317 Steakhouse is located in downtown Logan and is a welcome restaurant to the area.



It's a bit darker inside, but a large space with lots of room.



The menu has some yummy sounding appetizers like stuffed banana peppers and shrimp cocktail.



I couldn't not order a steak at a steakhouse, though.



The bread was warm and I drenched mine in butter.



House salad with French dressing,



My filet mignon cooked medium.



Side of garlic mashed potatoes.

Have you been? What's your favorite thing?

Tom Tom's is a small food stand ... and also market next door.



They have a walk-up window, as well as a drive-thru and feature sandwiches and sides.




But what they're most known for is their hot dogs. I went classic with chili, slaw, mustard and onions.



And a side of pepperoni and cheese bites!



What's your favorite thing here?

I recently was able to ride the New River Train Excursions, which takes riders from Huntington to Hinton to experience Railroad Days.



It felt like my first "official" train ride - the only others I've done really being at Cass.



I was in car #9 - Lake Pepin!



The train is designed to go through the gorge at peak fall foliage. It was a little late here, but still amazing views.



Once we got to Railroad Days, there were so many delicious goodies - like kettle corn.



And local syrup!


The Ritz Theatre is a local theatre, and I was able to go inside!



They were featuring these "popcorn sundaes," which is a layer of popcorn, candy and a syrup.



So, I definitely had to try it.



And I took a little tour of the theater while here - I would love to come see a show!



The perfect combo of salty & sweet.

There is a small restaurant downtown called Kirk's Market & Cafe, where I ran into to warm up a bit.

They have a small menu of options - but the hot chocolate caught my eye.

While in there, though, I saw these apple hand pies and needed one of those, too.

They even had homemade fudge.



Yum!


Who could resist?

OK and another favorite was Tammy's Chocolate Cravings.



These caramel apples were out of this world.



The one I got was caramel, milk chocolate and white chocolate reese cups.



Easily the best candy apple I've ever had.



And she had all sorts of different flavors!

Have you been on this adventure? What's your favorite?

I was so super lucky to help judge the 5th Annual Childhood Learning Center Mac & Cheese Cook-Off today.

Equipped with a spoon and a sheet of 20 different macaroni & cheese versions to try, I headed around the booths to dig into cheesy goodness.

I filled this sheet out with as much detail as I could.

But here are a few highlights:

There were buffalo mac & cheeses, mac & cheese with bacon, mac & cheese with breadcrumb topping and more.

One of my favorites was from Stephen Fernandez who made his with miso, nori, pork, corn and other delicious bits. It made it a bit fresher tasting, when mac can get pretty dense.


Others ran the gamut from super cheesy to creamy and thick.

There were rigatoni pasta, shell pasta, radiatore pasta, cavatappi and more.

Another favorite was Paterno's, which used goat cheese and caramelized onions for a super savory macaroni & cheese.


















How do you like your mac & cheese?



Because there was just about every kind you could imagine here!



Big Joe's got creative with the hot sauce on the side of the buffalo mac & cheese



This heart attack in a pan had six kinds of cheeses!



I loved the giant noodles here.



Asher Agency used a white chocolate which made for a super sweet and salty macaroni & cheese that I am now obsessed with.



Mmm crunch.



Buffalo mac was a top choice this year.



With bacon or without bacon.



This one packed some heat!



This panko-crusted fried mac & cheese ball was delish, too!



This one was a bit sweet, too. Very tasty.



And my ultimate favorite went to Capital Insurance Group - sweet, savory and mmm.



Did you go?



Here's my breakdown.