Markets are one of my favorite things to visit in a town; I feel like it gives you a good glimpse into the community.



Mountain Roots Market in Weston has a little bit of everything - including ramps, coffee and other locally made products.



And, I believe they also served hot food, but I didn't get a chance to try it.



They did, however, have a few pastries and sweets in the cooler.



And, of course, ramparoni rolls!



Oh, and some quick photos from my Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum tour

The Ice Cream Barn stands out along the side of the road - and any time there is ice cream, it catches my eye.



They do not take cards, and I only had a few bucks on me so I looked over the ice cream menu: cones, milkshakes, "hurricanes."



We went simple with a small cone with twisted soft serve. Can never go wrong!

It's always fun to check out a new hot dog joint in West Virginia because there's such a culture surrounding them.



Flying Dogs in Weston has a few hot dogs, sides and breakfast. For the record, you can start ordering hot dogs at 10:30 a.m.



For my lunch, I first tried to order "pulled pork bbq" because I thought it was a fancy hot dog. Then I tried to order two of the specialty ones (but they're large enough for just one). So I ended on the Backyard Bratwurst, which is a big bratwurst in a hoagie bun topped with slaw, bbq sauce and bacon.



Have you been?

It's ramparoni roll season (at least at the time of this writing in April)! And I'm trying all of them that I can. Here's one from Fish Hawk Acres. It had like peppers in addition to the ramps!

One of the hallmarks of Spring in West Virginia is ramps. Ramp feeds, ramp festivals, ramparoni rolls. And recently, Bluegrass Kitchen hosted their "Ramp Feast."



Fried green tomatoes with ramp chimichurri.



And - a ramp martini! Have you ever tried one?