This Saturday, we spent selling some goods outside our store for the Book Hill Fall Market. Thank you for everyone who came out – we had a lot of curious fans begging for us to re-open!
We are working hard to open our doors for you! In the meantime, download our Calendar of Events and mark down some nights filled with cooking, demonstrations, book clubs, and wine.
We will see you soon, or as they say in Italian, ci vediamo!
— Via Umbria
This Saturday, we spent selling some goods outside our store for the Book Hill Fall Market. Thank you for everyone who came ...
Now in Umbria, we are gearing up for our Food and Wine tour part two, which begins tomorrow! In DC, we are busy rounding up excellent bakers, baristas, and chefs to prepare for our opening in November. But in both places, we are always taking a little pause for #spritzoclock, and we hope you are too.
Tomorrow is National Pasta Day! See our pasta recipes here, and get some truly original creations at our online store.
Last year, on our food and wine tour, we were met with a sad sight. The olive harvest of 2014 met a combination of terrible conditions that cause the crop yield to be incredibly low, or nonexistent. This year, we can personally witness the bounce back in Umbria. The LA Times wrote an article that rejoices with us – Umbrian olive oil is back.
Starbucks is in talks to open stores in Italy. How do you feel about mega-chains (such as the Dominos plan we mentioned last week) moving into Italy?
Our Food and Wine tour kicks off tomorrow! Prepare for more fun updates from Italy! And we have some Vinopalooza spots left if this is giving you major wonderlust…
Italy is going to dig for ancient Roman treasure which fascinated the Nazis. They are digging in the tomb of Alaric, king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome, which is thought to include gold, silver and a priceless Menorah looted from Second Temple.
Have a wonderful week!
– Via Umbria
Now in Umbria, we are gearing up for our Food and Wine tour part two, which begins tomorrow! In DC, we are busy ...
Curious about our construction progress? We open our doors and bring the construction to you (minus the noise). Let your curiosity be satisfied.
Ci Vediamo!
– Via Umbria
Curious about our construction progress? We open our doors and bring the construction to you (minus the noise). Let your curiosity be ...
All this week we have been receiving photos from Italy about the food and wine tour. Our guests went truffle hunting yesterday, with a special truffle dog, Camilla, and then got to cook up their findings! Luckily for us, we carry products from the same truffle hunters right here in the United states.
In other news…
Bon Appétite makes an homage to their best homemade pizza recipes. In the Via Umbria test kitchen we made a gorgonzola, red onion, and beet pizza on Monday, which was very tasty.
In more food news, a study says that Italian origin is the key to the buying decisions of 71 percent of Italian consumers. Italian origin is more important to Italians than any kind of quality guarantee—which only 67 percent of those polled look for. Furthermore, Italian origin outweighs the absence of preservatives, which 66 percent deem important. It even trumps organic certification, significant for 61 percent of the population. So what me mean to say is…Italians like Italian food.
Bill writes a personal post that sums up our business approach and nails why Umbria and Italy fill us up with life.
Sea salt, good dark chocolate, balsamic, olive oil, and part? Washington Post, we agree: always worth the splurge. Here are 10 healthful foods always worth the premium price tag.
More pizza news…Domino’s is now selling pizza in Milan. It is the first major pizza chain ever to enter the Italian market. Do you think it will work?
Italy became the world’s largest wine producer, ahead of France. But don’t get too excited – it’s mainly due to Italy’s perfect weather conditions this year and France’s poor ones.
We hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall and feeling “fed” by life.
Ci vediamo!
Via Umbria
All this week we have been receiving photos from Italy about the food and wine tour. Our guests went truffle hunting yesterday, ...
What’s hot, Italian and waiting for you at the bar?
That’s right—illy coffee at the all new Via Umbria opening this November! Paired with a fresh made croissant, and sipped at the bar—Via Umbria provides the traditional Italian coffee bar experience right in Georgetown.
“You can grab a cup of coffee anywhere; we wanted to offer people a real Italian coffee experience. Stop in on your way to work, order a small, delicious cup of illy and talk politics with your neighbor—just like in Italy. We will open at 7am for coffee and breakfast,” said Suzy Menard, one of the owners of Via Umbria.
Via Umbria’s coffee bar is perfect for those who crave the classic social European coffee experience instead of a cafe overrun with people on headphones and laptops.
Later this week, Via Umbria will announce its website’s new press page for up-to-date news, events and announcements.
CONTACT: Jenny Buck, Via Umbria (612)801-6056 jennybuck1@gmail.com
What’s hot, Italian and waiting for you at the bar? That’s right—illy coffee at the all new Via Umbria opening this November! Paired ...
Well, this rain is bleak. We hope you all are staying warm and snuggly. Bill and Suzy are avoiding this mess by heading off to Italy for two food and wine tours. You should be able to keep up with them here, on the blog!
The New York Times interviews a Monk from Norcia about his daily life. His activities are pretty interesting. If he even feels the stress of email, is anyone safe?
We’ll just leave this here… where to find the best pizza in DC. You’re welcome.
7 things you might be doing wrong with pasta! This list is essential, please take a look before you cook your next pot of pasta.
The wild boars of Italy are going on birth control.
Now that we are officially in October, we can start the slow move towards Halloween…so here are the 10 Best Dario Argento films to keep you transfixed and freaked out all month.
Stay dry, friends!
–Via Umbria
Well, this rain is bleak. We hope you all are staying warm and snuggly. Bill and Suzy are avoiding this mess by ...
What happens when passions collide? In this case, amazing flavor as Via Umbria opens its doors in a few short weeks. One of its many new offerings will be Italian cooking demonstrations paired with the perfect wine—and who better to bring these two together than DC Chef and Sommelier, Vickie Reh.
“Joining Via Umbria is the perfect opportunity for me—it combines my passion for cooking, wine and tourism. Via Umbria’s owners, Bill and Suzy Menard bring quality to everything they do and I am looking forward to being part of their new Italian Marketplace in Georgetown.”
Many DC Foodies will remember Reh in her position as Chef at Buck’s Fishing & Camping. Reh is a Certified Sommelier and a recipient of the Level Three Award from the Wine Spirits and Education Trust, passing with Distinction. Since leaving Buck’s she has been a wine consultant and personal chef and is currently working on a book about food and wine. “I’ve been waiting for the next right opportunity and this is it. I met the Menards when I was Chef at Buck’s years ago, and we became friends. I’ve travelled with them to Italy and cooked with them in their home. I am really excited to join this enticing endeavor. More than a restaurant or market, Via Umbria is an authentic Italian experience and I get to help make that happen.”
Via Umbria will operate café style during the day with guests enjoying freshly prepared fare from the onsite kitchen. Cooking and wine classes in the exhibition kitchen will be offered.
“Introducing our customers to the complete experience of Umbrian food and wine is going to be great fun! Via Umbria will have everything needed for those looking to learn about cooking specialty Italian fare at home–fabulous authentic ingredients and an enthusiastic staff ready to advise every step of the way!”
Via Umbria will open in early November, with a tentative date of November 7th In the meantime, you can read about the adventures of Chef Reh and the Menards as they lead an upcoming Food and Wine Tour at their Italian farmhouse, right here on the blog. To read more about Vickie Reh’s ideas about food and wine and her culinary odyssey with Bill & Suzy, check our her blog http://www.vickieswinetable.com/blog.
Ci Vediamo!
–Via Umbria
What happens when passions collide? In this case, amazing flavor as Via Umbria opens its doors in a few short weeks. One ...
Redesigning our store would have been difficult without the help of premium architects and designers. One of these influencers is Ezio Mattice, the man behind Artemodus Design Studio, who helped us create our wine display for the new Via Umbria.
On Thursday, we hosed a wine tasting in his studio in Georgetown, where guests got a taste of what the new Via Umbria will be offering in the way of food and wine.
Redesigning our store would have been difficult without the help of premium architects and designers. One of these influencers is Ezio Mattice, ...
We’ve had an interesting week in DC, with all of the commotion from the Pope. We love the power of an image from the Washington Post – DC starts to look a lot like the Vatican, right down to the obelisk.
If you’r reading this on Friday, it’s probably time you poured your self a Spritz. Here are five bitter drinks we wish were a bigger deal in the USA, from Food 52. Italy has been drinking bitter for a very long time—and we should be following suit.
Here are just a few reasons why having a kitchen garden on vacation is amazing.
Were the bones of the Real Mona Lisa just unearthed? We’ll let you decide.
Milan Fashion week just began! Here is the recap from the Wall Street Journal.
We kicked off our weekend a little early with a wine tasting with Arte Modus Design Studio last night. Cheers to everyone who came out! We hope your weekend is filled with little luxuries and relaxation.
–Ci Vediamo!
Via Umbria
We've had an interesting week in DC, with all of the commotion from the Pope. We love the power of an image from ...
Via Umbria and Arte Modus modern design studio invite you to an end of summer Umbrian Wine Tasting.
Enjoy the flavors of our Umbrian wine and light bites in the beautiful Art Modus studio.
Arte Modus, located by the canal in Georgetown, is a modern design studio featuring high end furniture and fixtures from some of Italy’s top studios. Art Modus helped create the vision for the new Via Umbria store, market, gallery and kitchen to open this Fall 2015. We hope you will join us!
6-8 PM on Thursday, September 24th.
ARTE MODUS
1054 31st Street, NW
Suite #009
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
RSVP to info@viaumbria.com or call 202.333.3904
You can also find our event on Facebook.
Ci Vediamo!
–Via Umbria
Via Umbria and Arte Modus modern design studio invite you to an end of summer Umbrian Wine Tasting. Enjoy the flavors of our Umbrian wine and light ...
As we work through the summer, we are setting our sights on a potential open date! Take a look at where we are (no floors!) now.
Ci Vediamo!
Via Umbria
As we work through the summer, we are setting our sights on a potential open date! Take a look at where we ...
