FOOD & DRINK

MOV Restaurant Week

“What do you want to eat?” “I don’t know. What do you want?” “Let’s just order in.” The above conversation takes place in countless homes across the Mid-Ohio...

Hot Toddy

As we live in a world where the peculiarities of weather are decided not by the movements of air and heat, but by the whims of a subterranean rodent, we will no...

Freezer Stir Fry

With all of the hustling millennials have to do to land a job in this post-baby boomer economy, we don’t have enough time to prepare hot meals. Add in the ease ...

Beet and Berry Smoothie

My most vivid memories of beets come from when I was a kid and there would be a pickled beet on my plate. It's fuchsia juices would be running at an alarming ra...

The Parkersburg Brewing Co.

Flappers, fast cars and wild youth defined the roaring 20s. In an age of prohibition, a cool cat and his dame had to go to a speakeasy where secret doorways and...

Smoothie Bowl

Smoothies have always been a popular breakfast option, but recently “smoothie bowls” have been sweeping the Internet. Smoothie bowls are supposedly thicker than...

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

It’s fall, officially. Which means that even though the weather is still consistently reaching into the 80s daily, I will begin to transition into my favorite f...

The Boxcar Restaurant

The Boxcar restaurant is located in St. Mary’s, West Virginia. As you can tell by the window and the name of the restaurant, the Boxcar has a railroad theme. I ...

Stacy Family Farm

If you venture outside of Marietta, Ohio approximately five minutes, you’ll see a sign for Stacy Family Farm. The Farm, located in Reno, Ohio attracts visitors ...

Farmers Market on Front Street

Tuesday the 17th dawned wet and gloomy, an unseasonably chilly day for the middle of May.  At 8 am, the Armory lawn was deserted, and Front Street was just begi...
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