Appalachian Food Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:02:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://brilliantstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-BeerFlag-5-32x32.jpg Appalachian Food 32 32 Charles Bockway & Erin McCoy false episodic Charles Bockway & Erin McCoy info@brilliantstream.com podcast Appalachian Food https://brilliantstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WVBR-NewArt-1920px487KB.jpeg https://brilliantstream.com/west-virginia-beer-roads/ West Virginia, United States West Virginia, United States Nano-Brewery offers Celtic-style beer & food https://brilliantstream.com/2026/03/nano-brewery-offers-celtic-style-beer-food/ https://brilliantstream.com/2026/03/nano-brewery-offers-celtic-style-beer-food/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:41:38 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=272803 What could be better than a craft beer & food event to celebrate the annual Celtic festival season? On Thursday evening, March 5, Charleston Nano Brewery joins West Virginia’s premier Celtic-themed festival, Celtic Calling Gathering, to offer a delicious Irish… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2026/03/nano-brewery-offers-celtic-style-beer-food/feed/ 0 Bōc Hord Brewery has big plans https://brilliantstream.com/2024/10/boc-hord-brewery-has-big-plans/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/10/boc-hord-brewery-has-big-plans/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:09:31 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=266534 On a recent trip to downtown Princeton, WV, I got updated on the new Bōc Hord Brewery and Bakehouse. While they are just getting underway since opening a little over a month ago, their plans for the place are impressive… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/10/boc-hord-brewery-has-big-plans/feed/ 0 Fife Street’s 1st beer dinner on point https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/fife-streets-1st-beer-dinner-on-point/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/fife-streets-1st-beer-dinner-on-point/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:24:09 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=260556 Oh my goodness. I love finding well-put-together beer and food-pairing dinners in West Virginia. The one at Fife Street Brewing earlier this week was an absolute gem. Organized by John Query, Fife’s general manager, the dinner illustrated some of the… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/fife-streets-1st-beer-dinner-on-point/feed/ 0 2024 James Beard Award semifinalists include some locals https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/2024-james-beard-award-semifinalists-include-some-locals/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/2024-james-beard-award-semifinalists-include-some-locals/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:35:51 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=260446 West Virginia hit the James Beard restaurant & chef awards jackpot this year with two semifinalists considered for Best Chef in the Southeast region. The region covers chefs from states including Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/01/2024-james-beard-award-semifinalists-include-some-locals/feed/ 0 Winter season welcomes beer pairing dinners https://brilliantstream.com/2023/01/winter-season-welcomes-beer-pairing-dinners/ https://brilliantstream.com/2023/01/winter-season-welcomes-beer-pairing-dinners/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:49:05 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=254628 With cold weather putting more focus on indoor activities, you can’t do better than attending a craft beer & food pairing dinner. Last weekend, I attended the first in this year’s Appalachian Dinner Series at the Stonewall Resort outside Weston,… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2023/01/winter-season-welcomes-beer-pairing-dinners/feed/ 1 Thanksgiving Beer-Food Pairings You’ll Want to Try https://brilliantstream.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-beer-food-pairings-youll-want-to-try/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-beer-food-pairings-youll-want-to-try/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:52:36 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=253787 When you read about suggested pairings of beer with Thanksgiving dinner, you can find recommendations of drinking just about every beer style under the sun. That’s largely because you find so many diverse flavored dishes on the Thanksgiving table. Different… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-beer-food-pairings-youll-want-to-try/feed/ 1 Bricks & Freefolk pull off extraordinary pairing https://brilliantstream.com/2022/04/bricks-freefolk-pull-off-extraordinary-pairing/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/04/bricks-freefolk-pull-off-extraordinary-pairing/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:54:25 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=249223 Last night, when I went to Charleston’s Bricks & Barrels restaurant for the Freefolk Brewery beer pairing dinner, I originally planned only to make a nice social media post about it and leave it at that. But then I experienced… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/04/bricks-freefolk-pull-off-extraordinary-pairing/feed/ 0 Farm to Bottle Summit in Fairmont https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:03:56 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=178624 In an attempt to get more local ingredients into local beverages, a group of food and beverage producers and other interested parties will participate in Craft: A Farm to Bottle Summit on Wednesday evening in Fairmont. Hosted by The Rambling… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/feed/ 0 Pairing Beer and Cheese https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/pairing-beer-and-cheese/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/pairing-beer-and-cheese/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:02:00 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=178232 Offering a cheese plate carefully paired with craft beer is a combination your guests will not soon forget. Pick out a few cheeses; select some appropriate beers. That’s about all there is to it. It is a simple yet elegant… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/pairing-beer-and-cheese/feed/ 0 WV breweries to participate in annual Culinary Classic https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/annual-culinary-classic/ https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/annual-culinary-classic/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:05:46 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=7510 Two West Virginia breweries will be participating in the 14th Annual Culinary Classic set for March 3-5 at the Stonewall Resort, Weston, W.Va. Morgantown Brewing Company and Big Timber Brewing Company will be on hand Friday evening, March 3, for the event-opening dine-around, featuring more than… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/annual-culinary-classic/feed/ 0 Appalachian Distillery sparks moonshine food products industry https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:42:08 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=4333 When creative specialty food producers visit their neighborhood distillery, beautiful things happen. That is exactly the case with Appalachian Distillery in Jackson County, West Virginia. When distillery-owner Dwayne Freeman opened his little moonshine distillery in 2014, little did he know he… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/feed/ 1 Cast Iron Cook-Off features local beer https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/cast-iron-cook-off/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/cast-iron-cook-off/#respond Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:39:21 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=4268 West Virginia-made craft beer marked its debut appearance at the 2016 Cast Iron Cook-Off on February 6 and made quite a nice addition to the event. A panel of beer judges selected one of those beers as Best of Show. The food-centric Cast Iron Cook-Off annually… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/cast-iron-cook-off/feed/ 0 More than one way to enter the drinks industry https://brilliantstream.com/2015/09/more-than-one-way-to-enter-the-drinks-industry/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/09/more-than-one-way-to-enter-the-drinks-industry/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:44:29 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=2748 We sometimes forget that there is more than one way for a small, local business to enter the drinks industry. You don’t have to produce an alcoholic beverage; you don’t have to own a bar or liquor store. You can make something… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/09/more-than-one-way-to-enter-the-drinks-industry/feed/ 0 All West Virginia Hot Dog debuts at Huntington festival https://brilliantstream.com/2015/07/all-west-virginia-hot-dog-debuts-at-huntington-festival/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/07/all-west-virginia-hot-dog-debuts-at-huntington-festival/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:57:57 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=2205 In the first ten years of the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival, they’d never seen anything like it. Imagine a hot dog for which every ingredient for all the components—meat, bun, chili sauce, and condiments—were sourced from West Virginia farmers and… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/07/all-west-virginia-hot-dog-debuts-at-huntington-festival/feed/ 0 Leavitt Farm puts moonshine on the breakfast table https://brilliantstream.com/2015/06/leavitt-farm-puts-moonshine-on-the-breakfast-table/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/06/leavitt-farm-puts-moonshine-on-the-breakfast-table/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:07:11 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=1909 Moonshine—it’s what’s for breakfast. Well it may be once you try some of Shari Leavitt’s moonshine jelly. Shari has been making and selling small-batch gourmet jellies from her Jackson County, West Virginia, farm for years. But her moonshine jelly is a recent addition. Shari originally… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/06/leavitt-farm-puts-moonshine-on-the-breakfast-table/feed/ 4 Strawberry Day at Chesterhill https://brilliantstream.com/2015/05/strawberry-day-at-chesterhill/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/05/strawberry-day-at-chesterhill/#respond Fri, 29 May 2015 17:27:28 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=1372 There is something so magically special about strawberry season in Appalachia. Rich, hill-country soils and micro-climates, the gardening savvy of accomplished growers, a sunny day in late May—all these combine to produce such a remarkable, ruby-red experience. Appalachian strawberries, heaven on earth If heaven were red,… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/05/strawberry-day-at-chesterhill/feed/ 0 Appalachian chefs, restaurants compete for James Beard Awards https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-chefs-restaurants-compete-for-james-beard-awards/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-chefs-restaurants-compete-for-james-beard-awards/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:43:01 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=895 Appalachian chefs and restaurateurs are well represented among the list of James Beard Award semifinalists announced yesterday. Fifteen different Appalachian region chefs and restaurateurs made the cut. The James Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-chefs-restaurants-compete-for-james-beard-awards/feed/ 0 2015 Cast Iron Cook-off features Appalachian cuisine https://brilliantstream.com/2014/12/2015-cast-iron-cook-off-features-appalachian-cuisine/ https://brilliantstream.com/2014/12/2015-cast-iron-cook-off-features-appalachian-cuisine/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:03:16 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=605 The annual Cast Iron Cook-Off® returns to the Charleston, WV Marriott January 30-31, 2015. By incorporating events for professional chefs, amateur cooks, culinary students, and the general public, the cook-off becomes a fun weekend focused on the best in contemporary Appalachian cuisine. Program organizer Collaborative… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2014/12/2015-cast-iron-cook-off-features-appalachian-cuisine/feed/ 0 September farmers market and Bramwell Oktoberfest https://brilliantstream.com/2014/09/september-farmers-market-bramwell/ https://brilliantstream.com/2014/09/september-farmers-market-bramwell/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:28:33 +0000 https://www.brilliantstream.com/?p=183 I love to visit a farmers market this time of year here in Southern Appalachia, but I also know that the summer garden season is coming to an end. Apple harvest is in full swing and cider production is well underway.… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2014/09/september-farmers-market-bramwell/feed/ 0 Kölsch Bier Bratwurst hits market https://brilliantstream.com/2014/09/kolsch-bier-bratwurst-hits-market/ https://brilliantstream.com/2014/09/kolsch-bier-bratwurst-hits-market/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:16:08 +0000 https://www.brilliantstream.com/?p=111 Kölsch Bier Bratwurst: it’s what results when a local craft brewer visits a local meat processor’s trade show. Lincoln Wilkins, owner/brewer at Blackwater Brewing Company in Davis, West Virginia, says a few months back he was attending a food trade show… Continue Reading…

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