Sami and one of her locally famous acai bowls.

VIDEO: Beyond the Bowl Ep. 1

Now Showing: Beyond the Bowl Series Premiere

Beloved Wheeling açai bowl pop-up stand LaBowls, in conjunction with Wheeling Heritage Media, is excited to present the first episode of Beyond the Bowl! This six-part food competition series showcases half a dozen local Wheeling businesses as they step outside of their comfort zones and into each other’s kitchens for the ultimate culinary challenge.

The rules are simple: Each week, a featured restaurant will recreate one of LaBowls’ signature smoothie bowls, while, at the same time, the LaBowls team will recreate one of the restaurant’s menu favorites. No coaching, no hints, and no helping each other. Celebrity judges will score each dish based on presentation, accuracy, and the all-important question: Would they order it again?

This series works to celebrate the incredible people behind just some of Wheeling’s local businesses by highlighting their personalities and showing what makes each restaurant or café unique. We hope this series inspires you to discover new favorites, support local, and see just how much culinary talent our community has to offer!

Watch along weekly every Wednesday:

  • August 5th – The Bridge Tavern (Ep. 1)
  • August 12th – Avenue Eats (Ep. 2)
  • August 19th – Table304 (Ep. 3)
  • August 26th – Sarah’s on Main (Ep. 4)
  • September 2nd – Fabio’s (Ep. 5)
  • September 9th – Figaretti’s (Ep. 6)

Follow LaBowls on social media to stay up to date on episodes, see when new menu items are released, and keep an eye out for upcoming pop-ups!

Sami of LaBowls showing off an acai bowl creation.
Sami and one of her locally famous acai bowls.
We would like thank our title sponsor of the series: EXP Realty – Angela Crawford. Community support and sponsorship is one of the main ways that organizations like ours are able to continue providing content like this.
  • Dillon Richardson joined Wheeling Heritage in 2019 to extend the organization’s reach through the use of multimedia. Growing up in Moundsville, West Virginia, he has always been involved and engaged in the Wheeling community. He attended West Liberty University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in digital media design. After graduating, he co-founded a media production company with our other digital content specialist, Johnathon Porter. Dillon is part of the Wheeling Heritage Media team, which creates videos, podcasts, photos and other multimedia, as well as manages content on our online magazine, Weelunk.

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