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New "Tastes & Tulips" part of blossoming Gritt’s Farm events
A few weeks ago I told you about Bop & Nana’s Sunday Supper Series adding special vegetarian menus to their lineup of farm-to-table dinners

Steven Keith
Apr 23 min read


New Huddle & Hatchets setting its sights on sports fans
With March Madness in full swing, you’re probably looking for a good place to catch the action while enjoying some game-day snacks and a col

Steven Keith
Mar 264 min read


Veggies take the plate at Bop & Nana's "Sunday Supper Series" on the farm
Foodies who love a gourmet farm-to-table dinner enjoyed in a beautiful country setting are probably already familiar with Bop & Nana’s “Sund

Steven Keith
Mar 123 min read


Judging oodles and oodles of delicious noodle kugels
I went from having maybe one noodle kugel my entire life to eating 12 different ones within an hour at a first-of-its-kind Noodle Kugel Bake

Steven Keith
Mar 123 min read


Annual FeastivALL pairings pack a delicious and boozy punch
This year’s FeastivALL offered another rockin’ evening of entertainment, food and oh-so-many drinks for a couple hundred guests at the Unive

Steven Keith
Mar 53 min read


West Virginia waters ranked among the best in the world
Four West Virginia waters floated their way to the top of the awards podium at the world’s most prestigious water-tasting competition this p

Steven Keith
Feb 264 min read


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

Steven Keith
Feb 193 min read


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

Steven Keith
Feb 53 min read


James Beard shines a light on two West Virginia chefs
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

Steven Keith
Jan 293 min read


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

Steven Keith
Jan 224 min read


MENU DROP! Here are all 16 Charleston Restaurant Week menus
Although organizers kept diners on the edge of their seats with a later-than-usual announcement, Charleston Restaurant Week will in fact ret

Steven Keith
Jan 196 min read


New Cattlemen’s Roadhouse coming, Kita celebrates 5 years
A new locally owned full-service steakhouse and bar serving “mouthwatering steaks, sizzling sides and a cozy atmosphere” is scheduled to ope

Steven Keith
Jan 153 min read


Caffe Romeo moving, new Southwest bar and grill coming
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

Steven Keith
Jan 83 min read


Graziano’s Pizza at Riverwalk: a case study in customer service
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

Steven Keith
Jan 14 min read


A year-end peek at WV’s favorite recipes and holiday eats
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

Steven Keith
Dec 25, 20243 min read


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

Steven Keith
Dec 18, 20243 min read


New State Parks dinner series highlights WV farmers, flavors
A new “Cellar to Table Dinner Series” celebrating the state’s culinary heritage will feature top chefs preparing special multi-course tastin

Steven Keith
Dec 11, 20244 min read


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

Steven Keith
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Iconic Quarrier Diner reopens, WV food towns top national list
One of Charleston’s most iconic restaurants has reopened under new ownership after multiple starts and stops with multiple previous owners o

Steven Keith
Nov 27, 20243 min read


Bogey’s at Capitol Market adds breakfast, Saturday cocktails
There’s a delicious – and different – new breakfast option in Charleston.

Steven Keith
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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