This month, Eat It, Virginia sits down with Taylor Antonelli of Superstars Pizza and baker/musician Giustino Riccio to get the full story behind their new restaurant, Antonelli's Deli.

They share how a partnership forged in a 1951 Ford pizza truck evolved into opening a brick-and-mortar sandwich shop in Richmond's Museum District neighborhood.

We dive into the philosophy behind their focused menu, the art of creating the perfect sandwich bread, and how their winding careers, from a dry cleaner to the Latin rhythms of Bio Ritmo, unexpectedly led them to this moment.

Plus, stick around for their insightful "Richmond Hot Takes" on the future of the city's hospitality industry and the incredible musical talent hidden within RVA's kitchens.

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Chef Ryan Diaz joins Scott Wise and Robey Martin on “Eat It, Virginia!” to talk about his journey from Miami to Charleston, Los Angeles and ultimately Richmond, Virginia, where he now leads the seasonal kitchen concept Mañana inside Cahoots in the Fan District. Diaz shares stories from working in elite kitchens including McCrady’s, Animal, Vern’s and The Brooklyn, discusses balancing military life in the Air Force with late-night cooking shifts, and explains how burnout nearly pushed him out of the restaurant industry altogether. The conversation also dives into Richmond’s evolving food scene, seasonal cooking, restaurant culture, skateboarding, local farms and what Diaz hopes to build at Cahoots. If you love Richmond restaurants, chef interviews, food culture and behind-the-scenes kitchen stories, this episode is for you.

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How does someone leave a successful insurance career at 50 to open one of Richmond’s most beloved wine bars?

On this episode of Eat It, Virginia, Scott Wise and Robey Martin sit down with Melissa Stallard, proprietor of Chez Nous in Richmond’s Monroe Ward neighborhood, to talk about food, reinvention, French culture, hospitality and building community through wine and conversation.

Melissa shares how growing up in her father’s Doswell butcher shop helped shape her love of food, why she left the insurance industry after decades in business, and how a lifelong fascination with France inspired Chez Nous. Her intimate French wine bar near The Jefferson Hotel has quickly become one of Richmond’s hottest dining destinations.

Whether you love Richmond restaurants, French food, wine bars, hospitality culture or stories about personal reinvention, this episode offers a thoughtful look inside one of RVA’s most talked-about culinary concepts.

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Chez Nous

4 W Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23220

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