Preserves from In a Jam! provide a tasty trip into the past. When Andrea Duke began selling her homemade preserves at the down-town Parkersburg Point Place Marketplace farmers’ market, she was surprised at how many older gentleman approached her booth. The men would talk of days past, when they would pick fresh fruit with their grandmothers, an experience shared by…
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Recent Stories from the Magazine
Fresh Powder and Pasta
From the hills of central Italy to the mountains of Pocahontas County, Alpine Ristorante brings hearty eats to hardy skiers. When Bill Treadway and Tom Greene, co-owners of the popular Snowshoe steakhouse South Mountain Grille, began thinking of opening a second restaurant, they took a look around the wintertime destination’s dining scene and realized something was missing. There was no…
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The Vagabond
A motorcycle-riding, freewheeling English major-turned-professional chef uses travel to inspire his food. Matt Welsch jokes he should’ve named his restaurant “The Stable and Profitable Kitchen.” Since opening in 2014, his Vagabond Kitchen has occupied three different spaces around Wheeling: the McClure Hotel, the basement of the old state Capitol building, and now, a former Mexican restaurant on the corner of…
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Apple Pudding
Take a culinary trip into the past with this modern rendition of a historic recipe. “Take one pound of apples stew them & sweten [sweeten] them to your taste add some spice one glass wine on[e] of Brandy and four eggs beat to a froth.” (Miss Catharine Baker’s Receipt Book by Catharine Baker, 1814)
Slice of Summer
Flaky crust, melted cheese, and thick slices of ripe tomato make this a picture-perfect late summer pie. If you haven’t yet tasted an heirloom tomato, head to your local farmers market and get ready for a gustatory sensation. In contrast to the identical red hybrid tomatoes you might find at the grocery store, heirloom tomatoes are old varieties—most have been…
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