My newfound love for public markets in the past year or two just keeps growing. The Boston Public Market is a bustling, community-centered market where you can purchase everything from craft beer to handcrafted chocolates. Kaitlynn patiently followed me around as I gazed, wide-eyed, at vendor after vendor. Fresh meats, cheeses, sauces and...

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Downtown Morgantown was full of people "crawling" from culinary destination to culinary destination Dec. 5 as Morgantown Eats hosted its second Culinary Crawl. The event, organized by a class in WVU's Reed College of Media, featured tasty samples from downtown Morgantown restaurants. This was the second year for the event, and there were some changes. First, patrons...

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Kaitlynn planned a Sunday brunch at The Painted Burro, which is an upscale casual Mexican kitchen and tequila bar. We didn't have to wait for seating, but we were relegated to an awkward long, high-top table pressed up against the wall. But we made it work. Brunch options include huevos rancheros, thick-cut French...

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In what seemed like an abrupt announcement, New Day Bakery posted a status on Facebook June 8 saying it is closed: It is with great sadness that I have to announce that New Day is closed. Thank you so much for all your kind words and support through the years. If you need...

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I had just gotten off the plane in Boston, when Kaitlynn ushered us to Sweet Cheeks - a restaurant I missed out on during my last visit to Boston. The owner of Sweet Cheeks is Tiffani Faison, a finalist on the first season of Bravo's reality show, Top Chef. She was a kickass competitor...

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