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Let’s go for a Dip … of delicious down-home food
Who’s ready to Dip into some phenomenally good home-cookin’ made with oodles of heart and soul?

Steven Keith
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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Just head north for tasty South Texas Barbecue Co.
I’m always on the hunt to discover exciting new restaurants when I travel.

Steven Keith
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Stonewall Resort’s Appalachian Dinner Series is a spirited hit
If you’re looking for a great food and spirits-filled weekend nestled in relaxing and gorgeous surroundings, set your GPS to Stonewall Resor

Steven Keith
Feb 8, 20235 min read
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James Beard honors, FeastivALL and the return of Donuts
In case you missed this truly huge local food news last week, our little ol’ town of Charleston had not one, but two, chefs named as semifin

Steven Keith
Feb 1, 20234 min read
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Barkadas joins Restaurant Week, new Hens & Heifers coming
With the start of Charleston Restaurant Week just days away, there’s a flurry of folks still scrambling to score last-minute reservations at

Steven Keith
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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This year's Charleston Restaurant Week menus are here!
For the first time all in one place – and for the first time some of them have even been seen by the public – I have the complete list of al

Steven Keith
Jan 18, 20235 min read
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Charleston Restaurant Week returns for 10th anniversary
Charleston Restaurant Week returns, Rollin’ Smoke BBQ reopens, Mountain Pie closes and a new Chick-fil-A is coming. It’s a big week in local

Steven Keith
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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A hit in Hurricane, Bubbarino’s adding a second location
They say things aren’t always as they seem. But as I learned during an unexpected discovery in Hurricane recently, that’s not always a bad t

Steven Keith
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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Crumbl Cookies planning to open a location in Charleston
It may be a little late for Christmas cookies, but not for cookie news. National chain Crumbl Cookies has announced it plans to open a locat

Steven Keith
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Recovery Sports Grill rolls out 20+ new/returning menu items
When Recovery Sports Grill first opened in downtown Charleston years ago, I had a ball making light of the restaurant’s name. A bar called R

Steven Keith
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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A holiday festival full of Italian traditions and … food!
When forecasted rain prompted Charleston to postpone its annual Christmas Parade last week, I wasn’t about to let that setback rain on my ow

Steven Keith
Dec 14, 20223 min read
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Expanded Vandalia Co. keeps getting better and better
Like a fine wine, The Vandalia Co. just gets better with time.

Steven Keith
Dec 7, 20223 min read
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Short Story Brewing opens with a big bang in Charleston
It was only three short months ago when I shared the scoop that Short Story Brewing in Rivesville, just outside of Fairmont, had started con

Steven Keith
Nov 30, 20224 min read
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WV’s most and least favorite Thanksgiving dishes
Just in time for Thanksgiving, online retailer Crestline conducted a recent survey to determine the most and least popular Thanksgiving food

Steven Keith
Nov 23, 20224 min read
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DT Prime sizzles onto the downtown dining scene
One of the most anticipated local restaurants in years has been open for three months now, and it took every bit of patience I had not to ru

Steven Keith
Nov 16, 20224 min read
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Little ‘WV Corner Kitchen’ is on a big-time roll
My friends, it seems WV Corner Kitchen is having a moment. Several, actually.

Steven Keith
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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Big ‘small’ news! A new nano-brewery opens on the West Side
The new Charleston Nano-Brewery has opened its doors on the West Side as the city’s first such business of its kind.

Steven Keith
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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Best local sandwiches? Best of Crete tops the voting
A Food Guy reader recently sent me the list of his top sandwiches in Charleston and asked me what I thought of his picks. So, of course, I s

Steven Keith
Sep 21, 20225 min read
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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

Steven Keith
Sep 14, 20226 min read
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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

Steven Keith
Sep 7, 20224 min read
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