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Oscar’s Breakfast, Burgers & Brews: Barboursville’s Beter Family Grows Its Restaurants

By Amanda Larch

BY AMANDA LARCH HINCHMAN Business is more than a family affair for father and son Jason and Lukas Beter. It’s a collaboration. With some background in the industry, at one time owning a small restaurant part of a local franchise, Jason had an idea for his own restaurant in 2016.…

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Cultures Convene at The Mountain Table

By Josh Baldwin

BY BARBARA ELLIOTT Tuesday nights are magical in the small community of Renick in northern Greenbrier County. It is then that friends and neighbors gather at The Mountain Table to eat food inspired by different cultures, drink locally crafted beers , wine and spirits, and perhaps play a game or…

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Winter Blues Farmers Market Attracts Thousands

By Dawn Nolan

Thousands attended the 16th annual Winter Blues Farmers Market, part of the West Virginia Small Farm Conference, on March 1 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Sponsored by WVU Extension and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, the event was free to the public and featured more than 125…

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Savoring Success: Chef Christopher Dixon’s Path to Opening Christopher’s Eats

By Dawn Nolan

Before opening his own restaurant, Christopher’s Eats, in Barboursville in January 2013, Chef Christopher Dixon spent several years working in all sorts of kitchens throughout Florida and Louisiana.  “Between privately/family-owned establishments, corporate restaurants, quick-service, full-service, country clubs, an exclusive, seasonal living community and even a barbecue joint — they’ve all…

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Oscar’s Breakfast, Burgers & Brews: Barboursville’s Beter Family Grows Its Restaurants

By Amanda Larch

BY AMANDA LARCH HINCHMAN Business is more than a family affair for father and son Jason and Lukas Beter. It’s a collaboration. With some background in the industry, at one time owning a small restaurant part of a local franchise, Jason had an idea for his own restaurant in 2016.…

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Cultures Convene at The Mountain Table

By Josh Baldwin

BY BARBARA ELLIOTT Tuesday nights are magical in the small community of Renick in northern Greenbrier County. It is then that friends and neighbors gather at The Mountain Table to eat food inspired by different cultures, drink locally crafted beers , wine and spirits, and perhaps play a game or…

Read More

Winter Blues Farmers Market Attracts Thousands

By Dawn Nolan

Thousands attended the 16th annual Winter Blues Farmers Market, part of the West Virginia Small Farm Conference, on March 1 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Sponsored by WVU Extension and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, the event was free to the public and featured more than 125…

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Savoring Success: Chef Christopher Dixon’s Path to Opening Christopher’s Eats

By Dawn Nolan

Before opening his own restaurant, Christopher’s Eats, in Barboursville in January 2013, Chef Christopher Dixon spent several years working in all sorts of kitchens throughout Florida and Louisiana.  “Between privately/family-owned establishments, corporate restaurants, quick-service, full-service, country clubs, an exclusive, seasonal living community and even a barbecue joint — they’ve all…

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