Posted in West Virginia October 17, 2019 by Lea Monroe

The West Virginia Mac And Cheese Festival Will Leave You Happy And Full

Readers of Only In West Virginia will tell you that we love to uncover our state’s most amazing restaurants, featuring unique finds that showcase our favorite eats like say, macaroni and cheese! In the past, we’ve mentioned tasty spots like Huntington Ale House, a destination that has some of the very best mac and cheese in the state. If you’re ready to take on more mac and cheese than imaginable though, you’ll want to mark down Saturday, November 2nd on your calendars this year.

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Happening right on Smith Street at the Capitol Market, Saturday, November 2nd marks this year's Charleston's Mac & Cheese Cook-Off.

Drawing in people from all over West Virginia, every year this event has grown in size, with all proceeds going to the Childhood Language Center on Quarrier Street — a place where children can get free speech and language therapy.

If you've yet to attend any of the previous Charleston's Mac & Cheese Cook-Offs, then let us fill you in on what you can expect!

So far for the 2019 event, more than 20 businesses and locals are set to compete in this year's cook-off.

Both restaurants and local mac and cheese fanatics putting their best work display for all to taste, giving you quite the array of options to choose from while you're here.

Guests of the cook-off will purchase bracelets to get them access to the event and mac and cheese tastings, costing $10 dollars for adults and $5 dollars for kids.

Once you have your bracelet and official spoon that you're given to keep, you can go ahead and start tasting.

As you go around and try out the different mac and cheeses...

...you'll be able to vote for which ones you think are the best, and most deserving of being named West Virginia's Best Mac & Cheese for 2019.

With both a People's Choice and Kid's Choice, at the end of the event, you'll get to find out which business or local had the best of the best.

Supporting an amazing cause while also bring a delicious event to Charleston, the Mac & Cheese Cook-Off is unlike any other West Virginia festival.

With activities for kids, live music, local brews, mac and cheese tastings, and the chance to walk among hundreds of pounds of pasta, you can't miss out on the Charleston's 2019 Mac & Cheese Cook-Off on November 2nd.

Looking for other ways you can enjoy some mac and cheese in the Mountain State all throughout the year? Then take a look at These 10 West Virginia Restaurants That Serve The Best Mac And Cheese Imaginable!

Address: 800 Smith St, Charleston, WV 25301, USA