I hope you'll join me on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 2–7:30PM at City Center at Slack Plaza in Charleston, WV for the 8th annual Charley West BBQ Fest, benefiting the Bob Burdette Center afterschool program! About the Charley West BBQ Fest The Charley West BBQ Fest is an annual event benefitting the...

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The Wolseley is a renowned café-restaurant in London that offers expertly executed brasserie-style dishes, making it a landmark for its historic setting and food. The Wolseley’s architecture and interior feel like stepping into a slice of 1920s glamour, with its soaring ceilings, black-and-gold detailing, and marble columns that give the whole space a...

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North Branch Brewing Co. is a small batch brewery and craft beer pub with food. There are 14 rotating craft beers on tap, and here are some that they have produced: Strawberry Festiv-Ale - Blonde / Golden Ale Paddytown Red - Red Ale Potomac Sunrise - Blonde / Golden Ale Old Man Pumpkin...

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St. John is an English restaurant on St. John Street in Smithfield, London. It was opened in October 1994 at a former bacon smokehouse location. St. John specializes in "nose to tail eating," which includes offal and other cuts of meat that help reclaim traditional British recipes. Typical dishes include pigs' ears, ducks'...

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Nando's is a South African fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in Portuguese flame-grilled, peri-peri style chicken. "Many centuries ago Portuguese explorers added a squeeze of lemon and a kick of garlic to Mozambique’s African Bird’s Eye Chilli to create a legendary spice: PERi-PERi! Along with a hint of paprika there, a dash...

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