Most of you are aware of the project I co-founded at the beginning of 2012 -- Beyond the Flavor. Sarah Cramer Shields and I wanted to create a website dedicated to telling the stories of the people behind Charlottesville’s thriving food and drink scene with beautiful imagery and heartfelt words. We launched the site in March, asked food writer Megan Headley to start contributing August, and have published 50+ features, happenings, and other food-related posts in the site’s 10-month life. If you visit our Cheers to 2012 post you’ll see that we’ve been very busy!
So far, Beyond the Flavor's been a labor of love for us. While our incredible readers (that's you!) have filled us to the brim with gratitude and encouragement, we want to see the project grow and to become your #1 resource for everything food- and drink-related.
We have just launched a 28-day Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $20,000 to help pay for a website that goes far beyond its current blog format.
What can you expect? Features will still be front-and-center, but displayed with a browse-able carousel of images. You'll hear and learn from past contributors through our Checking In and Kitchen Skills departments. You'll get access to a searchable recipe index or can peruse the Flavor of the Month, Make This, and Drink This departments for inspiration. Interactive additions will allow you to submit and rate recipes too. An online dining guide will prove handy to anyone looking to dine out at one of our area's 200+ unique restaurants.
We hope that you'll consider donating so that we can keep doing what we know we are meant to be doing.
To read more about our project and to support Beyond the Flavor, view our Kickstarter campaign by clicking on the link below:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1120445816/beyond-the-flavor
Please feel free to share our project with friends and family, and thank you for your support!
Warmly,
Andrea
*Watch this video to learn more about our project!