Steven Keith
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Steven Keith
- Jan 19
- 5 min
Big news, y'all, Charleston Restaurant Week menus are here!
What a week on the local restaurant scene! We learned that Charleston Restaurant Week is back, The Barge was sold and there’s a new restaura
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Steven Keith
- Jan 15
- 4 min
The Block sold, will become new D.T. Prime steakhouse
Pick-your-own steak, butcher block paper and more on tap at new downtown venture.
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Steven Keith
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Savoring sweet food memories 100 years in the making
I have such fond memories of trips to visit my grandparents when I was growing up, and not just because of the fun times we always had. Whet
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Steven Keith
- Jan 5
- 4 min
It’s Girl Scout cookie time, but paired with … wine!
It’s been a rough couple of years, I’m not gonna lie, but we have something to look forward to now that it’s 2022. Girl Scout cookie season
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Steven Keith
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Will The Barge restaurant make culinary waves once again?
Enquiring minds want to know if The Barge will once again make delicious waves on the local restaurant scene.
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Steven Keith
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
A new healthy café, life at Bluegrass, Bricks & Barrels shines
A healthy food café that started in Hurricane just celebrated the grand opening of its second location in Kanawha City.
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Steven Keith
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
Downtown Charleston's The Block closing its doors today?
If you want to grab a drink and dinner at The Block, you’d better hurry. The downtown Charleston wine bar on the corner of Capitol and Quarr
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Steven Keith
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
Vegetarian or not, The Loopy Leaf is deliriously good
In other downtown restaurant news, Nosh is closing its doors at the end of December.
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Steven Keith
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
West Virginia honey making a big buzz on national food scene
The Black Locust Honey from Appalachian Beekeeping Collective in Lewisburg was just named the South’s best food in Garden & Gun magazine’s 1
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Steven Keith
- Nov 24, 2021
- 5 min
Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, stuffed inside a savory calzone
I’d never heard of D.P. Dough when it first opened in Charleston this past April.
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Steven Keith
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
It’s a Monte Cristo crisis … and I need your help!
Apparently, there’s a real Monte Cristo mystery vexing the greater Kanawha Valley right now.
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Steven Keith
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
A combo chili-beer fest, plus another ‘Foodie Feast’ twist
There are a couple of nice food events coming up this week and next – one featuring craft beer and competition chili, the other letting you
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Steven Keith
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
New menus, new restaurants and new outdoor dining options
A special celebration dinner led us to Charleston’s Bridge Road Bistro last week, which just happened to coincide with the South Hills resta
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