REVIEWS 6/12

Recovery Sports Grill rolls out 20+ new/returning menu items

Steven Keith

Dec 21, 20223 min read

Recovery Sports Grill rolls out 20+ new/returning menu items

When Recovery Sports Grill first opened in downtown Charleston years ago, I had a ball making light of the restaurant’s name. A bar called R

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A holiday festival full of Italian traditions and … food!

Steven Keith

Dec 14, 20223 min read

A holiday festival full of Italian traditions and … food!

When forecasted rain prompted Charleston to postpone its annual Christmas Parade last week, I wasn’t about to let that setback rain on my ow

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Expanded Vandalia Co. keeps getting better and better

Steven Keith

Dec 7, 20223 min read

Expanded Vandalia Co. keeps getting better and better

Like a fine wine, The Vandalia Co. just gets better with time.

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Short Story Brewing opens with a big bang in Charleston

Steven Keith

Nov 30, 20224 min read

Short Story Brewing opens with a big bang in Charleston

It was only three short months ago when I shared the scoop that Short Story Brewing in Rivesville, just outside of Fairmont, had started con

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WV’s most and least favorite Thanksgiving dishes

Steven Keith

Nov 23, 20224 min read

WV’s most and least favorite Thanksgiving dishes

Just in time for Thanksgiving, online retailer Crestline conducted a recent survey to determine the most and least popular Thanksgiving food

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DT Prime sizzles onto the downtown dining scene

Steven Keith

Nov 16, 20224 min read

DT Prime sizzles onto the downtown dining scene

One of the most anticipated local restaurants in years has been open for three months now, and it took every bit of patience I had not to ru

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Little ‘WV Corner Kitchen’ is on a big-time roll

Steven Keith

Nov 9, 20222 min read

Little ‘WV Corner Kitchen’ is on a big-time roll

My friends, it seems WV Corner Kitchen is having a moment. Several, actually.

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Big ‘small’ news! A new nano-brewery opens on the West Side

Steven Keith

Sep 28, 20222 min read

Big ‘small’ news! A new nano-brewery opens on the West Side

The new Charleston Nano-Brewery has opened its doors on the West Side as the city’s first such business of its kind.

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Best local sandwiches? Best of Crete tops the voting

Steven Keith

Sep 21, 20225 min read

Best local sandwiches? Best of Crete tops the voting

A Food Guy reader recently sent me the list of his top sandwiches in Charleston and asked me what I thought of his picks. So, of course, I s

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Crafty Cocktails, tasty tapas and … chicken livers?

Steven Keith

Sep 14, 20226 min read

Crafty Cocktails, tasty tapas and … chicken livers?

Preview tastings leading up to this year’s Capital Cocktail Classic continued this past week with delicious stops at Ichiban/Bar 101 and the

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Time to vote! For the area's best sandwiches, that is!

Steven Keith

Sep 7, 20224 min read

Time to vote! For the area's best sandwiches, that is!

With Election Day just a few months away, it’s time to practice your voting power. But I promise this little exercise in democracy will be W

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Capital Cocktail Classic returns this fall, but with a twist

Steven Keith

Aug 31, 20223 min read

Capital Cocktail Classic returns this fall, but with a twist

The elevated downtown pub crawl known as the Capital Cocktail Classic returns this fall with a new date, new times and a new restaurant in t

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Short Story opening taproom in downtown Charleston

Steven Keith

Aug 24, 20223 min read

Short Story opening taproom in downtown Charleston

Short Story Brewing just outside of Fairmont has started construction on a new taproom that will soon open on Summers Street, just two doors

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1st Place Café in Nitro serves up a first-rate chicken sandwich

Steven Keith

Aug 3, 20224 min read

1st Place Café in Nitro serves up a first-rate chicken sandwich

Superlatives are thrown around a lot these days – too much, actually – especially when it comes to restaurants and food.

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DT Prime is just days from opening ... and I have the new menu!

Steven Keith

Jul 27, 20223 min read

DT Prime is just days from opening ... and I have the new menu!

Bistro steakhouse going in where The Block was on Capitol Street in downtown Charleston plans to open in early August. Plus South Charleston

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Another garden restaurant and ... Hellbender is back, baby!

Steven Keith

Jul 20, 20223 min read

Another garden restaurant and ... Hellbender is back, baby!

Who knew when I wrote about a couple of lovely garden restaurants last week that I would find myself in another so soon?

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Resort garden restaurants combine great food and views

Steven Keith

Jul 12, 20224 min read

Resort garden restaurants combine great food and views

Two of West Virginia’s most popular resorts now offer “garden” restaurants serving up delicious food paired with gorgeous surroundings.

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Young chefs bring the heat at new teen grilling contest

Steven Keith

Jul 6, 20223 min read

Young chefs bring the heat at new teen grilling contest

WOW, was I blown away by the culinary talents on display by seven teams of teen chefs during Capitol Market’s first All Fired Up kids grilli

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Farm dinners, food events and grilling contests abound!

Steven Keith

Jun 29, 20224 min read

Farm dinners, food events and grilling contests abound!

What say we put this boiling summer heat behind us and focus on a much more delicious kind of boil?

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New Clendenin Brewing Co. opens this weekend

Steven Keith

Jun 22, 20224 min read

New Clendenin Brewing Co. opens this weekend

The Kanawha Valley gets it second new brewery in as many months when Clendenin Brewing Co. officially opens its door this weekend.

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