Can you name any beer cocktails besides a Shandy and a Michelada? No? Well, that’s about to change. Try Shock Me, a take on the Old Fashioned from Virtue Feed & Grain in Alexandria, VA. Get the recipe here. [Read more at Bon Appetite online]
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Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2011
An homage to Irish pubs, built on the great American larder in a wooded warehouse of enormous charm. Best dish: rockfish with colcannon potatoes and cabbage. [Read the rest of the review at Esquire]
Southern Living – The South’s Best Gastropubs
Virtue Feed & Grain, a newcomer in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, particularly embraces the whole-animal philosophy. Chef and co-owner Cathal Armstrong, a Dublin native, showcases his Irish roots with crubeens (pig’s feet fritters) and kidneys in red wine. [Read the rest of the review at Southern Living online]
The Hill – Irish American
Be it spicy, tangy, crunchy or gooey, no one does satisfying bar food like the Irish — and Americans, who have not stopped inventing new pairings of carbs and dairy since popularizing the grilled cheese sandwich nearly a century ago. Now a culinary star who brought the best of both those nations’ flavors to Washington, [...]
Washington Post – Virtue Feed and Grain, a new Alexandria restaurant, keeps a distinctly old feel
As a young girl, Meshelle Armstrong would meander down Alexandria’s King Street, eating ice cream, hopping cobblestones and visiting the old Olsson’s Books and Records, where she fondly remembers buying her first Bruce Springsteen album. The city, she says, is charmed. “Few places remain as authentic as Old Town.” It’s this authenticity that she and [...]
Washington Post – Tom Sietsema – Editors’ Pick
Although Virtue Feed & Grain in Alexandria was brought to life by the team from the nearby Restaurant Eve, Todd Thrasher, one of the four principals, hopes customers can appreciate the differences between the casual newcomer and the polished dining destination. There are many. [Read the rest of the review at WashingtonPost.com]
BizBash – Alexandria Eatery Opens with Built-in Entertainment Options
Eco-friendly restaurant Virtue Feed and Grain opened in a former 1800s feed house—which inspired the name—in Alexandria on June 10.
Washingtonian Magazine – An Early Look at Virtue Feed & Grain
Feature article in Washingtonian Magazine: “The casual spot has a menu that’s a mashup of high & low-end Irish and American comfort dishes. “
Daily Candy – Old Town’s New Gastropub
Our vice: restaurant indulgence. (Yours, too?) And there’s no stopping us now that Virtue Feed & Grain, the new gastro tavern is here.
BisNow – Pass the Pigs’ Feet
Barnyard chic is the best way to describe Restaurant Eve chef Cathal Armstrong’s newest venture, Virtue Feed & Grain.