Oct 22, 2013
West Ashley will be the epicenter of the world’s avant garde cuisine scene for the next week, as chefs from all over the globe learn receive an intensive introduction to the “foodways” and products of the Lowcountry. Beginning Sunday, 28 internationally known chefs...
Oct 22, 2013
A trip to the Great American Beer Fest with West Of’s Beer Snob by Lorne Chambers | editor Long before the “craft beer” movement hit Charleston, West Of was running a beer column in its dining section. At first many thought a beer column was an odd thing for a...
Oct 22, 2013
Chocolate Rain (The Bruery) Possibly the best chocolate beer at the fest, and there were a few. This ran out every session and FAST. Chocolate double stout! Brandy-barrel Aged Impreial Pumpkin (Lakefront Brewing) Lots of pumpkin ales, few pumpkin lagers, and only one...
Oct 16, 2013
As rainy days and cooler temperatures become the norm, a hot bowl of soup sounds evermore inviting. How fortunate that, in Charleston, it’s hard to be anywhere without local soup chain Ladles nearby. Jeff Biran and Kim Dover recently opened West Ashley’s second...
Oct 16, 2013
We are now well into October, the bewitched month, a time of year when fall has generally arrived, and the rich hues and smells of autumn are everywhere. As in recent years, but in higher numbers, pumpkin products are rampant. From coffee to candy, baked goods to...
Oct 9, 2013
Lake E. High Jr., president of the South Carolina Barbeque Association will make a pit stop at Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ from 6 to 9 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 11. High is a former stock broker-turned historian/author/BBQ enthusiast. He’s the former chairman...
