Food & Dining

If you are not eating meat on Friday during lent or doing Meatless Monday in your house, you need options. Veggies can be a great side dish to any meal....

Instead of a tailgate snack this time, the author concentrates on a meal.

Bubba's Gourmet Burghers and Beer has been serving happy customers from its location at The Highlands in Triadelphia, W.Va.

St. Clairsville is filled with pizza parlors and shops, each with its own signature item(s). To this writer, the Pizza Shack's French bread pizza and its breadsticks are its feature items, both of which are worth the trip.

My kids did not eat homemade, breaded chicken tenders. I thought that cutting thin strips of chicken breast and dredging them through flour, egg and a tasty bread crumb...

Elle and Jack's in Wheeling is a cut above in both quality, atmosphere, and service. It's worth the slight uptick in price range as the food is unequaled anywhere in the Ohio Valley.

The Roosevelt in Bellaire has been serving up homemade Italian food for 90 years. Owner Neal Zaccagnini believes the in-house made products are just one of the many features that keep customers coming back.

The Central Grille in Shadyside has some quality food choices to be had, including an amazing Big Bob burger that features a zesty Tiger Pride sauce that packs just enough heat. It's worth a try by itself.

The big game is scheduled for Sunday evening in Los Angeles.

If Drover's Inn has "lost a step" this fat man doesn't see it, or taste it. Drover's still has the best wings I've tasted in the Upper Ohio Valley and beyond. Oh how I've missed that flavor.