At Snowshoe, I got to take this fun tour where we drove a RZR to this hut across the mountain where a personalized dinner was prepared.




Before dinner, though, there was an escape room.


Bread


Steak, barley, asparagus








Artichoke dip spread




Brownie with whipped cream

Old Spruce Tavern is a mainstay among locals at Snowshoe.




There's plenty of seating at the bar with a nice beer menu.




Smoked trout dip with toasted bread, carrots and celery

Who knew that a simple, handheld waffle would be such a big draw to skiiers after a long day on the slope? Apparently, it is to folks at Snowshoe and I got a quick bite of this one! Mm!

Recently, I went to Snowshoe and got to check out all kinds of cool places - like Cheat Mountain Pizza.







PEPPERONI ROLLS - Three homemade rolls served with Marinara.



BARBEQUE CHICKEN - Smoked chicken, Granny Smith apples, smoked Gouda, shredded mozzarella, Applewood smoked bacon and barbecue sauce

West Virginia is home to a number of local coffee roasters. I'm trying to make a comprehensive list so I can slowly collect each and try coffee from all of them! Let me know who's missing in the comments.

• Aroma of the Andes (and chocolate covered espresso beans)
• Bean Theory
• Black Dog Coffee Company
• Calming Goat Coffee Co.
• Causa Prima
• Cherry River Roasting Company
• The Chocolate Moose
• Coal River Coffee
• Cultivate Coffee
• Doolittle Roasting Company
• FIRSTHAND Coffee
• Folk Hero Coffee
• Good Vibes Coffee
• Glade Creek Coffee Roasters
• Good Time Mixes/Hatfield McCoy Coffee
• Greenbrier Valley Coffee Company
• Grindhouze Coffee
• Hill Tree Roastery
• Knobley Mountain Coffee Roasters
• Kuya Union Coffee
• Ignition Coffee Roasters
• Lost Dog Coffee
• Mountain Folk Coffee
• Mountain Roaster
• Mountain Table Coffee
• Mountaineer Roasting
• Oddball Coffee
• The Old Village Roaster
• Quantum Bean Coffee
• Recovery Roasters
• Ridge Roasters
• Sibling Coffee Roasters
• Stomp-N-Grounds Craft Coffees
• Stone Tower Joe
• True Origins Coffee Company
• Valkyrie Farms
• Vanik's Coffee
• West Virginia Coffee Company
• Wheeling Coffee & Spice Co.
• Wired Possum Coffee

Whiskey Taco, the much-awaited sister restaurant to Tortilla Factory, has finally opened in Hurricane, and people are lining out the door to try it.




















Complimentary chips and fresh salsa



Top left: Whiskey Taco - fried egg & steak with pico de gallo, chipotle crema, guacamole, and queso fresco

Top center: Chipotle Fish Taco - grilled tilapia, pickled red cabbage, queso fresco, chipotle crema

Top right: Mole Taco - homemade mole marinated pulled chicken with pickled red onion, queso fresco cilantro and toasted sesame seeds

Street corn - chipotle crema, queso fresco and tajin

Tortilla soup

It's no secret at this point I'm a sucker for heart-shaped food during Valentine's. This year, Tudor's Biscuit World created heart-shaped biscuits on the 14th.



So, tell me, which biscuit is your fav? Right now, the best one I've discovered so far is a sausage biscuit with grape jelly! Mmm.

Nawab is Huntington's favorite Indian restaurant, and I've had it on my wishlist for quite some time.





Complimentary appetizer of cracker + sauce



Chicken tikka masala







Kheer - sweetened rice pudding with cardamom and rose water

Heart-shaped pepperoni rolls from Lil Bit of Heaven Cupcakes made this author happy this Valentine's Day.