A soul food restaurant opened up on High Street called Lin San Soul Food. Soul food is special, and I certainly think Morgantown - and West Virginia as a whole - would benefit from having more of this homestyle, homemade cooking that often incorporates family favorite recipes. I struggled a little bit to catch them...

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Fife Street Brewing is a new brewery in downtown Charleston that has helped revitalized the Brawley Walkway area. I've always thought this walkway is cute, with lights hanging above, so it's nice to see some more traffic here.The brewery is like half indoor-half outdoor with lots of smaller tables set up along windows...

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Another day, another hot dog joint. Drummy's Bar & Grill in St. Albans opened in 1994 and is known for their hot dogs, but they do have sandwiches and pizzas.The space is a bit underground but not far off the main street in St. Albans. It's a bit dark with low ceilings - definitely a...

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The Mixing Bowl in Barboursville just recently moved from a storefront to a cottage bakery, and I wanted to make sure to share the goodies I got from them.First off, I was super excited they were doing actual meals. I was able to order a breakfast burrito, as well as a sweet treat.I...

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Luigi's is a new-ish restaurant in the Huntington area that serves Italian food.I am a big fan of Italian food and grew up with lasagna, spaghetti, etc. In fact, my great-grandfather was an Italian immigrant.In both the Northern Panhandle and North-Central West Virginia, there is a big Italian influence and lots of amazing...

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I recently visited the Cardinal Market in the Morgantown Mall.This market hosts a bunch of local vendors - with everything from bath and body products, food products, toys and home decor.I've been to the original Cardinal Market location in Vienna, which I loved. So, as soon as the Morgantown one opened up, I was...

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Crumbl Cookies have been really popular on social media recently, but the closest one to me is in Morgantown. That means when I was in town recently, I had to make a quick stop.I placed an order online, thankfully, because there was quite a line when I showed up. Crumbl's whole thing is...

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I'm pretty sure at some point I've tried bubble tea and/or ice cream at the Morgantown mall, but I couldn't see an official review. So, let's get to it. XiCha Bubble Tea & Hershey's Ice Cream is located in the food court beside Wong's Wok. The two must be connected in some way because...

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Howe Sweet It Is has honey, beeswax products and other goodies involved bees!I can't wait to try this sucker - have you had anything from them?   ...

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Held at the Charleston Convention Center, the Capital City Art & Craft Show is sponsored by the Kanawha City Lions Club. Fun fact: I was the president of the Leo Club in middle school. They do great work. This show has a number of food vendors that I thought would be cool to check...

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