Buzz Food Service is a local meat and seafood producer who primarily services restaurants and other chefs. Since Buzz is more of a business to business entity, rather than a business to consumer, I didn't really know of them until I became involved with Charleston Restaurant Week.

But if you're from the Kanawha Valley, you might be familiar with them for another reason: Buzz Buttered Steaks. These are apparently a local favorite. So even grocery stores sell these patties with a dab of butter in the center.

And this little story on the back is just hilarious.


Have you tried them?

Barone Bros. Pizza is located off the Mink Shoals exit near the Sleep Inn.

The pizza shop is clustered with q few other shops, but its red exterior stands out. There's a small dining area inside, but I ordered my pizza to go.

A small with mushrooms was a perfect 8" personal pizza.

Have you been?

I love that food truck festivals are becoming a thing.

It's so fun to go to an event where there are a dozen or so places to choose from.

Weirton Food Tuck Festival was held this past weekend.

There were handful of places I wanted to try, but at the top of my list was Steel City Chimneys.

This food truck sells these Hungarian pastries that are wrapped around wooden cylinders and coated in sugar.

They had a few different flavors, and I went with the cookies & cream one.

Have you tried one?

A new bakery opened in South Charleston called Sokolata.

The bakery, from the owners of Creperi Cafe and Pizza Barbarossa, features European and Greek style pastries, gelato and cakes.

I went with my coworkers when it first opened.

And, there were so many options to choose from.

From cakes and tarts to baklava and creams, I couldn't choose.

So I ended up getting a few different things.

One fruit tart.

One banana caramel mousse cup.

One delicious cake-cookie thingy.

And, of course, baklava.

But there's even so much more than that. Take a look:

If you've ever been to the DMV in Kanawha City, you're probably familiar with The Different Twist Pretzel.

This shop supplies folks with buttery pretzels - especially those waiting across the way.

I went to try the garlic & sesame see pretzel bites. With cheese sauce.

And the pepperoni and cheese roll.

Have you been?