I try to make the rounds to every beer festival in West Virginia at least once.

And Snowshoe's Blues, Brews & BBQ has eluded me for years.

That is, until this weekend!

I made it with my friend Maggie on the last day to check out the BBQ vendors and craft beer.

There were tons of vendors spread throughout, offering a good bit of local and not-so-local options.

Have you been?

In Huntington, there's a pho war of sorts.

And by that, I mean there are two pho restaurants right across the street from one another.

And recently I visited them both.

First, I went to Pho Noodle House, and then I went to Pho U & Mi.

The latter is the more recent restaurant, I gather.

I started with an order of crab rangoons (because of course), and then for my entree I tried banh mi: bbq pork.

Banh mi was sounding more exciting to me on this day than pho. But I do enjoy both! Which one of these restaurants do you favor?

Have you heard of The Strawberry Lady? She's known in the area for bringing fresh strawberries from Florida. And this past Valentine's Day, my valentine sent me a dozen chocolate-covered strawberries from Rock City Cake Company - made with strawberry lady strawberries!

The East End Pub is a new restaurant on the far end of the East End, and I recently took a quick lunch break to check it out.

Enjoy tasty pub favorites including our signature East End Eggrolls, burgers, sandwiches, apps, and American pub craft beer!

The first thing I noticed was their branded "East End Eggrolls."



Plus blue cheese, marinara and ranch dipping sauces respectively.

What's your favorite item?

Have you seen the coffee truck around town?

Park N Perk Coffee Truck is a new mobile coffee shop that also serves up some pastries and other items. 

I found them near the BBT downtown and looked over the menu.

The daily special was a white chocolate mocha, so I went with that.

And - they had blueberry, banana and chocolate muffins, and more!

Have you been here?