As I get ready for Fan Day and Football 101 tomorrow, I find myself thinking about my love affair with Morgantown and the Mountaineers. Every time I get to Morgantown I feel like Dorothy coming home in the Wizard of Oz. I guess you could say my roots in West Virginia run deep and true, and with … [Read more...]
Magical Mario’s
What can I say about Mario's Fishbowl? In a word: Fantastic! I mean, what can you say about a friendly "hole-in-the-wall" that's been around for decades and still is the place to go every weekend, especially during football season. Andrea said it was special and she was right. But she left … [Read more...]
Favorite Morgantown hangout: Mario’s Fishbowl
You can’t make a trip to Morgantown without visiting the center of the universe – Mario’s Fishbowl on Richwood Ave. Locals, alumni and students alike are drawn to it like a conga line of ants to a sugar spill. It’s a place where even out-of-towners feel like locals. When you walk through its … [Read more...]
Pregame practice yields mostly positive results
While our beloved Mountaineers are busy running through their offensive and defensive schemes, Dave and I are brushing up our recipe playbook. On Sunday, we made two new eats – an appetizer of buffalo chicken quinoa balls and an entrée of steak tacos with cilantro-radish salsa. I also … [Read more...]
Mountaineer Margarita is heavenly
Since I’m kicking my tailgating up a notch with the introduction of this blog, my friends encouraged me to come up with a signature drink to honor the gold and the blue. The gold part was easy – something with tequila gold. And since I love blueberries as much as margaritas, a blueberry-flavored … [Read more...]