Northern West Virginia
Christmas Cookies & Pizza: Stepping Stones for One Successful Morgantown Chef
“Some say, I got into cooking before I have any memory of it,” said Nate Meadows, executive chef at Bourbon Prime & Morgantown Event Center in Morgantown. “There is a particular photo of me standing on a stool in my Mother’s kitchen helping her make Christmas cookies. I couldn’t have…
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Morgantown Chef Makes High-End Flavors Available to Everyone
What do you get when you cross a classic New England-style lobster roll with a West Virginia-style hot dog? A lobster dog. Handcrafted by Chef Chris McDonald at Von Blaze, the lobster dog is made with fresh lobster and shrimp sausage, napa cabbage slaw, brown butter mayo, and fingerling potato…
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Wanderlust Chef Returns to Roots in Appalachia
vag·a·bond /ˈvaɡəˌbänd/ noun a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. For Matt Welsch, the word “vagabond” helps define his wandering spirit. When he began traveling the country via motorcycle, eating his way through cities and documenting his experiences, he dubbed himself “The Vagabond Chef.”…
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Morgantown Chef Eschews Popular Food in Favor of ‘Real’ Food
You won’t find Chef Marion Ohlinger donning a toque blanche and playing top 40 music at his dinners. Instead, the Morgantown chef is more likely to be seen in a black chef’s coat with a red skull and crossbones on the chest. Punk rock music plays in the background. Stories…
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Christmas Cookies & Pizza: Stepping Stones for One Successful Morgantown Chef
“Some say, I got into cooking before I have any memory of it,” said Nate Meadows, executive chef at Bourbon Prime & Morgantown Event Center in Morgantown. “There is a particular photo of me standing on a stool in my Mother’s kitchen helping her make Christmas cookies. I couldn’t have…
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Morgantown Chef Makes High-End Flavors Available to Everyone
What do you get when you cross a classic New England-style lobster roll with a West Virginia-style hot dog? A lobster dog. Handcrafted by Chef Chris McDonald at Von Blaze, the lobster dog is made with fresh lobster and shrimp sausage, napa cabbage slaw, brown butter mayo, and fingerling potato…
Read More
Wanderlust Chef Returns to Roots in Appalachia
vag·a·bond /ˈvaɡəˌbänd/ noun a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. For Matt Welsch, the word “vagabond” helps define his wandering spirit. When he began traveling the country via motorcycle, eating his way through cities and documenting his experiences, he dubbed himself “The Vagabond Chef.”…
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Morgantown Chef Eschews Popular Food in Favor of ‘Real’ Food
You won’t find Chef Marion Ohlinger donning a toque blanche and playing top 40 music at his dinners. Instead, the Morgantown chef is more likely to be seen in a black chef’s coat with a red skull and crossbones on the chest. Punk rock music plays in the background. Stories…
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