The second annual Picklepalooza took place Saturday at Slack Plaza. Presented by Arts Amplified at City Center at Slack Plaza, the free family-friendly celebration was packed with pickles, music, games, activities and more. There were free pickle samples from 7 vendors, plus art, food & jewelry for sale. Other vendors include The Pickle Guy, Elk City Popcorn, Ellen’s Ice Cream & Charleston Taco. Ursus Brew Works - Old Bay Pickle Mea Cuppa Coffee - Red Hot Pickles (tangy, garlicky, spicy) with Hungarian Red, Red Jalapeno and Red Moruga Scorpion Fife Street Brewing - Habanero Pickle & pickle lemomade Gritt's Farm - Classic Pickle & Pickle Donut Bullock Distillery - Savory Dill Pickle 1010 Bridge - Pickled Quail Egg Fazio's - Wise-Guy Pickles with cucumber pickles, garlic brine, cherry pepper, red peppers, dill and calabrian chili

The Hideaway is Charleston's first year-round, ever-changing pop-up restaurant & bar. Hostes by MMDI, where good ideas don't stay quiet. Coinciding with Charleston's second annual Picklepalooza, The Hideaway launched "The Tipsy Pickle." The Tipsy Pickle features all things pickle -- from the decor, to the food, to the drinks. The grand opening was today, and they will feature a sing-a-long, all-you-can-eat brunch tomorrow. Here are the dill-icious dishes we tried: 🥓 BACON WRAPPED STUFFED PICKLES + HOMEMADE PICKLE RANCH 🥔 PICKLE CHEESE FRIES + HOMEMADE PICKLE RANCH 🧀 CHEESEBALL FLIGHT- CLASSIC | PICKLE BACON RANCH | SWEET HEAT 🥗 PICKLE PASTA SALAD 🍗 PICKLE CHICKEN SALAD 🍪 SUGAR & BRINE COOKIE

And for the drinks:
🍸 PICKLE MARTINI - VODKA, PICKLE BRINE, PICKLE & DILL GARNISH 🍋‍🟩 SPICY PICKLE MARGARITA - TEQUILA, LIME, ORANGE LIQUEUR, PICKLE BRINE, JALAPENO 🍋 DILL-ICIOUS LEMONADE - VODKA, PICKLE JUICE, LEMONADE THE BRINY BREW - Beer + Pickle

Kanawha County Ribfest is happening now through Sunday at Shawnee Sports Complex! There are three rib vendors right now: - Carolina Rib King (Spartansburg, South Carolina) I ordered the "teaser" ribs, which is 3-4 bones. Plus mac & cheese. A nice sweet and tangy sauce. - Cowboys Barbeque & Rib Company (Fort Worth, Texas) I got another teaser here, plus potato salad and cornbread. These ones were a bit less meaty, but still tender.

- Old Town Barbeque - I've tried these folks in previous years, but not this time. PLUS Shrimp Lips × The Seafood Lady and Dream Cream. I purchased a cherry milkshake from Dream Cream that was super thick and creamy. ⏰ Open until 10 p.m. today
⏰ 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday
⏰ 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday

Obrycki’s is a Baltimore crab-house brand that dates to 1944, originally associated with Fells Point. The BWI location is post-security in Concourse B, between Gates B-7 and B-9. The whole point is Chesapeake/Maryland food: crab cakes, crab soup, shrimp, Old Bay and other regional seafood dishes. I had to try Obrycki’s Famous Crab Cake - A Baltimore tradition since 1944. Made with the freshest jumbo lump crab meat. Served broiled or fried, with cocktail and tartar sauce. I added a side of cheesy grits and slaw. The sides were not much to write home about, but I did enjoy the crab cake. Small, but packed with crab meat. Grade: B

Elk City Pizza is the new NEW pizza place on the West Side. Formerly (and briefly) Larobi's, the pizza restaurant moved away from the local franchise and embraced its neighborhood location. And with that, the removal of the Big O pizza. The menu features simple pizzas, wings, sandwiches and salads. I tried a cheese pizza and pepperoni roll. The pizza wasn't crispy enough on the bottom for me. I think the pizza oven needs to be hotter. The pepperoni roll was decent; I'd love some more garlic, butter, herbs, spices. All those things that could give it some oomph. Grade: B