Turning the Tide
Cedar Creek Tavern revamps and reinvents Ashley River Road restaurant and bar by Lorne Chambers | Editor A creek is typically defined as being dynamic, always in motion, moving towards something larger, and gaining momentum as it goes along. It feels apropos that the...
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The Brown Shades of Fall
I recently stumbled across a new issue of Maxim magazine, it was the October edition. Not a magazine I frequently peruse, I prefer Esquire for the manly side of life, The Atlantic for news and cultural commentary, and a gift subscription to Food & Wine (I’m still...
Keeping It Kosher
West Ashley chef Marcie Rosenberg knows her way around a kitchen. And not just any kitchen, but she knows her way around a kosher kitchen as well as anyone in Charleston. “Don’t put that spoon in there!” she says to a fairly new employee not completely familiar with...
Something Old, Something New
In February, caterer Aris Newton and sports store owner Tommy Eiserhardt teamed up to buy one of West Ashley’s most iconic restaurants, located within the oldest strip shopping center on the East Coast. Being locals, Newton and Eiserhardt seem to have an appreciation...
Restaurant Week Continues in Avondale
Don’t let your appetite wind down with the end of Charleston Restaurant Week. Because for the third year running, Avondale Restaurant Week begins where Charleston Restaurant Week let off. Slated for Monday, Sept. 15 and running through Sunday, Sept. 21, Avondale...
It’s Festival Season
With all the recent talk of the Marzen, autumn ale and Oktoberfest, one might have noticed that it is beer fest season. It is fall and of course this time of year and beer festivals just goes hand in hand. Be it the weather, cooler days and chilly nights, or the...
Bring Forth Fall
The taps are rapidly changing, and a transition is upon us in the beer world. Possibly my favorite time of year, we’re quickly approaching fall, and the autumn seasonals are all over the place. I realize my thinking about beer and seasons is a bit different than most...
A Different American Hop Bomb
Of all the styles of beer that are made by American brewers, IPA may be the most well known, with nearly every American crafter brewer offering their take on the style. And although the India Pale Ale is an historical English style of beer, we’ve certainly made it our...
Jamaica Day in the Carolinas
Celebrate “Jamaica Day in the Carolinas” during the S.C. Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival this Sunday, Aug. 24 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Sponsored by Magnolia, Caribbean Rootz and Healthy Lifestyle Network, the event will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Local...
Late Summer Fare
The Dupont Brewery, Brasserie Dupont, sprang up in Wallonia, a French-speaking region of Belgium in 1844 on the site of a farm that had its own spring. The farm itself dating back to the 1700s. Dupont at Tourpes-Leuze is world famous for brewing a special style of...
Return To Lunch Lady Land
People always seem to complain about school lunches. But, truthfully, I have mostly fond memories of my grade school cafeteria. OK, so it wasn’t haute cuisine, but it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve eaten in my life either. Or maybe those memories of grade school lunches...
