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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: The Italian influence</title>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Keep leftover wine fresh (as possible)</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- From time to time, friends ask me how to keep wine not consumed at one sitting fresh for later drinking. I must admit this is not a situation I have ever personally experienced, but I do have some suggestions.  Wine is usually bottle...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two weeks ago, when it was 75 degrees outside, I was grilling animal flesh over charcoal and toasting the emergence of spring with a flagon of purple elixir. Now its late March, 32 degrees and there is snow on the ground.  What happe...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vine &amp; Vittles: Beer and wine will go head to nose</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With the dawn of a new year, it is not uncommon for many of us to experience a touch of melancholy, guilt or both. Melancholy, in my case, because I cannot physically or fiscally sustain the incessant consumption of excellent food an...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Is this fun or what. The holiday season, I mean.  Its not often you get a pass to cast prudence and caution to the wind and plunk down some serious green for a little red or white.  Ive already been perusing the shelves of my favorit...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Choices were few back in the day</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When it comes to finding that special wine youve been looking for, weve come a long way, baby.  I am old enough to remember a time when searching for a good bottle of wine in West-By-Golly was an exercise in futility and frustration....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- My affection for wine is rekindled each time I visit a working winery and observe not only the amazing process of transforming sweet grape juice into wine, but also the passion of the people who grow the grapes and make the finished ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Confessions of a red-meat eater</title>
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<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I oftentimes refer to bottles of that elixir we all love as either Saturday-night specials or everyday sippers. Saturday-night specials can also morph into holiday or celebratory wines when the occasion dictates. So, doing the ma...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Yes, West Virginia, there is good vinifera wine made here</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I am a locavore. I love to eat locally grown produce and meat that has been raised on nearby farms. I also love wines produced in our state, and I am constantly on the prowl for good Mountain State sippers. And there are a number...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Fine wine, craft beer off beaten track</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You would not be reading this if you didnt have an appreciation of the artistry and acumen required to produce exceptional and delicious cuisine to match the sea of wine available to us.  From time to time in my travels around ou...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: The Smoky Clucker is a coop de grÃ¢ce</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The ubiquitous chicken. Its probably the most overused and abused protein in the civilized world and yet, when prepared with a little imagination, that little feathered critter can be transformed into a culinary lip-smacker.  Chi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The wines that ramp up ramps</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Weve had an earlier spring than normal, which has prompted me to lighten up on the body of the wines Im drinking now. For the time being -- at least -- I am switching to lighter textured wines that fit more with the increased activity ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Tape ball strikes interest in wine</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I am often asked what prompted my interest in wine. The answer goes back to my childhood and the influence of my Italian immigrant grandparents and relatives.  As I have recounted before, wine was a part of everyday living then, ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Wine for heat-seeking foodies</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There must be capsaicin in my DNA because I have an insatiable addiction to spicy foods.  Peppers are my crack cocaine, the monkey on my back and the refuge I seek when I am forced, over an extended period of time (say, one day) ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Frugal choices can be a tasty bargain</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Winter has descended upon us with a frigid dose of reality. Not so much in the literal sense of the word since this has been a relatively mild season so far. No, I speak of another cold reality -- debt.  The profligacy of the hol...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Store wine in a dark, cool, quiet spot</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- People are always asking me for suggestions on how to build or to establish a wine cellar in their homes. Today Ill explain how you can find the proper place to store wine in your home or even in an apartment.  First, you dont ha...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Depending on your budget, the sky is virtually the limit when it comes to finding a wine to give that special person. Today, I provide a list of some of my favorite cabernet sauvignons from the exceptional 2007 vintage. (Note to ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Variety of whites and reds go with turkey dinner</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I hope youve been training hard because we are about to embark upon a food and wine marathon that begins with Thanksgiving, shifts into high gear for holiday parties, and roars into overdrive for Christmas and New Years celebrati...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Red wines Ive recently enjoyed</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I want to share a few recommendations from some red wines Ive sipped recently and which I think you will enjoy, too. They come from places as geographically diverse as California, Germany and Italy, but thats one of the great asp...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Just what the doctor ordered</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Fall is here. For me that means harvest is upon us, both in the worlds great wine regions and here in West-by-Golly, too. While were not picking grapes in the Kanawha Valley, our local farmers market (Capitol Market) is plum full of la...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Greenbriers wine list impresses</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If you are a wine and food fanatic (and you wouldnt be reading these words otherwise), youve got to love what Jim Justice has done in breathing new life into The Greenbrier resort. Lets face it, the grand old lady was slipping be...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vines &amp; Vittles: Italian dish adapts to your taste</title>
<description><![CDATA[      <em>Wine Boy has been renamed Vines &amp; Vittles to more accurately describe where my emphasis is with this column and my Gazette Community blog.</em>  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As a general rule, I avoid cooking indoors this time of year. It doesnt make...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine boy: Chablis -- It aint what it used to be!</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When I first started getting serious about wine, Chablis was the generic term for any white, particularly those mass-produced vinous products that were bottled in half- or full-gallon jugs. No one knew anything about varietal label...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: The Obelisk -- a capital idea!</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Good golly. I recent spent nearly a week in our nations capital, where the temperature was a sizzling 98 degrees. And while I perspired through a few business meetings, I knew that at the end of the day I would be sipping some lo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Nine-course meal scores a 10 at Café Cimino</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Adding my voice to the overwhelming chorus of satisfied visitors to Cafe Cimino might seem a bit trite, but a recent meal at this venerable West Virginia bed and breakfast is among the best I have ever experienced and I want to s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: All types of food end up on my charcoal grill</title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In my hedonists mind, almost everything has a relationship to food and wine. This time of year, my thoughts turn to light and refreshing sparkling wines and roses along with medium-bodied, spicy reds like pinot noir, Beaujolais o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Rosé is the tonic for springtime meals</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Springtime is such a weather rollercoaster ride that it is hard to decide which type of food suits the season. And, of course, that determination precipitates the most important decision: which wine to use with the meal.  Because its...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Excellent terroir produces quality wines</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Most experts agree that the Napa Valley is the greatest winemaking region in this country and one of the best viticulture locations on the planet. While it is hard to dispute that point of view, one other area -- year in and year out...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Tipsy pork tenderloin loves zinfandel</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I dont think there is any more versatile and tasty cut of pork than the tenderloin. In the past, I have regaled readers with various culinary treatments for that long and lean piece of pig meat. And today, Ill share another.  I call ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Wine values easier than ever to find</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As regular readers of my ramblings know, I am on an incessant search for wines of excellent quality that are also values. A few years back it was easy to despair of the notion that you could easily find good wine at reasonable prices...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>WineBoy: Port is making winter bearable</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Im sure many of you toasted the New Year with sparkling wine. I did, but my choice for apres champagne is something that will warm the cockles of your heart and soul even more than your favorite celebratory bubbly.  Today, Im going t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>WineBoy: Gift ideas for wine consumers -- you included</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Its time for my annual Christmas wine gift recommendations. In addition to providing you with a few ideas for the important wine lovers in your life, you might also wish to pass this list along to those inclined to remember you on De...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>WineBoy: 2007 was a very, very, good year</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Cabernet sauvignon lovers rejoice. Wines from the extraordinary 2007 California vintage are beginning to make their way to a retail store near you, and you would be wise to grab as many as you can afford. While the vintage as a whole...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I have a love affair with pinot noir. Among its many attributes is the wines unique ability to pair incredibly well with an array of edibles -- fish, fowl, lamb, beef and many vegetables.  Pinot noir is a very difficult wine to pro...]]></description>
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<title>Wine Boy: Toss locally grown veggies on the grill</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Do I love my grill. Not only does it provide me with the consummate summertime cooking tool, it also offers me the perfect excuse to postpone completing other (less enjoyable) chores like cutting the grass and cleaning out the base...]]></description>
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<title>WineBoy: Break wine rules for summer menus</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Summer is almost here, and if youre like me, you will do almost anything to avoid yard work. One of my best get-out-of-yard-work ploys is to offer my services as chef de cuisine in the Brown household from time to time.  I take thi...]]></description>
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<title>Wine Boy: The mystery of pairing artichokes and wine</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You might have noticed that the produce section in your food market is chock-full of great deals on artichokes this time of year. Most of these semiobscure vegetables are grown and harvested in California or Florida, and I covet th...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wine Boy: Some lovely wines (and food pairings)</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ive been all over this wonderful state in the past few weeks engaging in what some would refer to as work. Of course, work requires energy, which depends upon sustenance that is fueled by food and enhanced by liquids -- especially ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>WineBoy: Straight talk on the merits of wine</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes its laughable. Other times it makes me crazy. Please read the following description of a wine being pitched to customers by an online wine retailer. The description takes hyperbole to a new level:  &quot;The nose is redol...]]></description>
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<title>Wine Boy: Stuffed hot peppers spice up summer day</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ill admit it, I am consumed each day by lengthy ruminations over what Im going to eat and drink. Conversations with my long-suffering spouse almost always involve planning the evening meal and sometimes precipitate disputes that ar...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Since my days as a long-distance runner are in the rearview mirror, I have had to find a suitable aerobic exercise regimen to forestall the dirigible-like expansion of my midsection. I am fighting the inevitable losing battle. However, I am persistent, so ...]]></description>
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<title>Gift ideas for wine lovers</title>
<description><![CDATA[I can tell its Christmas because so many people are calling to ask for suggestions for wine gifts. So here are some gifts I would love to have this holiday season. Of course, depending upon your bank account, you can spend as much as you choose on wine and...]]></description>
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<title>The problem with wine rating systems</title>
<description><![CDATA[<strong>John Brown</strong><strong>Wine Boy</strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I know Ive always preached that wine appreciation is a very subjective undertaking, and that you should drink whatever you want, with or without food. I still feel that way. Yet you m...]]></description>
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<title>Wine Boy: Geography sets table for Wash. wines</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Washington is a geographically schizophrenic state, a land of extremes with two distinct personalities. Seattle, situated along Puget Sound with the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Olympic range to the west, is more known for its...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I admit I am a carnivore, especially when it comes to beef. Give me a piece of red meat and Ill rub that sucker with loads of black pepper, garlic and a little kosher salt, and then Ill build a charcoal fire so big it will create its o...]]></description>
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