In its short life, the Vintage Kitchen has racked up many accolades for its focus on local foods, artisan cheeses, and microbrews. Chef Phillip Craig Thomason is Paris trained, but local, and knows the specialties of the area. It's a place where you can order "Five Spice Duck Breast" and also a superb cheeseburger. All the spices and sauces come from an outdoor herb garden. A special...
Todd Jurich had a monopoly on fine downtown dining until French-trained chef Phillip Craig Thomason, a Portsmouth native, opened this restaurant on the ground level of Dominion Tower, a skyscraper office building between Waterside Drive and the Elizabeth River. His is the only really good downtown restaurant with a river view, which almost alone makes it a fine choice. Like his teachers in...