Steven Keith
As a new downtown lounge rises, The Loopy Leaf folds
A hot new lounge has opened in downtown Charleston offering a hip new vibe, Prohibition-themed cocktails and décor, and … food!
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REVIEWS
Steven Keith
- Nov 29
- 3 min
New Montanaro Cakery baking up macarons and more in St. Albans
Just in time for the season of sweets, a new bakery has opened in St. Albans offering gorgeous cakes, cookies, pastries and more – including
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Steven Keith
- Nov 22
- 4 min
Food bank, health provider team up to feed those in need
With the holidays upon us, it’s easy to get caught up with visions of Thanksgiving turkey and dressing – and Christmas ham and sugarplums –
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Steven Keith
- Nov 15
- 4 min
Fernbank Public House is bangin' ... right out of the gate
It was one of the most highly anticipated restaurant openings in recent memory. And I’m happy to report that the new Fernbank Public House o
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Steven Keith
- Nov 8
- 5 min
Lefty’s Place pizza at Short Story taproom is, oh, so right
Celebrating a year in business this month, the taproom at Short Story Brewing Charleston continues to be one of the best places around to en
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Steven Keith
- Oct 18
- 3 min
Local chef opening a new restaurant in old Gonzoburger space
A local chef with experience at several top-notch restaurants is opening her own place inside the space formerly occupied by Gonzoburger on
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Steven Keith
- Oct 11
- 3 min
Barkadas hosts traditional Filipino ‘boodle fight’ feast
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
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Steven Keith
- Oct 4
- 4 min
Psst! Secret Sandwich Society is back, baby!
Nearly three years after a devastating fire gutted the popular Fayetteville spot, Secret Sandwich Society rose from the ashes last week when
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Steven Keith
- Sep 27
- 4 min
Behold the final entries for this year’s Capital Cocktail Classic
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
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Steven Keith
- Sep 20
- 3 min
New Irish pub and restaurant coming to downtown Charleston
Looks like the years-long local restaurant chatter is true. A new Irish pub has announced it will be opening in downtown Charleston more
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Steven Keith
- Sep 13
- 3 min
Salut! Capital Cocktail Classic returns to downtown Charleston
It’s time to “save the date” for sipping bliss!
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Steven Keith
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Randy Moss hopes to score with new Huntington restaurant
NFL superstar Randy Moss regularly lit up the football field with fireworks during his time playing at Marshall University for two seasons b
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Steven Keith
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Local Bullock Bourbon Scores Rare Double Gold Award
During all the hubbub surrounding Chef Paul Smith’s James Beard finalist nomination earlier this year, another local star was making a name
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Steven Keith
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Chef’s Challenge a fun, delicious and worthy event
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, di
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Steven Keith
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Fernbank Public House ready to open its doors in South Hills
The long-awaited arrival of Fernbank Public House is here, with the new South Hills restaurant hosting a “friends and family” open house thi
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Steven Keith
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Elephant Thai returns, The Loopy Leaf stays planted
Two popular local restaurants recently caused mild freakouts among loyal fans, but I’m happy to report both stories have happy endings.
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Steven Keith
- Aug 2
- 3 min
A perky pop-up: Luna offers a cup o’ joe on the go
A new local coffee truck is now rolling around town serving up iced and hot cups of joe on the go.
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Steven Keith
- Jul 26
- 2 min
Swanky new lounge opens inside Kita Modern Japanese
Kita Modern Japanese at Southridge has opened a swanky new “secret” lounge area – which you access through a bookcase door behind the main b
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Steven Keith
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Barkadas in Fort Hill rolls out gorgeous new menu items
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
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Steven Keith
- Jul 12
- 3 min
More good Venezuelan food? Yes, right here in WV!
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 a
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Steven Keith
- Jul 5
- 3 min
From Bogey’s to Bowles Boyz, local BBQ is having a moment
There’s nothing more patriotic than good ol’ American cookout food and it seems like local BBQ, specifically, is having a moment.
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Steven Keith
- Jun 28
- 4 min
Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill opens new location downtown
Plus 40 food trucks and vendors are coming to Regatta, a Low Country Boil is coming to Gritt's Farm in Buffalo and a women-only dinner is co
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Steven Keith
- Jun 21
- 4 min
DT Prime opens for lunch, The Bucket rolls to a big win
In the mood for a nice and relaxing, wine-sipping, take-your-time kind of lunch? One of Charleston’s swankiest restaurants for dinner is now
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Steven Keith
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Let’s Go (Pepperoni) Rollin’ on the River!
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
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Steven Keith
- May 31
- 3 min
El Gran Sabor! An overdue visit to a Venezuelan café in Elkins
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, serv
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Steven Keith
- May 24
- 3 min
Get a load of these lovely local lamb dishes
Plus, you can catch the James Beard Awards at a watch party (with music, food and drinks!) at Charleston's Capitol Market on June 5!
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Steven Keith
- May 17
- 3 min
Cluckin’ good chicken salad and bangin’ smashburgers
Dancing Dog Ice Cream Cafe scoops up great lunch options, plus a new cafe is coming to Charleston's Clay Center.
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Steven Keith
- May 10
- 3 min
New festival full of delicious Mediterranean treats and sweets
Despite a little rain on Sunday, the inaugural Saint George Festival outside Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral on Court S
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Steven Keith
- May 3
- 3 min
Charleston Nano Brewing opens new outdoor beer garden
New restaurants, new outdoor dining, new opening dates and a new beer garden? It’s another big week in local food news. Let’s dig in, shall
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Steven Keith
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Lefty’s Place pizzas coming to Short Story in Charleston
Short Story Brewing Charleston has beer (and pizza!) fans all excited with the announcement that popular Morgantown-based pizza joint Lefty’
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Steven Keith
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Food festivals and events fill the next three weekends
Food festival season is upon us, with three big ones planned over the next three weekends.
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Steven Keith
- Apr 12
- 3 min
WV Food Truck Festival returns to Putnam County
Plus another helping of food news on local restaurant openings and closings.
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Steven Keith
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Fazio's for sale, Books and Brews closes, Swine Barrel opens
Whew! From the good to the bad to the uncertain, it sure was a big week in local restaurant news. But even some of the sadder announcements
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Steven Keith
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Schoolhouse Hotel’s restaurant trying to make the grade
A duo of business and pleasure trips led me to the Greenbrier Valley twice over the past month, where I got to check out a couple of new res
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Steven Keith
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Breathe in this cute café, wine and beer shop in Cross Lanes
The only thing better than finding a new local restaurant to visit is when you discover it’s pretty darn good, too.
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Steven Keith
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Bodacious BBQ? Find it and much more at Carnivore
My recent praise for South Texas Barbecue Co. in Weston generated a ton of buzz, which reminded me of another local BBQ joint folks are pret
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Steven Keith
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Charleston taps new ‘Brewers Row’ district downtown
Designated section of Summers Street celebrates the city's growing craft beer scene.
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Steven Keith
- Feb 22
- 3 min
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?
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Steven Keith
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Just head north for tasty South Texas Barbecue Co.
I’m always on the hunt to discover exciting new restaurants when I travel.
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Steven Keith
- Feb 8
- 5 min
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
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Steven Keith
- Feb 1
- 4 min
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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