Chu ‘Empire’ Expands

West Ashley restaurateur Kelly Chu, it seems, is never satisfied. First, it was West Ashley, then it was Mt. Pleasant, and tomorrow, the world. First, her father opened one of the area’s favorite Chinese takeout restaurants, the now-gone Joy Luck on St. Andrews...

Hogs With A Heart

Home Team BBQ will once again be a part of Hogs For The Cause Charleston on Saturday, Oct. 3 at The Grove at Patriot’s Point. Hogs for the Cause, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit charity event, raises money to provide aid and relief of expenses for families whose children are...

Not Just Blowing Smoke

“Nothing is ever free. If you don’t reinvest in the community that supports you, how long do you think you will thrive? How do you gain the respect of those who support you with out earning it,” asks Swig & Swine co-owner and pitmaster Anthony DiBernardo....

Local Institution Catches Fire

Manny’s Neighborhood Grille, a West Ashley institution for more than two decades, will be closed for at least the next month due to a fire last Wednesday in the bar area of the restaurant. Or it could end up moving from its current home on Old Towne Road, according to...

Happy Pumpkin Days

The upcoming fall season has already provided us with an open door to numerous wonderful flavorful offerings. The Oktoberfests, the autumn ales, the pumpkin beers, ah yes, the pumpkin beers. As the pumpkin beers are now everywhere from every brewery imaginable, you...

The September Beer

It’s September, I can’t believe it. As a kid, the belief I held was that each season got three months. Winter equaled Christmas, New Year, and the –uary months, when there was any chance of snow. Spring was March, April and May, flowers, bunnies and such. Summer...

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