Monday, March 25, 2013
Falls Church Farmer’s Market director says crops that came in earlier last year could be later this year because of the ongoing cold weather.
If you’re awaiting Pizzeria Orso to break out their spring menu, you may have to hold off a bit. With cold weather affecting some crops, Executive Chef Will Artley said a few of his local vendors have already pushed back some of their delivery dates of produce. At least through the second week of April, customers will have to deal with the current menu, Artley said. “I wanted the spring menu out next week but it will be two weeks out now,” Artley said. “When spring comes, you want to see things like peas and anything bright and green. I never thought I would see a case of peas from a local vendor for $55.” February was slightly warmer than usual, but March has been decidedly cold—even the National Park Service had to move its estimated …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Bob Stifel works from his kitchen doing something he has always loved.
Bob Stifel loves getting in the kitchen and preparing a good meal for people and he’s done that for more than half of his 55 years of life. The Falls Church resident also knows there are people out there who want to be able to prepare a meal for their family and friends but may be confounded by some recipes. It’s that group of people that led Stifel to start Bob’s Best Quality. Only four months old, the company sells two types of dry rubs to cook with and an apple pie mix that includes everything but the crust and apples. “I’m reinventing myself after 27 years in IT,” Stifel said Monday inside The Local Market. “I recently decided life was short and you need to follow your dream.” A 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Local cookie company hoping to expand to storefront in the near future.
If you’ve been to The Local Market, you’ve seen the small brown sacks with tasty, homemade, soft cookies inside. For about two years, Pancha Dulce Artisan Cookies have found their way into Falls Church homes and more in the surrounding area. Operated by the husband and wife duo, Patrick and Priscilla Giannelli, the company produces between 400 and 500 bags of cookies a week. “Pat does most of the baking,” Priscilla said. “Pat’s perfected a lot of the baking.” Built from Priscilla’s craving for good alfajors, a Peruvian cookie. She couldn’t find a good one locally so she started baking her own and the company expanded to 13 types of cookies from that. Patrick said the company’s only customers were family and friends at first. Once they …
Andre L. Taylor
9:43 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thanks, Bob! I don't know how those pics got connected to Stifel and Capra, but I have gone in and fixed it in our directory listing. The link above goes to the directory listing on Patch. It was really great meeting you Monday and thanks for taking time out to chat with me. :) more ›