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Robey Martin

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As seen in: Eat It, Virginia!, Eater DC, The Virginian-Pilot, WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA), WTVR-TV (Richmond, VA), Daily Press (Newport News, VA), The Infatuation, Style Weekly, Richmond Magazine (US), Virginia Living
Dreamed it, then real-lifed it.. Co-host at @cbs6 @eatitvirginia with @scott_wise, Restaurant critic

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Hot and Heavy

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By Megan Marconyak, Robey Martin Verified
| Style Weekly Verified
Hunting down dishes that are truly oversized, literally set ablaze and actually worth eating rather than just designed for TikTok, Instagram, or Discord* clout is easier said than done. We’ve rounded up a selection that genuinely brings the heat, along with a few that go all in on over-the-top proportions. Every item here delivers where it matters most, so you can choose your spectacle without worrying that size or showmanship comes at the expense of flavor.
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Don’t Call it a Comeback

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By Robey Martin Verified
| Style Weekly Verified
Let’s not call it a comeback so much as a homecoming. In a Richmond full-circle moment, two writers rooted deeply in the city’s food culture have earned nominations for the 2026 James Beard Media Awards. Justin Shing-Jo Lo, dining critic for The Richmond Times Dispatch and Deb Freeman, former food editor at Style Weekly and host and executive producer of “Finding Edna Lewis,” were nominated for the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award and Documentary Visual Media categories, respectively.
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The Best Restaurants In Richmond, VA

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By Robey Martin Verified
| The Infatuation Verified
How is it that outsiders don't quite know how good Richmond dining is? Maybe because we've kept our cooking credentials quiet. But the city sits in a sweet spot: our Chesapeake Bay blue crab and oysters are just to the east, we raise excellent beef and pork, and our climate gives us four real seasons of produce. Chefs here don't have to fake it. The result is big-city-level cooking without the big-city price tag.
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