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Roasting Coffee, Brewing Community: Coal River Coffee Company has grown into true community staple
From hosting open mic nights to book clubs and vinyl record pop up shops, Coal River Coffee Company has woven its way into the very fabric of St. Albans. There’s always a steady stream of customers, and friendly baristas whip up each drink to perfection. Owners Michael and Rachel Ervin…
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: WV Chef Nourishes Community with Homemade Food
Italian food plays a large role in West Virginia’s culinary makeup – with red sauce, meatballs and pasta making frequent appearances on menus across the state. But, Chef Tim Urbanic takes those flavors to a different level. Urbanic, who operates Bop & Nana’s Bakery and Catering with wife Melody, is…
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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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Nancy Bruns : Salt of the Earth
For Nancy Bruns, salt is life. It’s in her veins. It’s in her history. It’s in her land. The J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works co-founder has made it her livelihood — and her legacy. Located in Malden, West Virginia, J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works harvests all-natural salt by hand from a 400-million-year-old ancient ocean…
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Aaron and Marie Clark : Timing
Most things in life – the truly special things, anyway – depend on timing, and there probably isn’t anyone who understands this better than Aaron and Marie Clark. From their first meeting at Bennigan’s in the early 1990s to years spent working together and separately at iconic Charleston restaurants like…
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From the Old World to West Virginia : Angelo’s Old World Sausage
“So, tell me about your product,” said the man sitting behind the desk in the tiny office. “Why should we stock your sausage?” Sonny looked to his left, the soft white of the fluorescent lights overhead glinting off his glasses. He knew his son would begin their story – one…
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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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Belief : The Story of Anthony Wilkins and Gourmet Fast
The extra six hundred dollars of unemployment benefits that arrived during the early weeks of the pandemic helped – a lot – especially since he had only been receiving about sixty dollars a week since the world came to a halt and restaurants were forced to close. It wasn’t enough,…
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Of Coffee and Community : The Story of Coal River Coffee
Driving west along the banks of the Kanawha River, you can’t help but admire the scenery. No, this wasn’t your plan for the day…getting rerouted off the interstate on your trip west to an afternoon meeting in Kentucky…but the blue skies and shimmering green waters of the river make it…
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Roasting Coffee, Brewing Community: Coal River Coffee Company has grown into true community staple
From hosting open mic nights to book clubs and vinyl record pop up shops, Coal River Coffee Company has woven its way into the very fabric of St. Albans. There’s always a steady stream of customers, and friendly baristas whip up each drink to perfection. Owners Michael and Rachel Ervin…
Read More
Don’t Call It a Comeback: WV Chef Nourishes Community with Homemade Food
Italian food plays a large role in West Virginia’s culinary makeup – with red sauce, meatballs and pasta making frequent appearances on menus across the state. But, Chef Tim Urbanic takes those flavors to a different level. Urbanic, who operates Bop & Nana’s Bakery and Catering with wife Melody, is…
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.”…
Read More
Nancy Bruns : Salt of the Earth
For Nancy Bruns, salt is life. It’s in her veins. It’s in her history. It’s in her land. The J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works co-founder has made it her livelihood — and her legacy. Located in Malden, West Virginia, J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works harvests all-natural salt by hand from a 400-million-year-old ancient ocean…
Read More
Aaron and Marie Clark : Timing
Most things in life – the truly special things, anyway – depend on timing, and there probably isn’t anyone who understands this better than Aaron and Marie Clark. From their first meeting at Bennigan’s in the early 1990s to years spent working together and separately at iconic Charleston restaurants like…
Read More
From the Old World to West Virginia : Angelo’s Old World Sausage
“So, tell me about your product,” said the man sitting behind the desk in the tiny office. “Why should we stock your sausage?” Sonny looked to his left, the soft white of the fluorescent lights overhead glinting off his glasses. He knew his son would begin their story – one…
Read More
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…
Read More
Belief : The Story of Anthony Wilkins and Gourmet Fast
The extra six hundred dollars of unemployment benefits that arrived during the early weeks of the pandemic helped – a lot – especially since he had only been receiving about sixty dollars a week since the world came to a halt and restaurants were forced to close. It wasn’t enough,…
Read More
Of Coffee and Community : The Story of Coal River Coffee
Driving west along the banks of the Kanawha River, you can’t help but admire the scenery. No, this wasn’t your plan for the day…getting rerouted off the interstate on your trip west to an afternoon meeting in Kentucky…but the blue skies and shimmering green waters of the river make it…
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