa del Barco Canal Walk
- Dave & Buster’s Glen Allen
- eazzy burger
- Heritage
- JewFro
- Main Street Steakhouse
- Ms. Bee’s Juice Bar
- Papi’s Downtown
- Pinky’s
- Restaurant Adarra
- River City Roll
- Sam Miller’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar
- SB’s Lakeside Love Shack
- SB’s Main Street Love Shack
- Shagbark
- Soul Taco
- Southbound
- Tang & Biscuit
- Tarrant’s Downtown
- Tarrant’s West
- The Locker Room
- Three Notch’d Brewing Company
- Wok This Way
- ZZQ Texas Craft Barbeque
VA Pride is a program of Diversity Richmond and produces dozens of events annually including VA Pride Fest on September 23. The organization also provides grants, sponsorships, and scholarships to support local LGBTQ people, organizations and allies.
Richmond Region Tourism’s OutRVA campaign has been promoting the Richmond Region as a welcoming destination for more than 10 years.
Food & Drink
Taziki’s Mediterranean Café offering $5 gyro meals to celebrate 10th anniversary in Richmond
Taziki’s Innsbrook, Chesterfield, and Midlothian restaurants will offer $5 Grilled Chicken or Grilled Veggie Gyro meals all day on May 23 to dine-in guests.
Fast casual chain Taziki’s Mediterranean Café will honor 10 years of serving its Mediterranean fare with the Richmond community on Tuesday, May 23rd.
Taziki’s Innsbrook, Chesterfield, and Midlothian restaurants will offer $5 Grilled Chicken or Grilled Veggie Gyro meals all day on May 23 to dine-in guests.
“We are grateful to the Richmond community for these 10 wonderful years,” said operator Jona Ford. “Residents have welcomed us with open arms, and we plan to continue serving our fun, modern Mediterranean fare to the people we love for at least another 10.”
As a brand, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café is also celebrating 25 years.
Downtown
Island Shrimp Co. to hold rum seminar with acclaimed Brooklyn spirits author, educator
Shannon Mustipher is an acclaimed author and founder of the Women Who Tiki pop-up. She has received a number of accolades for her work in the bar industry, including the Tales of the Cocktail Pioneer Award and induction into the Dame Hall of Fame.
Island Shrimp Co. at Rockett’s Landing is set to host a rum tasting event on Saturday, May 27th at 2:30pm, featuring Brooklyn-based spirits author and educator Shannon Mustipher. The event will showcase a range of regional rum styles, with a welcome cocktail and eight sample selections for attendees to try. Tickets for the seminar are priced at $35 and can be purchased via Eventbrite.
Shannon Mustipher is an acclaimed author and founder of the Women Who Tiki pop-up. She has received a number of accolades for her work in the bar industry, including the Tales of the Cocktail Pioneer Award and induction into the Dame Hall of Fame. Most recently, she was named on the Bar World 100 list of the most influential people in the industry.
In addition to the rum tasting, Shannon will be signing copies of her book “Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails,” and will remain at the venue for a special happy hour from 4-6pm. The happy hour event is open to the public and will feature three cocktails from the book.
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