Say Cheese!
Local pizzamaker shines under the bright lights of Vegas at International Pizza Expo by Lorne Chambers | Editor What a year it has been for Pizza A Modo Mio owner Michael Pitera. In February of 2023, he officially opened the doors to his popular West Ashley spot after...
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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...
Season Creep
It was July 20 and Southern Tier’s Pumpking, the brewery’s monster fall seasonal Imperial release, a beer of 8.6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), rich, sweet flavors, and spicy, mouthfilling cold weather goodness, was already on shelves. Along with it, there sat...
A Honkin’ Good Time
Mellow Mushroom Avondale is teaming up with Goose Island Brewing this Thursday, Aug. 7 for a special five-course dinner, with each course paired with a different beer from the Chicago brewery. The dinner will get started at 7 p.m. with Mellow Mushroom pretzel bites,...
Dark and Wheaty
As we begin the slow, sometimes painfully long descent into fall, you will likely see fewer and fewer summer beers available in stores and on taps, many being replaced by the darker and more robust beers of fall. Its barely August, and most of us in the south are...
And the Secret Ingredient is …
Charleston's largest Home Brewing competition and home brewing festival returns as home brewers prepare to compete for a shot to have their beer brewed by Holy City Brewing and distributed throughout the state. In addition to the grand prize, there will be awards for...
Crab Shack Unveils New Menu
Along with it’s sister restaurants on Folly Beach and in Coosaw Creek, the West Ashley Crab Shack has moved away from its separate lunch and dinner menus and introduced a new “All-Day Menu.” The new menu includes traditional Crab Shack favorites like the Steamed...
You Say Tomato, I Say Tom-Art-O
More than a mascot, the humble tomato is a symbol of Earth Fare’s fresh, healthy, and organic philosophy. And for the next week and a half it can also be your muse and your chance at winning a piece of the $1,500 in prizes that Earth Fare is offering as part of its...
A Blonde in the Sun
For the most part, summer releases consist of various wheat beers, several different types of pilsner, and the occasional IPA or even pale ale. But another style of beer is also available, and should be a great summer option, especially for the craft beer newbie, or...
