A Love Letter to Winter Vegetables Melissa Rebholz January 5, 2021 I haven’t always loved winter vegetables. It wasn’t until I started managing farmer’s markets in my 20’s in NYC that I learned the names and uses for many of the gnarly-shaped roots that covered the farmers’ ta...
Wheeling Restaurants Heating Up as Cooler Weather Settles In Jessica Broverman November 18, 2020 While Wheeling receives the perfect combination of all four seasons, any person in the area can tell you it gets quite icy come November. Some local restaurants have gone the extra mile by providing outdoor hea...
Ice Cream, You Scream … Summertime Treats on the Move Rich Wooding September 4, 2020 Youngstown, Ohio, the early 1920s: Harry Burt starts freezing wooden sticks inside chocolate-covered ice cream bars so you could eat the product without using utensils. Soon thereafter, he hit the road, selling...
DiCarlo’s Pizza: A Cultural Icon Jeremy Morris July 22, 2019 There are only two kinds of pizza, good pizza and very good pizza. — Peter Reinhart, author of "American Pie, My Search for the Perfect Pizza" Ask just about any Ohio Valley resident, and they will affirm ...
Sarah’s on Main-Small Business Video Series Corey Knollinger July 9, 2019 Editor's Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City. Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series. ...
Reach for the Stars With a Taste of Linsly Stacey Creely February 22, 2018 The Linsly School will host the seventh annual Taste of Linsly at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24, in the Banes Hall Cafetorium sponsored by The Glessner Group. This year’s enchanting theme, Reach for the Stars, will set the...
Eat Local This Holiday Season Weelunk Staff December 6, 2017 Thanks to the cover and shelter our high tunnel greenhouses provide, we're able to grow veggies all the way into December. As a result, Grow Ohio Valley is proud to offer holiday produce boxes f...
Come Learn About the Public Market Weelunk Staff October 3, 2017 5 The Public Market Meeting is this Wednesday! Join us for an opportunity to hear more about the Public Market project, engage in a conversation about future plans, and express your interest in ...
It’s A French Thing Brian Thomas August 25, 2017 Troves of wine line the brick walls. Built during the Victorian Era, the interior's many rooms ornately furnished with brass statuettes, stained glass windows, and carved wooden walls echo a forgotten time peri...
Don’t Miss the Elmhurst Shrimp Boil Marilyn Mull July 5, 2017 What’s a traditional Louisiana-style shrimp boil doing in the heart of Appalachia, specifically Wheeling where Coleman’s Fish is the premier place to chow down on a fish dish? Well, the elegant front lawn of...
Craft Beer: Wheeling Gets a Taste of the West Coast Morgan McCormick January 31, 2017 Carenbauers is proud to announce several new craft beers coming to the Friendly City and beyond (all of Ohio and Marshall counties, to be exact). These beers offer unique takes on the West Coast IPA style, whic...
After 100 Years Generations Still Swinging Along Steve Novotney December 1, 2016 2 Not much remains today that once was in place inside those walls, but many of the displayed photographs reveal a century’s worth of a family history along National Road in Fulton. Generations Restaurant and ...
It’s ‘Cheers’ At Sunday Brunch In Wheeling Steve Novotney October 23, 2016 Seventeen days before the majority of Ohio County voters will head to polling places to cast their ballots, the “Brunch Bill” goes into effect today in the city of Wheeling after a unanimous vote this past Tues...
A Vagabond Comeback for Chef Matt Welsch Steve Novotney October 7, 2016 He realizes people have been wondering, and he respects the fact. That’s why Matt Welsch, known to many as the “Vagabond Chef,” has tried to be as transparent as possible. Nearly 200 people contributed an av...
In the Bigs – Cheffing, Runnin’, Strummin’, & Remembering Steve Novotney August 9, 2016 I wrote about him back in May because I’ve devoured his food for years, and I’m familiar with most of what he does in order to produce the tastes he does. He smokes, cures, marinates, and seasons on his way to ...
Local Chef Taking ‘Supermeal’ to White House Steve Novotney July 10, 2016 She didn’t know what it was or how to cook it, but Grace Landini knew she really liked couscous at a very early age. She also discovered that the tiny pasta, made of barley or wheat, doesn’t possess much tas...
Wheeling Artist: Chef Basil Reveres The Process Steve Novotney June 17, 2016 5 The correct apple to purchase when planning to craft a duck is the Red Delicious apple, not the Macintosh. Everyone knows that, right? Just like we know how to spot “young” asparagus and “tired” salmon. ABC,...
Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio Valley Steve Novotney May 18, 2016 1 It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area haven’t responded to their efforts to supply locally grown, healthful foods. The culprit, no question,...
Chef Butler Always Knows What’s Cooking in Wheeling Steve Novotney May 13, 2016 Ryan fluffs it off. “That was great catfish, dude. Wow!” “That’s what I’m here for.” “But no, really, there’s never been that taste around here ever.” “But it is now.” It is now. That’s the key. ...
Best Pepperoni Roll in the Valley? LeeRoy February 8, 2016 15 This is our Roll The pepperoni roll is uniquely West Virginian. Wikipedia states that the pepperoni roll "is arguably the food most closely associated with the state (West Virginia)." In fact, in March of ...
Stadiums Offers Sporting Cuisine Steve Novotney January 29, 2016 It was supposed to be about her son’s 21st birthday and a game on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. It was 20 degrees at kickoff, future Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre started at quarterback, and the Green Bay ...
Wheeling Brewing Crafting a Complete Experience Steve Novotney January 2, 2016 3 In one hand, a craft brew. In the other, crafted food. And one can now acquire such a two-fisted experience at the Wheeling Brewing Company at 2247 Market St. in Centre Market thanks to a new union consistin...
Holiday Spirits Available At Good Mansion Wines Steve Novotney November 25, 2015 Turkey and stuffing with yams, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, cream peas, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie? But which wines would go best with such a feast? And what about the same ...
