From Flame to Fork
Popular food truck Fiddler’s Fire sets up residency at Sweatman’s Garden by Lorne Chambers | Editor Over the last year, one of the most exciting pop-ups in the Lowcountry has been Fiddler’s Fire. For over a year, owner Tyler Cook has been slinging fresh seafood and...
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Beer Week Comes West
As the nation’s craft beer industry grows exponentially, so has the local craft beer scene over the last few years. Charleston boast 14 production breweries (with 6 in planning), numerous craft beer-focused pubs and stores, and a population that is wanting more out of...
Autumn is Ale Time
A friend recently texted me to ask what would be a new beer he should try. I suggested that there were dozens of pumpkin ales as well as Oktoberfest lagers out now. He quickly replied that he liked neither: the taste of pumpkin was typically too odd and vegetable...
Right Up Your Alley
After decades of operating inside Charleston’s oldest bowling alley, Emma’s Lounge has closed and in it’s place a new restaurant and bar has opened by the Queen Street Hospitality group, the same folks that have brought you 82 Queen, Swig & Swine, and Lowcountry...
Brilliant Beer
While it’s not yet the first day of fall, no doubt you have seen signs of the next season in the store. Pumpkin beer, Oktoberfest, and a few other fall brews are already lining the shelves; some examples of these styles have been available since early August! Now,...
It's All Greek To Me
Greek and Roman histories are intertwined as much as their mythologies. And while Greece and Italy are only separated by the relatively narrow Ionian Sea, the two countries have taken different directions in terms of their wine and how the world perceives and receives...
Premium Bavaricum
After writing last week about the great German breweries and their late summer to early fall beers, I got a craving for one of those traditional dunkelweizen. I hit up my local craft beer shop to see what was available. Even with several traditional options to choose...
Hot Nights & Holy City
Middleton Place Restaurant is partnering with the South Carolina Aquarium and Charleston’s own LO-Fi Brewing and Holy City Brewing to host a savory end-of-summer with the 4th Annual Hot Nights & Holy City Beer Dinner from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27. Served...
Simple Food For Complex Times
In 2008, Scott and Ally Svenson of Seattle had an idea. It was inspired by their love of pizza and simple pleasures, and motivated by their need to feed four hungry boys. It was a complicated time—the financial crisis was brewing and many were stressed. They adopted...
From Summer To Fall
With the autumnal equinox nearly a month away, and the opening keg-tapping salvo of Munich Oktoberfest happening a few days before, it’s no surprise your late summer, early fall eyes should fall on the motherland as a source of fantastic suds. As many of you probably...
Happy Birthday Julia
On Monday, Aug. 15, what would have been Julia Child’s 104th birthday, The Glass Onion will host its annual celebration dinner in her honor. For $45 per person, diners can enjoy a special three-course menu for the night. There will be optional French wine pairings for...
