Steven Keith
A sneak peek and taste of the Capital Cocktail Classic
We’re only 10 days away from this year’s Capital Cocktail Classic, an upscale pub crawl that treats you to signature cocktails paired with s
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Steven Keith
Jul 28, 20214 min read
Canaan Valley area restaurants soar to delicious heights
Last fall I shared an experience visiting The Billy Motel in Canaan Valley, one of the most exciting, alluring, unusual and, well, offbeat f
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Steven Keith
Jul 21, 20214 min read
Flavors of Puerto Rico sizzle at the island's top restaurants
During my first visit to Puerto Rico several years ago, I spent lots of time exploring the island in search of its best cheap eats, seeking
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Steven Keith
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Wine Spectator has little love for West Virginia restaurants
With Wine Spectator just releasing its 40th annual list of the most wine-worthy restaurants across the world, it's time for my ...
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Steven Keith
Jul 7, 20213 min read
Crab feast cookout all it was cracked up to be
Sometimes the best meals out are literally just right outside your door.
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Steven Keith
Jul 4, 20217 min read
Oh My Greens built on lots of OMG moments
Local man uses COVID stimulus check to start his own business ... and. then hires his parents who lost theirs during the pandemic.
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Steven Keith
Jun 30, 20213 min read
That "Dish of the Year" race? Way too early to call!
No sooner had I teased that I might have already found 2021’s Dish of the Year, when a few new front-runners made a case for that title.
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Steven Keith
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Check out these early front-runners for 2021's Dish of the Year
I’ve already declared Lola’s French 75 the drink of the summer, so why not throw down an early gauntlet for 2021’s dish of the year?
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Steven Keith
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Pepperoni roll festival rolls back to Charleston riverfront
Food festivals are back, baby, and I hope you’ll join me at Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown Charleston tomorrow evening for a fun one.
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Steven Keith
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Café Cimino owners launch Bop & Nana's Bakery & Catering
While reaching out to share her love of always gathering around the table for family dinners, reader Elaine Endicott also asked me if one of
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Steven Keith
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Kanawha Valley’s best lunch buffet returns this Friday
Although ginormous food buffets hold little appeal to me – and I secretly wondered if I’d ever try one again after COVID – here’s some all-y
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Steven Keith
May 26, 20213 min read
A family that dines together, shines together
My first “baby” graduated from high school yesterday. I’m still crying today.
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Steven Keith
May 19, 20213 min read
This year’s "Drink of the Summer" really is ... Da' Bomb!
It’s not even Memorial Day yet, but I’ve already found 2021’s Drink of the Summer.
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Steven Keith
May 12, 20213 min read
Shoney’s reopens. Apparently this is big news. Who knew?!
People were WAY more excited about this than I would’ve expected, but the Shoney’s on Kanawha Boulevard reopened last week after being close
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Steven Keith
May 5, 20214 min read
A new donut shop, new menu items and a rampy recipe
We have a new restaurant opening, new menu items debuting and a follow-up on a stinky hot story we’ve been following for weeks. It’s a big w
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Steven Keith
Apr 28, 20213 min read
In-person "Let’s Get Cooking" classes return to Capitol Market
Restaurants aren’t the only things gradually returning to normal as we continue to emerge (please, oh please) from the grips of COVID-19.
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Steven Keith
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Is there a "Ramp Burger Battle" brewing in the Valley?
I’m surprised I didn’t get my West Virginia Card revoked for this, but I just now got around to trying the nearly world-famous “Ramp Burger”
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Steven Keith
Apr 14, 20215 min read
Outdoor dining returns to the streets of downtown Charleston
This past weekend saw the return of closed-street outdoor dining along Hale and Capitol streets downtown, a move that seemed to be celebrate
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Steven Keith
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Totally digging these ‘Stacked’ shakes and dogs in St. Albans
With an hour to kill before a lacrosse game in St. Albans one evening last week, we were looking for a new place to have a quick bite to...
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Steven Keith
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Let’s discuss the cauliflower crust
I’m not one to throw barbs at carbs. I don’t go snootin’ at gluten. Put a pipin’ hot bubbling-from-the-oven pizza down in front of me — espe
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