There's a local bakery called WildFlour Eats in the Barboursville area that doesn't have a storefront - but you can find their delicious cakes at Oscar's Breakfast, Burgers and Brews.



After learning about this bakery, I made a special trip to the restaurant just so I could get a taste. On this particular day, they had two kinds of cakes: a Reese, which was a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing and even Reese cup hearts on top.



And there was french vanilla with brown sugar and cinnamon buttercream. Both were fantastic, but I think I gravitated more toward the Reese! Even though I usually don't like chocolate cake. It was delish.

Buzz is a Charleston-based meat and seafood distributor. In addition to providing top-quality food to establishments around the state, Buzz is a huge asset to the Charleston community.



The company cares about its local people, its product and the customers - so much so that they give back in many ways.



For example, Charleston Restaurant Week was the brainchild of Buzz during the Charleston water crisis to help local restaurants stay afloat.



And now, during the quarantine, they've showed up once again to offer some of their items - which many have been difficult to find locally - directly to the public in a safe and easy way.



They shared the promotion on social media, I reserved my box and then drove up to the Big Lots parking lot to see giant Buzz Food meat trucks ready to go. It was so easy - I gave my name, slid my card, received the box and I was on my way.



What does this amazing box contain you ask? Well, it has 1.5 lbs. of deli meat, 1.5 lbs. of cheese, 2 lbs. of ground beef, 1 lb. of hot dogs, 1 lb. of bacon, 4 pepperoni rolls, fresh tortillas, and 1 box of Buzz Buttered Steaks.



And I've already put an Insta Cart order in for buns, taco ingredients, and more to put all this delicious stuff to good use.

And, I've got to mention, Buzz is once again, along with Charleston Restaurant Week and Boss Babes, have started "Feed the Fight" - which crowdsources donations to fund food delivery from local restaurants and their staff to nearby health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I've only been to one Highway 55 location, and that was in downtown Huntington. But Barboursville recently opened its own, and I went to check it out.



The first thing I realized is that this location has a drive-thru! I didn't even know this restaurant had drive thrus. But here we are.



After looking over the menu, I decided to try a few different things: an Orangeade - as opposed to a lemonade - a shrimp po'boy and also half fries/half rings.



The Orangeade is so good. I feel like we should make "ades" for every fruit. Can I get a grapeade please?



The po'boy was pretty good. I ended up picking off the tomato (even though I love tomato), it didn't quite "go." But the sauce was good, and together, it was like a comfort food. And the half onion rings and half fries gives you the best of both worlds!

We're finishing up the Sam's Hot Dog tour in West Virginia. I have just a few left, and Huntington was up next.



The hot dogs are already great - we know that. And this spot had a bit more of an expanded menu. So I wanted to try something else. Something that still shows off their chili sauce. Taco In a Bag it is. I don't know the last time I had one of these, but something about the combination of Fritos, chili, sour cream, jalapeños and onions was magic in my mouth.



Grade: B

When something is named the "West Virginia Pizza Company," my interest is immediately piqued. It's as though this is the definitive pizza place for the state.



After I initially saw it, I tried to visit a few different times, but they were never open.



That was, until my last trip to Lavalette. I saw the "open" sign lit up, and I immediately pulled into the lot. There was a pick up truck backed right up to the entrance, which made it hard to get inside. I figured it was somebody who just didn't know how to park, but it was instead someone working inside.



Once I was inside, it seemed like it wasn't open to the public. The interior had kids' toys strewn about, and it could use a deep scrub. I was informed that it had been closed for a while and recently reopened.



They handed me a menu, and I ordered a "pizza bread." I waited and passed the time on my phone until my order was ready.



This sandwich was actually really, really good. It had a thick, sweet marinara sauce, melty cheese and mushrooms that could've cooked a minute or two longer. The bread was coated in butter and parmesan and had a perfect crisp. Very tasty.


Grade: C