A local chef with experience at several top-notch restaurants is opening her own place inside the space formerly occupied by Gonzoburger on ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s West Side (or Elk City, as the cool kids call it today).
Comin’ at you with something COMPLETELY different today, and I’m not just talking about another new restaurant in town. This week’s Food Guy share is about an already-popular place that treated friends and family to a unique culinary experience.
Nearly three years after a devastating fire gutted the popular Fayetteville spot, Secret Sandwich Society rose from the ashes last week when it reopened in a new building constructed on the same ground where the original restaurant once stood.
As promised, I have a sneak peek at the final two entries in this year’s Capital Cocktail Classic, a tapas-and-drink pairing pub crawl that returns to four downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä restaurants from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday. Oct. 7.
Looks like the years-long local restaurant chatter is true. A new Irish pub has announced it will be opening in downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä more than two years after receiving a $5,000 Small Business Investment Grant from the city. Located on the corner of Quarrier and Dickinson streets, Hagy’s Iris…
It’s time to save the date for sipping bliss! The 4th annual Capital Cocktail Classic returns to downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, when four downtown bars and restaurants will serve up tantalizing food-and-cocktail pairings in a competition to see which one reigns supreme.
NFL superstar Randy Moss regularly lit up the football field with fireworks during his time playing at Marshall University for two seasons back in the 1990s. More than 25 years later, he’s now hoping to make a similar Boom back in Huntington. A Chick-a-Boom, that is.
During all the hubbub surrounding Chef Paul Smith’s James Beard finalist nomination earlier this year, another local star was making a name for itself on the international stage.
You might think the best part of being The Food Guy is getting to eat my way around the state, discovering all sorts of delicious drinks, dishes, restaurants and chefs along the way.
The long-awaited arrival of Fernbank Public House is here, with the new South Hills restaurant hosting a “friends and family†open house this past Saturday night — and tentative plans to start quietly welcoming the public as early as this week. You may remember I wrote about this modern new …
Two popular local restaurants recently caused mild freakouts among loyal fans, but I’m happy to report both stories have happy endings.
A new local coffee truck is now rolling around town serving up iced and hot cups of joe on the go.
Kita Modern Japanese at Southridge has opened a swanky new “secret†lounge area – which you access through a bookcase door behind the main bar – that features a “Lucky 7†specialty food and cocktail menu.
With James Beard finalist Chef Paul Smith back as a culinary consultant, Barkadas at the foot of Fort Hill has rolled out a few long-awaited, new, Filipino-inspired menu items that look absolutely fabulous.
After I recently shared some love for a great little Venezuelan restaurant in Elkins, reader Shawn Means wrote in to do the same thing for another one in Summersville.
There’s nothing more patriotic than good ol’ American cookout food, and it seems like local BBQ, specifically, is having a moment. On the heels of last week’s announcement that Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill had opened another restaurant location in downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, here are two other local …
Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill quietly opened its new location in downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä this past week, adding another option for diners craving the restaurant’s mouthwatering barbecue, homestyle sides and desserts.
In the mood for a nice and relaxing, wine-sipping, take-your-time kind of lunch? One of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s swankiest restaurants for dinner is now open for midday meals as well.
If you’re obsessed with the Mountain State’s beloved pepperoni roll — or are just looking for a good time in a fun, outdoor setting — roll on over to Kanawha Boulevard for both this Thursday evening. The annual Rolls on the River pepperoni festival returns to downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s Haddad Riv…
There’s always been nice wine and jazz. But the Fund for the Arts Wine & Jazz Music Festival is upping its game when it comes to food and drinks at this year’s event on Saturday, June 17, on the University of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s riverfront lawn.
A recent planned trip to Elkins led to an unexpected visit to one of my favorite little unique restaurants in the state, El Gran Sabor, serving traditional Latin American food in the Potomac Highlands.
After I took reader Gary Borstein up on his challenge to try Dancing Dog Ice Cream Cafe’s delicious chicken salad sandwich, he reached back out to throw down another gauntlet.
Oh, how I love a good food challenge!
Despite a little rain on Sunday, the inaugural Saint George Festival outside Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral on Court Street featured two days of Mediterranean food, wine, beer, games, shops and live music this past weekend.
