Sophisticated Hound Brewing Company is one of West Virginia's newest breweries! Located in Princeton, this brewery has been on tap around the state for some time but recently opened its own taproom. At the time of this writing, it's only open on Saturdays but word is the owner plans to open up more...

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Have you heard of coal candy? I hadn't, until recently. Coal Country Kandies serves up these sweets - in addition to a full cafe menu - in their Princeton location. The coal candy is like rock candy - just with an Appalachian flair. But, I also spotted a pepperoni roll on the menu....

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Sweet Thangs is a small sweets shop in Bluefield that is adjoined to a home goods store. The shop has items like homemade zebra cakes, cinnamon rolls, cookies and more. And oh my gosh, these little cakes! I just wanted something small so I got one of these cake balls. Why are these...

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Back in my day - aka when I used to spend significant time in Princeton, this location was a Subway. Now, it's a beloved BBQ restaurant: Emmett's Down South. It's a counter-service restaurant, so I ordered a pulled pork sandwich, macaroni & cheese and hushpuppies. That's like an iconic trio for me. And...

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This tall window-ed, circular building is dishing out coffee in Bluefield. And, it's just the coolest. The Coffee Corner is a beautiful space that serves up drinks and snacks in southern West Virginia. They have frappes - my new weakness - so I ordered a caramel one and a blueberry scone. I was...

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