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Meet the Creatives
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Executive Chef
“I have come to realize that the very best food is representative of the time and place it is enjoyed. It also enriches our communities to support local farmers and to educate people to do so in any way possible. I find the challenge of sourcing locally and seasonally to be an exciting and healthy set of restrictions to exercise creativity within. “
Charlottesville is an absolute agricultural haven and I'm so excited to be in a position to help highlight the city in that way. We look forward to serving the very best of what Virginia has to offer for many years to come! “
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Head Bartender, Mixologist, Assistant General Manager
Cris’ boundless creative spirit keeps our cocktail list vibrant, fun, and thoroughly modern.
Cris makes all of the elements of his cocktails from scratch: syrups, juices, & tinctures. He’s always working on something fresh and unconventional!
at Tonic, we firmly believe that casual food can be excellent
Our chef, Chris D’Avino, is committed to creating simple, locally sourced, and seasonal food. We work with local producers whenever possible to bring the best of Central Virginia to the plate.
Our outdoor patio is an urban oasis in downtown Charlottesville. We have a cozy indoor bar, and a breezy outdoor bar, where you can enjoy seasonal craft cocktails, classic martinis and manhattans, and wines from our organic and biodynamic wine list
LOCAL PRODUCERS WE WORK WITH
It takes a village to make a restaurant…
Caromont Farm, Wade’s Mill, Madison Mushrooms, New Roots Farm, Henley Orchard, Saunders Brothers Orchards, Archlynn Farm, Happy Dirt, Goldman Farm, found market, Homestead Oven, Mariebette Bakery, Albemarle Baking Co, Lone Light Coffee, Deep Roots Milling, Sugar Tree Country Store & Sugar House, Blue Ridge Bucha, Cirrus Vodka, Vitae Spirits Distillery, Navy Hill Soda + Tonic, Potter’s Craft Cider, Reason Beer, Bingo Beer Co, Buskey Cider, Sage Bird Cider, Basic City Beer Co.
… and always adding more!