The Food Guy: Let's do lunch - Celsius really cool, Sabatino's not bad
By Steven Keith One of downtown Charleston's hottest lounges at night is now also one of its coolest spots for lunch during the day.After celebrating a year in business serving upscale evening...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: New Blossom not the same, but holding its own so far
The new Blossom? I think I'm a fan.For the most part, that is. (There are still a few things we need to address, Mr. and Mrs. New Owners, but we'll get to that in a few minutes.)A longtime and loved...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: New Southridge restaurants offer burritos, hot dogs
By Steven Keith Christmas may be over but I'm guessing your trips to Southridge are not, what with post-holiday sales and the exchanging or returning of ill-conceived gifts.(A kitchen gadget-themed...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Check something tasty off your culinary bucket list
By Steven Keith With a new year comes new resolutions, most of which I'm guessing have to do with food and its effect on our bodies. Eating better food, healthier food or just less food in general.Am...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: With brunch and lunch, more in love with Lola's than ever
By Steven Keith Perfectly crisped stone-hearth pizzas. Eclectic art and an intimate setting. Craft beer, fine wine and that luscious house-made sangria.Just when I thought I couldn't love Lola's any...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: A sneak peek (and taste) of Charleston Restaurant Week
By Steven Keith Before Saturday night's big "WWE Live" rasslin' throwdown at the Civic Center (oh, the things we do for our kids!), we popped in for dinner at nearby Mi Cocina de Amor for two...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Once again, Restaurant Week comes at perfect time
By Steven Keith It's as if the folks planning Charleston Restaurant Week have ESP or something. Their timing is impeccable.Two years ago, the inaugural event launched just as the Kanawha Valley was...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Bounty of food events on tap this weekend
By Steven Keith If you love good food, you're in luck this weekend. There's a busy slate of tasty events on tap. In case you missed our preview and the schedule in Sunday's paper, the West Virginia...
View ArticleReview: Charleston Restaurant Week the biggest and best yet
By Steven Keith I'll tell you what. I've heard it from many and felt it myself: This was the biggest and best Charleston Restaurant Week yet. Restaurant participation was up, great menus made it tough...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Reserve a table for romance in Charleston
When my good friends at the Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau asked if I'd be willing to share my top picks for the city's most romantic restaurants on their blog, I said I'd love to. Awww....
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Stella's! Taste of Lewisburg gem comes to Charleston
By Steven Keith The good folks at Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam are once again bringing a feast from one of the state's finest restaurants to a fun, swanky affair in Charleston. At this...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Readers help hunt for A&W recipe; WV gets New Belgium beer
By Steven Keith I love West Virginians. If you ever need help, all you have to do is ask. Mountaineers will respond en masse. When I issued a plea to help track down an old A&W hot dog chili...
View ArticleRevamped Taste-of-ALL gets a new look, location and leader
By Steven Keith Charleston's longest-running food festival is serving up big changes this year, including a new date over Memorial Day weekend, a new indoor-outdoor format and a new location at the...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: West Side A&W hot dog chili sleuths are on a roll
Hot dogs, chili, barbecue, spaghetti and craft beer. We have lots to talk about this week, folks, so buckle in! Boy, did we touch a nerve when we started talking about hot dogs. One reader’s request...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Filling afternoon in St. Albans with 4 lunches in 3 hours
By Steven Keith So I had four lunches last Thursday afternoon. At four different places. All between the hours of noon and 3 p.m. I didn't set out to be such a glutton. But, you know, things happen....
View ArticleThe Food Guy: 'New' Cold Spot is sometimes hot, sometimes not
By Steven Keith My boys think it's hilarious that the Cold Spot restaurant in North Charleston sits right next to the Hot Spot video lottery parlor. I think it's appropriate, because when you put hot...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: South Charleston's Olive Tree Cafe an unassuming success
By Steven Keith My latest local restaurant obsession (a word I don't use lightly, mind you) is the perfect example of how looks can be deceiving. Or how big things come in small packages. Or how you...
View ArticleMany culinary travels led chef back to country roads
By Steven Keith Like many in the business, 43-year-old chef Greg Bess bounced around a lot before landing his current gig - one that he says feels a lot like home in many ways. He was born in Missouri...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Olive Tree Cafe swamped following review
By Steven Keith I've been writing about the local food scene for going on 20 years now, yet I'm amazed by the number of people who still call, write or stop me in the store to chat about each week's...
View ArticleThe Food Guy: Nation's top restaurants; Nashville hot chicken recipe
By Steven Keith I'm often asked to name my picks for the best restaurants in Charleston and, sometimes, even in the state. It's almost always a gut-churning challenge, because there are so many more...
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