A Smash Hit
Hugh-Baby’s is a throwback to the old-school burger joints from a bygone era. opens to much fanfare in West Ashley by Lorne Chambers | Editor Back in 2019, Martin’s BBQ opened on James Island to much fanfare. Famed Tennessee pitmaster Pat Martin’s joint was another...
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¡Yo Quiero Yo Bo!
Every day of the week, South Windermere Shopping Center is a bustling nexus of activity between Downtown, Byrnes Down, James Island, and Folly Beach. Add to the mix YoBo Cantina Fresca, which recently opened where South of Philly Pizzeria closed last winter is the...
Bright, Clear, Flavorful
There’s light lager, pilsner, amber lager, and dark lager (not to mention Bock) in the lager family. While there are almost no occasions for light lager, fall seems to be perfect for amber lager, spring is a great season for dark lager, which leaves summer as the...
Raging Bull
With 70 tequilas, 17 signature cocktails, an incredibly fresh menu of specialty tacos, burritos, fajitas, burrito bowls, and appetizers to choose from it will be hard to resist “charging” back for more at 3 Matadors, West Ashley’s newest Mexican-inspired restaurant....
The New Hybrid
I’ve had several beer revelations in my lifetime. Not counting the first, that the Busch Light I just tasted on offer from my father was by far the most awful liquid that side of Robitussin, I guess revelation number one would have been tasting the great imported...
True Americana
Looking back across my columns over the many years, it’s quite obvious I’m an ale guy. Even here at the beginning of summer, I still hold a preference for ale. Beyond my personal preference for the warm-fermenting beer, there are other reasons why more of The Beer...
The Feast of St. John
In northeast Brazil, June is a time to celebrate a successful corn harvest, express gratitude for the rainy season as it draws to a close, and recognize the Feast of St. John. There’s dancing, music, fireworks, bonfires, paper parachute balloons, and many corn...
A Recycled Beer?
A friend who read last week’s column on Stone Levitation Ale posed the query and response: “why is low-gravity beer desirable again? Gimmie Stone’s Ruination or Arrogant Bastard or the Smoked Porter any day.” To which I responded something to the effect that brewing...
Home Team ‘Racks’ Up Accolades with Ribs
Charleston has been called many things. The Holy City. Chucktown. Tennis Town, U.S.A. America’s Most Friendliest City. West Ashley has also been called many things that aren’t near as flattering. Well, the snooty ol’ peninsula can keep its nicknames, because West...
How Low Can Ya’ Go?
I know in recent weeks I have been trumpeting the horns of many big time beers. Double IPAs, Old Ales, a crazy curry Imperial Stout. There are some wild and wooly and strong beers on the shelves. But I want to again praise the continued trend of the craft beer that’s...
Sowing The Seeds of Love
Every Saturday morning, now through September, Fields Farm of Johns Island brings their freshest picks to John Wesley United Methodist Church’s front lawn on Savannah Highway. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, anyone can come check out the produce and purchase it in exchange...
