As January’s New Year’s resolutions of moderation dwindle, February ushers in the season of indulgence -- mainly in the form of paczki.
The 2026 Charleston Restaurant Week dining event is underway in West Virginia's capital city.
Remember the days when there were three pastas in your house – spaghetti, elbow macaroni and egg noodles? If your family is Italian, you probably had lasagna as well.
Two chefs with connections to the Kanawha Metro region have been named 2026 semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards.
I was perusing the book shelves at the library and came across "A Geography of Oysters" -- the definitive guide to the world of oysters, by Rowan Jacobsen.
They walked in carrying their own slippers.
In most communities across the country, a hot dog is a simple recipe: a wiener, a bun and a squiggle of ketchup or mustard.
People are often surprised when I tell them the most-popular spots at The Purple Onion are the herb-and-spice rack and the bean counter. It makes sense to me, though, because the beans are great, inexpensive protein choices; the herbs and spices do their job to add a jolt of flavor.
I have always enjoyed the idea of brunch -- brought to life by words like "leisurely," "relaxed" or "hanging out" -- but my careers included working most weekends and holidays, so I went to brunch mostly in my mind.
As I sit here composing this column and look out my office window at the first snowflakes of the year gently falling, it truly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and Hannukah.
Al Corradi was working the dining room at Corradi's Spaghetti House in Huntington when he noticed a customer reaching for the ketchup. Not for fries or a burger. For the spaghetti.
In Appalachia, jelly is more than just a sweet spread.
Remember back in the 1950s and 1960s when your parents -- or grandparents -- set up bowls of fruits, nuts and candies before their bridge night or holiday parties? Well, even if you don’t, I’ve been thinking about them recently as my kids have been getting into the retro movement that's so p…
Yes you read that right. We are talking healthy, we are talking potato -- or paa-taa-to or 'tater, depending on your geography.
She's wearing a bright, floral dress; red lipstick -- perfect; earrings -- coordinated; leaning toward the camera in her kitchen.
It’s the piece of bread most people pass over — the tough, crusty end of the loaf left behind after dinner.
What’s among the most affordable vegetables in the produce aisle today? What’s the one vegetable whose varieties can boost the flavor of your dishes from salads to soups to casseroles and grills? And what vegetable seems to have a healing effect against colds, bladder infections, tooth aches…
One of the faithful Thanksgiving traditions in our Italian American family involved spirited discussions around the holiday table. The decibel level of these emotionally charged altercations could sometimes exceed the sound of cicadas at war.
I hopefully await the arrival of sweet potatoes in the farmers market each season. The colorful nuggets, some weighing a pound or more on occasion, are useful in so many baking applications that I use them interchangeably with pumpkin quite often.
I bought the plane tickets the minute the invitation appeared in our Discord chat. A classmate had offered her parents' lake house in New Hampshire for a weekend writing retreat. Six of us could make it.
You can find them at the fair, a festival and, now, on Fridays in downtown Charleston.
PIPESTEM, W.Va. — In anticipation of the spring reopening of Mountain Creek Dining Room at Pipestem Resort State Park, the resort is offering a dinner series this month for diners to preview the new, upscale menu that will be offered at the restaurant.
Some say it was first stirred by a camp cook in Virginia. Others swear by a Georgia hunting tale.
I’m convinced that my obsession with wine and food can be attributed to 50% of my ancestral composition – the Italian half. I suppose I should credit the other half (Irish) with my fondness for stronger beverages, and for blarney – my penchant for long-winded descriptions of things (like win…
