My friend Vicki and I traveled to Kentucky to visit our friend Brittany. While in the area, we decided to embark on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail - mostly because I've always wanted to learn a little bit more about bourbon, and what better place to do it? The basic idea is to take...

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Before our first stop on the Bourbon Trail, Vicki and I stopped at Proof on Main in downtown Louisville for lunch. I had read about it in Southern Living, the bible, so of course it earned a quick spot on my itinerary. Proof on Main is actually the restaurant inside of the 21c...

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The elusive Rat Pack Lounge only opens at certain times for certain events, and I haven't been able to visit until they hosted a recent Morgantown Social Networx event. They won't be around much longer (our server said she thinks until summer),  and a steakhouse and Starbucks will soon replace the dining options, so...

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The Kenyan Cafe has moved out of its Chelsea Square location, and a new African restaurant has taken its place. I'm told the Kenyan Cafe has moved to the old mall on Greenbag Road. Africana Cherith opened recently and is serving up soups, stews, curry, fish, vegetarian dishes and more. According to their...

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If you'd had some tasty blackberry cobblers or maybe some fresh raspberries from the Morgantown Farmers Market, there's a good chance you've run into Mike Goff from Mike's Berry Patch. Mike is a mainstay at the market, slinging delicious homemade breads, desserts, jams, jellies and fresh berries. I bought a blackberry cobbler that was...

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As I slowly try to showcase my favorite products from some vendors at the Morgantown Farmers Market, it's time to touch on Mountain Diamond Longhorns. Mountain Diamond Longhorns LLC is located near Tunnelton, West Virginia, in Preston County. According to the market website, it is a small farm with a niche market for...

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If you frequent the Morgantown Farmers Market, you're probably familiar with the line that quickly forms around Forever Greene House. Forever Greene House has beefsteak tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, as well as some cucumbers and basil. The family-owned and operated greenhouse is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and produces some of the most...

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If you didn't go to last year's Taste of Morgantown, you missed out. But don't worry. The seventh annual Taste of Morgantown is scheduled for June 10 at the Erickson Alumni Center. The fundraiser, which benefits the American Red Cross, showcases Morgantown restaurants through delicious, innovative dishes. More than 25 restaurants and vendors...

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Home Industry is a huge pepperoni roll producer, known for their small red, green and purple packaged pepperoni rolls. They serve plain, cheese and hot pepper cheese. They even have one the has sauce and peppers inside, too. While a lot of the other bakeries produce pizza shells and hoagie buns as well,...

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Rogers and Mazza's is a well-known bakery that took over Marty's Bakery in Clarksburg. They sell a traditional pepperoni roll with harder Italian bread and stick pepperoni that Marty's used to sell, but they also have their own pepperoni roll - the Rogers and Mazza's pepperoni roll is a bit different. Rogers and...

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Abruzzino's Italian Bread is a bakery located in Gypsy and offers a few different kinds of pepperoni rolls: a plain pepperoni roll, a pepperoni roll with yellow American cheese and a hot pepper cheese pepperoni roll in two sizes - three ounces and six ounces. They also have bread, pizza shells and more....

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I'm really excited about the Morgantown Farmer's Market starting back up. One of my favorites is Mockingbird Hill's very berry granola. Mockingbird Farm is just one of the vendors at the market, and they mainly grow peppers, some zucchini, tomatoes, squash, flowers, etc. My friend Lisa, who used to be the market manager, gave...

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