Who’s Your Daddy?
New food truck gives West Ashleyanother intriguing breakfast option from Staff Reports West Ashley has seen a lot of breakfast spots come and go over the last year or so. Famous Toastery, Sunflower Café, Black Magic, and Gathering Café have all either closed or moved...
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Divine Intervention
Holy City Pizzeria (HCP) is Citadel Mall’s latest addition to the reinvention of mall food. HCP won the Charleston edition of The Food Network’s new show Food Court Wars, hosted by Tyler Florence. HCP is the creation of 20-somethings Christopher “Topher” Pecora and...
A Little Taste Of Autumn
We've made it to September. This is the time of year I generally think of as the turning point. While the fall equinox may still be nearly three weeks away, what does that day really mean in the south. Late September could be scorching summer hot or chilly breezy...
Iron Brew Champion Crowned
Earlier this month Mellow Mushroom Avondale owners Johnny Hudgins and Joshua Broome presented Nick Gavalas co-founder of the Gavalas Kolanko Foundation (GFK) and GFK board member and Charleston City Councilman Dean Riegel with a $5,000 check that was raised during the...
Crazy For Coconuts
“I like coconuts; you can break them open and hey smell like ladies lying in the sun. And if I had my way, I'd give a coconut to everyone.” Craft beer in America is a trendy state of affairs. And I mean this in a few different ways. On the one hand, craft beer is very...
Hot Nights and Holy City
Charleston summers are not for the faint-hearted. To combat the humidity-laden summer malaise, the Middleton Place Restaurant is presenting a new beer dinner. Hot Nights & Holy City will pair summer seasonal beers from Charleston’s Holy City Brewing with summer...
Ales For Outlaws
The two Carolinas have a long history, being neighbors and all. In the 17th century, the states were known collectively as the Province of Carolina during American’s early colonial period. S.C. was the first state to secede from the Union, while N.C. was the last to...
Well, You’re A Little Early
There I was, working online, checking emails and I see the note that Foothills Oktoberfest and Cottonwood Pumpkin ale will be available tomorrow. For a moment, I sighed and smiled, thinking of crackling fires, colorful leaves, cool breezes, and all things fall. Then...
No Ordinary Goat
After years of working in the restaurant biz, local residents Kelly Ruff and her fiancé Jason Lewis felt the time was ripe to open their own place. Ruff grew up in the F&B industry and worked as a server and bartender at numerous places around Charleston,...
Smokin’ Road Trip
Not ones to sit on their laurels as home to some of the nation’s best ribs, Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ have headed to Texas to further hone the craft of smoking meat. Owner Aaron Siegel put together a three-day trip of some of Texas’ signature ‘que-a-tariums last week...
Hop Head Holiday
With the arrival of IPA Day 2013, we celebrate all things hoppy. Last week, I discussed the history of the style, and England’s role in the creation of India Pale Ale. This week I focus on the American version of IPA, and why we may be just as in debt to Scotland as...
