Steven Keith
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
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Steven Keith
- Jan 25
- 3 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Jan 18
- 5 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Jan 11
- 3 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Jan 4
- 3 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Expanded Vandalia Co. keeps getting better and better
Like a fine wine, The Vandalia Co. just gets better with time.
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Steven Keith
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Little ‘WV Corner Kitchen’ is on a big-time roll
My friends, it seems WV Corner Kitchen is having a moment. Several, actually.
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Steven Keith
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
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.
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Steven Keith
- Sep 21, 2022
- 5 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
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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Steven Keith
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jun 22, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jun 15, 2022
- 6 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- May 25, 2022
- 5 min
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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Steven Keith
- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
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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Steven Keith
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
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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Steven Keith
- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
It’s no Trick, East End beach bar offers margarita flights
After a couple of uncertain years, Tricky Fish has semi-quietly reopened on Charleston’s East End offering much of the same beach shack bar-
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Steven Keith
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
First Watch reopens, but Abruzzi & Graziano’s remain closed
In local restaurant news, there have been a handful of unexpected closures lately that have many readers talking – and some worried – about
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Steven Keith
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
A pretty perfect pie and the return of a big beer fest
My continued search for seasonal restaurant specials that make you say “WOW” took me to an unexpected stop this past weekend at Lola’s atop
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Steven Keith
- Apr 6, 2022
- 4 min
Charleston’s Secret Sandwich Society location gets the axe
Previously delayed plans for Secret Sandwich Society adding a location in downtown Charleston got the axe this weekend when Tickers & Timber
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Steven Keith
- Mar 30, 2022
- 4 min
A few ‘hot’ restaurant stops from Huntington to Charleston
Turns out I’m not the only one who craves dinner specials and seasonal offerings that aren’t on a local restaurant’s regular menu.
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Steven Keith
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
From Tears to Triumph, Thanks to a Doughnut
The Vandalia Co. finds success after a series of roadblocks. So ... many ... roadblocks.
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Steven Keith
- Mar 23, 2022
- 4 min
What’s on the menu? Something new and different, I hope!
You’ve heard me preach this many times before. But here we go again ...
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Steven Keith
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
BIG SCOOP! Ellen’s Ice Cream sold to owners of 1010 Bridge
Check out this big local food news, just released exclusively to The Food Guy!
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Steven Keith
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
‘Three Things’ about me? You can bet food is involved!
If you’re looking for something fun to do tonight, come hear me share “my first, my favorite and my future” as it relates to food during a l
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Steven Keith
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
West Virginia chefs up for prestigious James Beard Award
Lost Creek Farm's Mike Costello and Amy Dawson among 20 regional finalists for James Beard's Best Chef of the Southeast award covering a six
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Steven Keith
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
That original Anchor Tomato Pie recipe? Yep, I got it!
And not only did I get the scoop, but I also got to watch it being made. Then I devoured it.
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Steven Keith
- Feb 23, 2022
- 5 min
Cozumel opens cool new cantina on Capitol Street
You know what I say when people ask me where the best Mexican restaurant is? The closest one! And while that’s not always true for me, it is
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Steven Keith
- Feb 16, 2022
- 5 min
Here’s to second chances, and readers coming to the rescue
Everyone deserves a second chance, and that’s especially true with restaurants.
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Steven Keith
- Feb 9, 2022
- 4 min
Secret Sandwich on hold in Charleston, breaking ground in Fayetteville
Well, the Secret is out – and it’s not good news for local foodies. Plans to open a Charleston location of Fayetteville’s popular Secret Sa
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Steven Keith
- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
Restaurant Week highlights and new restaurant openings
By all accounts, the much-anticipated return of Charleston Restaurant Week was a success, with continued COVID concerns and a new multi-pric
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Steven Keith
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
The Pitch opens in Kanawha City, Restaurant Week in full swing
After months of anticipation, The Pitch of KC officially opened in Kanawha City Monday after a “by invitation only” soft opening for friends
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Steven Keith
- Jan 23, 2022
- 5 min
When COVID threw a ‘curb’ ball, Jeff’s was ready
Owner of takeout business hopes Restaurant Week brings in more fans
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