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Hometown Eats: The Green Goat
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Old school Roanokers will remember the Wasena Station as the former Transportation Museum. After sitting empty since the Flood of 85, it’s now home to The Green Goat serving a little bit of everything! We’ll show you in this week’s Hometown Eats!. “I...
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Seven Virginia Delis Pile Their Reubens So High You Need Both Hands
A good Reuben is a simple deal: rye bread, corned beef or pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and dressing, grilled until it holds together. A great Reuben is a different story, because it is stacked so tall that one hand just will not cut it. Virginia has more of those than...
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This Family-Style Virginia Restaurant Feels Just Like Sunday Dinner At Grandma’s
If you’ve ever sat down at a big family table, passed bowls of food around until your arms got tired, and eaten until you couldn’t move, then you already understand exactly what The Homeplace Restaurant in Catawba, Virginia is trying to do. The difference is that The Homeplace...
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Discover RED Jak’s Lounge: A Unique Dining Experience at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
Looking for a new restaurant at Smith Mountain Lake? Discover RED Jak’s Lounge in Moneta, Virginia, a modern-day speakeasy offering creative cuisine, plant-based options, seafood, craft cocktails, and a welcoming atmosphere at Bridgewater Plaza. Smith Mountain Lake is known for its beautiful scenery, outdoor adventures, and relaxing lake-life atmosphere....
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This Small Virginia Mountain Town Is Worth A Fall Road Trip For The Apple Butter Pizza Alone
In Virginia, there’s no shortage of fall flavors come October. From harvesting pecans to slurping oysters and simmering Brunswick stew, Old Dominion knows how to do autumn. It’s the Blue Ridge Mountain orchards though that get the most attention with the apple harvest and all the apple accoutrements. We’re talking cider, doughnuts, and our all-time favorite spread, apple butter.
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New Red Jak's Lounge brings food, drinks and a speakeasy vibe to Smith Mountain Lake
A new restaurant, bar and lounge that proprietor Pam Gabriel describes as a "modern-day speakeasy" has opened at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta. Red Jak's Lounge, which is located on the rear lower level of the plaza beneath Cancun restaurant, opened Oct. 5. Gabriel, who has a background in the restaurant...
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Town of Vinton announces plans for Wawa on Hardy Road
VINTON, Va. – On Oct. 6, the Town of Vinton confirmed plans for a Wawa at 1000 Hardy Road. The town confirmed that demolition of the former Rite Aid building at the location has begun. Following the demolition, a Wawa will be built in its place. Wawa is continuing...
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The Mom-And-Pop Virginia Diner That Serves The Best Homemade Breakfast You’ll Ever Taste
There’s a diner in Hillsville, Virginia, that doesn’t have a publicist, a social media manager, or a Michelin star, and it absolutely does not need any of those things. The Hillsville Diner has something better than all of that combined, and it’s called a reputation built entirely on food that people genuinely can’t stop talking about.
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Nashville-inspired tavern, entertainment venue coming to Westlake Towne Center
A taste of Nashville is coming to Westlake Towne Center. The Black Angus Company by Circle J is planned for the former Sunken City Brewery location in Hardy. The multiuse hospitality and entertainment project is what owners Jeanna and Christopher Williams are calling a "modern country tavern with live entertainment, billiards, retail and special events all under one roof."
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The Old Farmhouse In The Virginia Mountains Where The Fried Chicken Keeps Coming Until You’re Full
Somewhere in the Catawba Valley, tucked between the folds of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there’s a white farmhouse with a red roof where the fried chicken doesn’t stop coming until you tell it to. The Homeplace Restaurant in Catawba, Virginia is that farmhouse, and it has been making...
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Since 1946, Hamburgers At This Tiny Roanoke Counter Have Come With Onions And Little Else
Some restaurants chase trends, and some simply refuse to move. In downtown Roanoke, there is a narrow counter with exactly ten stools, a grill that never seems to rest, and a door that stays open every hour of every day. Regulars bring their kids, who later bring their own kids....
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This Rural Virginia Restaurant Is So Good, People Happily Drive For Miles To Eat Here
Somewhere in the rolling hills of Catawba, Virginia, there’s a farmhouse that will make you forget every trendy restaurant you’ve ever visited. The Homeplace Restaurant is the kind of place that reminds you why food cooked with care and served with generosity will always beat anything with a foam garnish and a pretentious name.
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Popular Roanoke food reviewer turned prison time into a mission to build up better men
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “What’s good, Moe? What’s up, Slim? What’s going on baby?”. Can a catchphrase kickstart a mission? For Roanoke food reviewer Keon McCoy, it was the beginning of a long and winding path. “That was done by accident, I had no intention of...
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540: 10 News Intern Faith Casey visits Feather Bone Provisions and Assembly in Blacksburg
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Housed in the Old Prices Fork Elementary School cafeteria and gymnasium, Feather Bone Provisions & Assembly serves slightly Southern fare on the outskirts of Blacksburg. On Monday, 10 News Intern Faith Casey brought you with her. “To provide something that’s different from the downtown vibe in...
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The Donuts at This Tiny Virginia Bakery Are the Most Unforgettable Thing You’ll Ever Taste
Donuts are everywhere. Gas stations, grocery stores, chain shops on every corner. But most of them are forgettable. They are fine in the moment and gone from your memory by the afternoon. This tiny Virginia bakery is different. The donuts here are the kind that stay with you, the kind...
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Main Street coffee shop reopens
Two months after Breaking Grounds poured its final cup of coffee, familiar faces were back inside 67 Main St., sipping lattes, catching up with friends, and settling back into old routines. Downtown Grounds officially opened its doors on Oct. 1, bringing coffee back to the former Breaking Grounds space while...