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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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Dinner prep time low? Try a hearty Casserole to Go!

Steven Keith

Aug 17, 20223 min read

Dinner prep time low? Try a hearty Casserole to Go!

I’m busy, you’re busy, we’re ALL busy, so preparing a home-cooked meal every night is probably not happening as much as you’d like. As...

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New golf bar and restaurant opens in South Hills

Steven Keith

Aug 10, 20223 min read

New golf bar and restaurant opens in South Hills

Becoming the fourth bar and eighth eating establishment in what is essentially a two-block area at the top of Bridge Road, McMulligan’s...

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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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Retro recipe alert! It's the Long Bob & Kourey’s Meatloaf

Steven Keith

Jun 15, 20226 min read

Retro recipe alert! It's the Long Bob & Kourey’s Meatloaf

The Charleston High School All-Class Reunion call for retro recipes CHS students might have enjoyed back in the day continues to turn up sev

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Culinary magic in the mountains: The Billy restaurant is back!

Steven Keith

Jun 8, 20224 min read

Culinary magic in the mountains: The Billy restaurant is back!

The restaurant at The Billy Motel is back! And now, it’s even bigger (and better?) than before.

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A taste of nostalgia at the Charleston High All-Class Reunion

Steven Keith

Jun 1, 20224 min read

A taste of nostalgia at the Charleston High All-Class Reunion

Hey, Charleston High School Mountain Lions, your big All-Class Reunion canceled by COVID in 2020 is back!

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New Fife Street Brewing opens in downtown Charleston Friday

Steven Keith

May 25, 20225 min read

New Fife Street Brewing opens in downtown Charleston Friday

There’s no need to brew up a clever lead here to tap your interest. The news itself is sudsy enough. Fife Street Brewing opens in downtown C

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A tasty treasure hunt through Fairmont & Marion County

Steven Keith

May 18, 20224 min read

A tasty treasure hunt through Fairmont & Marion County

After spending a few days eating my way through restaurants in Fairmont a little over a year ago, I left the area kind of sad. Not because t

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Summer’s almost here, it's time for some tasty road trips!

Steven Keith

May 11, 20223 min read

Summer’s almost here, it's time for some tasty road trips!

With summer fast approaching (can I get an amen?) it seems like I’m not the only one who’s itching to hit the road.

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Kita closes, but this setback really is only temporary

Steven Keith

May 4, 20223 min read

Kita closes, but this setback really is only temporary

I was scrolling through the Facebooks a few days ago when I stumbled upon the most awful announcement from one of my most favorite restauran

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