The more ice cream, the better. That's my life motto. And, there's plenty of ice cream to find in Seattle. One place that kept popping up, though, was Molly Moon's.

from kitchen to cone, every scoop is the result of hard working, happy staff, strong local partnerships, sustainable practices, and of course, the finest ingredients we can source.

Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream is a very happy, cheery place even when it's pouring rain outside. They are very into promoting their community - using local ingredients, donating for nonprofits, contributing to food banks and making everything in the shop compostable.

Our mission is to make the world better, one scoop at a time as a multigenerational gathering place with sustainability and happiness at the core of all we do. The world is a big place, made smaller, we believe, by the act of sharing a sweet treat with someone you love. Our team works hard to create deliciousness by partnering with local farmers and producers — from jam-makers and beekeepers to strawberry farmers and coffee roasters — to turn the best, freshest, most creative local flavors into truly outstanding ice cream. And there are lots of other ways we can make the world better! We strive to be the raddest employer in our industry by providing free health care, paid family leave, sick leave and living wages. These benefits, along with our efforts to provide a sustainable, enjoyable workplace with opportunities to gain new skills, and advance personal as well as professional goals creates a healthier, more robust work force. We are out to prove that a financially, environmentally, and socially responsible business can be profitable and continue to grow! Our values are not only shown through who we choose as our local farm partners and how we treat our employees, but also in our giving program and social justice work. We give 1% of our sales each year to non-profits in our community and work hard to fight local hunger through food bank giving and our Anna Banana Milk Fund. We focus on partnering with women and artists and chefs of color in our collaborations. And we've worked hard to build relationships with and to support the organizations in our community that are doing great equity and social justice work! Molly Moon's was founded with five values at its core—we continue to live these values everyday in the work that we do, in the people we partner with, in what we give and in the ice cream we make! (ABOUT)

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There's just something about soul food that ~speaks~ to my soul. And, while on a visit to Charleston recently, I stopped to check out a new soul food restaurant - Somethin' Good Soul Food.

Somethin' Good Soul Food, located in South Charleston, opened just last month and is already receiving great reviews.

The menu has a meat+2 option with their lunch combos: ribs, Mama Neisy's fried chicken, barbecued chicken, beef brisket, Cousin Doug's pulled pork - those all come with a choice of two sides, cornbread and onions.

Sides are Grandma Shirley's cabbage, Auntie Monica's baked beans, Grandma Cookie's greens, Momma Fran's candied yams, Uncle Rennie's pinto beans, Momma Fran's mac & cheese and more.

They even had a couple desserts - Lo & Smell's peach cobbler and Christina's sweet potato pie.

So, I went with pulled pork, mac & cheese and candied yams. Those are three of my favorites. And, they did not disappoint. This place is serving up some seriously good comfort food, and I can't wait to go back.

West Virginia has its first Brazilian steakhouse, and carnivores everywhere are rejoicing.

Rio de Grill Brazilian Steakhouse, located in Kanawha City, will bring you as much meat as you want. Literally.

If you're unfamiliar with a Brazilian steakhouse, the concept is pretty easy. You have some signal on your table - here, it was a little wooden fixture that was green on one end and red on the other. In the kitchen, they have a ton of spits/skewers with all kinds of meat. If your little fixture is turned to "go," they will stop by to cut you off a piece of whatever meat they're bringing. They will keep coming by every time they have a new offering until you switch your signal to "stop."

So, if you like to eat - this might be a little taste of heaven for you. Either way, it's definitely a more fun, interactive dinner.

The restaurant is pretty dimly lit, with the salad bar as the giant focal point with some colorful lights adorning it.

First, they have a salad bar with veggies; appetizers like bruschetta and pasta salad; and some hot food items like breaded shrimp.

After getting some items off that buffet, my friend Jacque and I started the meat marathon. We turned our little fixture to "go" and soon were bombarded with pork spare ribs, pork loin, Italian sausage, lamb, chicken, tilapia, and even pineapple and garlic bread.

Not only is it fun, but it was pretty tasty! I especially liked the garlic bread - oddly enough. But the sausage and pork loin was great, too.

Have you been? What's your favorite?