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Charleston-based Chef Paul Smith owns and operates The Pitch in Dunbar, 1010 Bridge in the South Hills neighborhood in Charleston, Ellen s Ice Cream in downtown Charleston, and is a partner in the Humble Tomato in Lewisburg. He was a 2023 finalist for the Best Chef category for the southeast region of the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards, manages the Eat Local WV Facebook group and purchased "Taste West Virginia" magazine. But most importantly, Smith has overcome alcohol addiction and has been sober for more than four years. For everything Smith has done for himself and for the Mountain State, he s been named the 2023 Gazette-Mail West Virginian of the Year. ....
This week on Inside Appalachia, we visit with Jerry Machen of Kingsport, Tennessee. When he first started making art from old carpets, his wife Linda wasn’t impressed. We also meet the devoted family and friends of Cuz’s Uptown Barbeque, who rallied behind the acclaimed Appalachian restaurant during a hard time. And, it used to be that every grocery store had a trained butcher behind the counter. But that’s not the case so much today. So the owner of a Charleston abattre had an idea. ....
CHARLESTON — Charleston-based Buzz Products Inc. has acquired the assets of Huntington-based S.S. Logan Packing Co., consolidating the region’s two wholesale meat distributors and uniting two family-operated businesses. ....
CHARLESTON — Charleston-based Buzz Products Inc. has acquired the assets of Huntington-based S.S. Logan Packing Company, consolidating the region’s two wholesale meat distributors and uniting two family-operated businesses. ....