VirginiaCooking Classes, Cooking Vacations, Foodie Tours, Culinary Getaways

A Virginia cooking vacation will prove that there's a lot more to Virginia Cuisine than peanuts. On the Eastern Shore, the variety of succulent seafood, tasty oysters, clams, flounder, and crab will please the culinary traveler. Northern Virginia feeds a demand for gourmet products and upscale produce, including culinary … more ▼

herbs and shiitake mushrooms. When exploring central and southern Virginia, as well as the Blue Ridge highlands and Appalachia, foodies will find comfort in foods such as Brunswick stew, fried chicken, black-eyed peas, accompanied by cornbread, biscuits, and slaw. Virginia has become known for its vineyards and wineries, gaining the respect of wine critics at home and abroad. Virginia's rich history ties distinctively with the cuisine, which continues to evolve and develop today.