Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Wheeling Restaurant Recognized As American Classic
Figaretti’s Italian Restaurant was named a James Beard 2026 Restaurant and Chef America's Classics for the Southeast region.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsShepherdstown Chef Finalist For National Culinary Award
Shepherdstown chef Mary Ellen Diaz, head chef of restaurant Alma Bea in Shepherdstown, is a finalist for the 2026 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Food Ambassador Chef Named James Beard Award Semifinalist
ul Smith is one of two West Virginia chefs in the running for one of the most prestigious awards in the culinary world. Reporter Randy Yohe spoke with Smith, who said it's a humbling honor just to be nominated.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThese Groups are Reforming West Virginia's Food Economy
The phrase “food-desert” might sound like a landscape of sagebrush and armadillos, but it's really a place where SlimJims, chicken nuggets and Slurpies…
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