Is West Ashley Ready for Prime Time?
The arrival of 17 Prime, a new upscale steakhouse, ushers in an exciting new era for West Ashley’s dining scene by Lorne Chambers | Editor A neighborhood is often defined by its restaurants. Sure, charming houses, boutique retail shops, and upscale grocery store...
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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. It’s...
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...
Fall Flavors Are Here
The first day of autumn is still a month away, but in the craft beer world, it might as well be full on fall. And it’s the fall releases that signal a deluge of seasonal beers which will continue on throughout the winter months and shall not stop until the end of...
A Real Sausage Fest
Before he opened d.d. Pecker’s Wing Shack on Savannah Highway, Derek Harris was a teacher and an assistant principal at Porter Gaud for a decade. It was while there that Harris became close friends with Randy Clark, principal of the Middle School and longtime varsity...
The Last of the Summer Beers
Hopefully, you lighter beer lovers have found something in the craft or import beer realm that interests you. If not, this might be your last chance, as the fall beers are hitting the shelves and boredom sets in with these bright, clear lagers, and the cloudy, fruity,...
A Revelation In Style
I have had several beer revelations in my lifetime. I guess revelation number one would have been tasting the great imported beers of Europe. Bass, Guinness, Spaten: wow, flavor! Throw in Sam Adams and Pete’s Wicked too. My next beer revelation was the introduction to...
