Does anyone make Latte art in Charlottesville? Please tell me yes. I think the sad truth is no.

A reliable birdie sends this in:

I heard La Taza has been sold 

Any truth to this rumor?

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Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up for your week in review.

We got villains dissing on wine bars, gunshots at the Outback and some Grecian food. Don’t forget to stop around back to sample our smelly PR move, celebrity wannabies, and your favorite musical acts. When you leave, grab the gift bag– it’s full of tats, lawsuits, and monkey sex. Enjoy!

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As typical for a cVillain week, things got rather spicy. Last week was about banning things (trans fat, bumper nuts and bags) before Armageddon hit. Between our new mascot and the discussion about platonic boy/girl friendships, it was one of our most diverse weeks yet.

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I’m gonna start doing a wrapup of the week on Saturdays or Sundays. If you guys like this kind of a thing, let me know. If not, then I will stop.

Monday:

New Jersey-Ites call Bodo’s everything bagels “trash bagels.” [Trash Bag Hell]

Freaky Weather Happens [Not a Record]

Lilith, as usual, knows the scenes inside out [Weekend Review]

Gobbler asks about 29N’s for Lease Signs [Why are they there?]

Thor and Lilith answer some questions from a hot date [Thor & Lilith]

First friday’s anyone [It's cool]

What is the worst music video every [This one?]

Police car hits wheelchairer [with Fergie on the radio]

Tuesday

Should smoking be banned in restaurants? [Great debate here]

Our review of Blue Mountain Brewery [It's awesome.]

Popo’s screaming past L&C [no one knows why, except for the passing wheelchair gang]

Wednesday

Albemarle police make it to the front page of viral video sites [Break It]

Monticello and the Virginia Encyclopedia: Are they missing the modern train [1 & 2]

All about relationships [Parlie asks, LaGrape answers with some amazing stats]

Wine party at Crush [24th of January, baby]

Thursday

Vote for the Best Pictures from our Readers [HERE]

We take a look around the C-Ville Blog O Sphere [Cooler than us]

We get some pictures of the Bamboo House [Taxidermy anyone?]

On Being A DJ [a real look at the truths of DJing for the public]

Lilith’s infamous awkward conversations for your hot date [this time it's about Sex]

Cults in Charlottesville [for real, the koolaid is good]

Friday

Will 2007 be an amazing wine vintage [we hope so]

Silmo’s looking for some hotties to arm wrestle [winners get eternal fame]

Distract yourself at work [2G1C, again]

Oy asks “does having sex with your clone constitute incest or masturbation” [there still is no consensus]

We hope you all had great weekends [preview & your assignment]

Saturday

Wahooptie [phatness]

Popos hauling [Big GULP]

Credit: tudodany

(It’s not your average annual report.)

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I finally stopped in Shenandoah Joe’s. Do it!

I love our downtown coffeehouses, but it’s no secret that they just can’t house the volume of “for here” coffee drinkers at peak hours, and I’ve stopped going with plans to stay because I feel self-conscious waiting for a table to open while holding my lap top and hot cup. The trade-off is that the scene is, for lack of a better word, cool. Downtown coffee is a see/be seen scene, like any bar but with a different fix to drink.

So I branched out. The Preston Avenue space is a different kind of cool. I walked the six feet from my parking space to the entrance and was met with a large, open, high-ceiling space with warm colored wells. The smell alone is worth a trip. I have no idea how to describe it, and saying “freshly roasted coffee” would be an understatement.

Half of the space is devoted to the coffee roasting process, with equipment and staff visible to the customers. The other half is set up with tables and furniture I actually wanted to sit in. I stopped in mid-morning on a weekday, and it was busy without being uncomfortable. I can’t believe I’m going to say the following, but it was noticeable: the customers were overwhelmingly cute, with nary a student in sight (except, maybe, behind the register).

I’m not the one to talk about coffee (*cough* Thor *cough*) so I won’t even weigh in– start commenting! But my pumpkin muffin was the best pumpkin muffin I’ve ever had, of the at-least-10 I’ve probably had in my life, and the rest of the pastries looked crazy-good– peanut butter blondies, coconut macaroons, and an assortment of muffins.

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Go to the Transit Center Cafe, wink and say “cVillain Sent Me” and you get a Free Cup of Coffee through the end of the year.

Thank Christian Trendel, the owner.

My morning Mudhouse visit revealed their decision to make ristretto shots standard for all espresso-based drinks. I applaud the move.

Mudhouse baristas have long advocated for the superior taste of ristretto shots, and I converted about two years ago, taking the suggestion of a FLakes employee. I haven’t looked back since.

For those preferring the traditional espresso shot, just ask for a “long pull.” For the rest, savor the sweetness that is ristretto.

Good morning! I made a restaurant index manually, and it took me hours! Please enjoy!

One note: I will eventually attribute each review to the proper author. Right now, the reviews are all attributed to the author of the post they fall under. For example, if I wrote a brunch review as a post, and Thor posted a comment about a restaurant I did not mention, the link to Thor’s restaurant will still be attributed to me. I just wanted to get these posted! When you search for a restaurant on our site, it will search only the posts; a comment search must be done separately. This index is a composite of posts and comments…

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