I'm slowly making my way through the Eastern Panhandle, and there are so many great towns and shops to explore.

Recently, I tried a restaurant in Berkeley Springs that's a little off the beaten path. 


Angus & Ale features burgers and beer.




And one of the most impressive sounding burgers was the "BACON BBQ BLUES BURGER," which is "one of our fresh burgers topped with Angus fried bacon, honey bourbon BBQ and smoked bleu cheese."


And by fried bacon, they literally mean deep-fried! And, I got a side of fried mushrooms. So there was lots of fried happening here.

Have you been?

I've been lucky to see lots of state parks lately, and some of them have delicious restaurants attached to them.

Cacapon Resort State Park has a sweet waterfall near the entrance.

And even a little beach.

But to start my day, I was ready for some grub. And I knew I wasn't far from a tasty breakfast.






The menu features standard items, and I got the Hearty Breakfast Croissant with sausage.




And a side of fruit, which came in this cup!





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I'll be honest: I don't know much about golf.



But I do know Sam Snead is important, and there's a restaurant in his honor at The Greenbrier.



And it overlooks the golf course. How cool.



The theme is neat, with touches of green and an old-school class.



This art piece outside is so neat!



Some bites of toasted bread to start.



And their take on a lobster roll! I don't know that I've seen a lobster roll offered anywhere else in the state, so I was excited to try this.

Have you been?

Holl's Chocolates are some of my favorite West Virginia goodies. And, this month, their specialty is the Amaretto Truffle! This is one of my favorites, so get your hands on it before it's gone!

Mea Cuppa is a local coffee shop, with its original location in the Capitol Market.

And it just opened its second location on the West Side!


This second location is much, much larger with a really cool mid-century vibe that I could see myself working in all day.

I went to visit it on just the second day open, so they were still getting everything settled.

I ordered a latte with some added caramel.

And one of these goodies with potato, kale and egg!

It was the perfect way to start the day!