From Truck to Table
Popular food truck The Wedge opens a brick-and-mortar NY-style Deli in West Ashley by: Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Charleston’s favorite New York deli-inspired food truck, The Wedge, is opening a brick-and-mortar location this month, bringing its iconic...
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A Blonde In The Sun
As a college professor who doesn’t teach face-to-face courses over the summer, the August faculty meeting usually means the end of my break. Classes are soon to begin, syllabi are due, and it’s back to school. But that’s no reason to stop drinking in the summer; it...
A True Friend To Our Schools
For the last century, there have been few industries in the United States that are more rooted in their respective community than the local pizzeria. And while chain pizza places have done little to carry on this tradition, there are still local pizza restaurants in...
Restaurant-Ready
The problem of understaffing in the Charleston food and beverage industry may have found its solution in the award-winning culinary program at West Ashley High School. Churning out culinary competition state champs who are trained in restaurant management and...
The N.E.(w.) IPA
For the majority of my time as a drinker of great American beer, when it came to IPA and Pale Ale, it was always West Coast style. Think of the piney, citrus hops grown locally on the west side of the land, and beginning with one of America’s first brew pubs, opened...
Embrace The Wit
Wheat beers come in a variety of types, but the majority of original styles come from either Germany or Belgium. Regardless of country, the styles have in common the requirement that about 50 percent of the malt bill must be made up of wheat. The Germans boast several...
The Summer Of Kölsch
I know in recent weeks I have been trumpeting the horns of many big time beers. Double IPAs, Old Ales, a crazy curry Imperial Stout. There are some wild and wooly and strong beers on the shelves. But I want to again praise the continued trend of the craft beer that’s...
Pilsner For Your Summer
With summer nearly upon us, I’ll continue the discussion from last week and look back to the origins of the beer we call pilsner. This effervescent, bright, clear and flavorful beer could easily be your warm month choice. And while nearly all pilsners are golden and...
A Taste of Philly
The lunch rush is still winding down at 2 p.m. on a Wednesday, but Danny Bailey manages to slide off the line, still in his apron, to chat about his new restaurant, DB’s Cheesesteaks, which opened recently in the popular Avondale Business District. He’s a...
America’s Jazzy Pilsners
I’ve recently been watching Ken Burns’ 10-part documentary Jazz from PBS. Now, to many of you, I suspect that sounds like 10 hours of pure torture. While I think the filmmaker spent much too long on Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, I understand the importance of...
Farm Fresh Suds
It seems these days every beer you pick up is brewed with something besides water, yeast, hops and malt. Without going down the road of “where have all the classic styles of beer gone,” you would be hard pressed to visit your local pub and not find at least one bottle...
