A Feast for the Eyes and Tastebuds
Sweatman’s Garden is as visually dazzling as it is delicious by Lorne Chambers | Editor The highly-anticipated Sweatman’s Garden has officially opened in South Windermere and it’s unlike anything we’ve seen in West Ashley. Charleston’s first sodary and fondue lounge...
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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...
Who was that Man?
If I were to ask you about the first American craft beer you ever tried, can you remember it? Tough question, I realize. If you’re anything like me, you have had many many craft beers over many many many years. Yet, I still remember my first American craft beer-a Sam...
Reinventing Fast Food
This week Black Bean Co. opens its West Ashley location, which was formerly a Burger King on Savannah Hwy. The fact that a former greasy fast food space is now a spot for healthy, all-natural, organic, and vegan foods is not a coincidence. Owner and chef Ellis...
Buon Appetito!
Popular Italian eatery Al Di La is whisking patrons away to Spoleto, Italy during Charleston’s annual Spoleto Festival USA starting this week. In honor of the annual international performing arts festival, Al Di La is offering diners a regional tasting menu of dishes...
The Good Stuff
In this hectic, bustling world, it’s easy to forget to stop and smell the roses. We all have too much work to do and too little time, so it can be quite tough to just relax and enjoy the good stuff once in a while. Luckily, after attempting to move too much furniture,...
