Although one Appalachian-style pastry and lunch café recently closed on Charleston’s West Side, another shop carrying Appalachian food produ

Travis Kelce has the Super Bowl. Meryl Streep has the Oscars. Beyonce has the Grammys. And I, my friends, have Charleston Restaurant Week, w

It’s a big week on the local food scene, with Charleston Restaurant Week in full swing and last Wednesday’s huge announcement that James Bea

Welcome back, old friend! The newest iteration of one of Charleston’s most iconic restaurants is bonafide gem. The “new” Quarrier Diner offe

Although organizers kept diners on the edge of their seats with a later-than-usual announcement, Charleston Restaurant Week will in fact ret

A new locally owned full-service steakhouse and bar serving “mouthwatering steaks, sizzling sides and a cozy atmosphere” is scheduled to ope

A popular Charleston gelateria has closed its doors, but fans of the café’s Italian-style pastries, coffees and gelatos won’t have to wait t

Regular followers of The Food Guy know how strongly I believe that there’s more than just the quality of a restaurant’s food that helps it e

With the holiday cooking (and eating!) season winding down, I thought it might be fun to do a little tasty research to turn up some of the m

After seven years in business, Charleston donut truck turned café turned retail store The Vandalia Co. will close its West Side restaurant o

A new “Cellar to Table Dinner Series” celebrating the state’s culinary heritage will feature top chefs preparing special multi-course tastin

In a continuing string of recent restaurant closings, the West Side’s Elk City Bistro suddenly shut its doors after brunch service this past

One of Charleston’s most iconic restaurants has reopened under new ownership after multiple starts and stops with multiple previous owners o

There’s a delicious – and different – new breakfast option in Charleston.

I finally made it down to two of the newest Mexican restaurants in town, which recently opened a few doors down from one another on MacCorkl

Cookbook signing at Capitol Market and special menu at 1010 Bridge features Charleston native (and James Beard semifinalist) William Dissen.

What a weekend it was traveling from Charleston to Fayetteville to Weston and back again to enjoy a bounty of the Mountain State’s culinary

Coming off yesterday’s big scoop about Paul Smith opening a new Italian restaurant inside the old Bridge Road Bistro in South Hills, fans of

Paulie’s will be located inside the totally remodeled space once filled by Bridge Road Bistro.

Wow, what a busy week it was on the local food scene! Several restaurants suddenly closed, a new one opened and another changed ownership. T

We’re just over a week away from this year’s Capital Cocktail Classic, a tapas-and-drink pub crawl that is welcoming a new restaurant into t

Great news, pizza lovers: Downtown Charleston’s popular Graziano’s is not closing after all!

Most reader requests I receive are from folks in search of recipes from their favorite old restaurants that closed way back in the day. This

I am so in love with the Charleston Convention Center & Coliseum right now.

The burnt ends are coming! I repeat: The burnt ends are coming!

Make no mistake, I am into the GRÜV. I am feeling the GRÜV. And I really hope you all will GRÜV along with me.

Got good gumbo? If not, I know exactly where you – and reader Janet Price Rizzuto – should go.

If you’ve been on any kind of social media over the past month, you’ve probably seen what seems by now to be a never-ending stream of positi

Ready for some super local food news? Charleston’s own Super Weenie has made a national Yelp list of the top hot dog joints in the country.

I received a call from a reader this week asking me if Charleston’s Wandering Wind Meadery had closed for good. It is currently closed, but

A longtime restaurant on Charleston’s West Side has reopened under new ownership, keeping its original name and some popular menu items (I’m

Capitol Market’s All Fired Up kids grilling competition really lived up to its name this year. Grills were piping hot, temperatures were in

If you work up a thirst or appetite while throwing axes, slinging paint or smashing objects at downtown Charleston’s Tickers & Timbers, ther

If you’re one of those people who complain there’s never anything to do in Charleston, you need to know this: You drive me bananas.

What’s better than celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of Charleston’s most beloved events? Toasting the occasion with lots of delicious

The popular Lobster TrappN food truck has now opened a new brick-and-mortar location in Hurricane at the original of Bridge Café & Bistro at

Will the second time be a culinary charm for Charleston’s own Chef Paul Smith?

There’s a new food truck in town, but you won’t find it roaming the streets of Charleston or parked at your favorite summer festival. This o

Amidst all of the fun activities in downtown Charleston this past weekend – and there were SO, SO many – was a tangy and tasty one near and

After a string of unfortunate closings that wiped out a handful of popular local restaurants, it’s nice to be able to celebrate a few very e

Let’s take a break from all of these depressing restaurant closings of late to talk about one that’s coming back, albeit a small spot.

With the closing of two more longtime local restaurants this past week (more on that in a minute) I can’t tell you how many calls and emails

After being forced to briefly close after this month’s double-whammy of severe storms, The Pitch of WV has not only reopened – but with a ne

Phat Daddy’s on Da Track is back – and with a new breakfast menu, to boot!

A new Larobi’s Pizza has opened in Campbells Creek at the site of the former beloved Dairy Winkle that was damaged by a fire there in Januar

First it was craft pizza, then came craft beer. Both culinary trends took the country by storm years ago and never looked back.

Yes, my friends, there’s yet another Mexican restaurant coming to the Kanawha Valley. What makes this one unique, however, is the location w

The “for lease” signs have been taken down at the former Books & Brews restaurant at 222 West Washington St. in Charleston, with building ow

The popular Oishii Hibachi, Teriyaki & Sushi food truck that has gained a following while parked in Piggly Wiggly’s parking lot in Kanawha C

If you’re looking to pair good entertainment and food with a healthy side of fun, Smokey’s at Adventures on the Gorge in Lansing has just an