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Oak to Expand and Economize
September 17, 2008 – 2:17 pm
Editor Stephanie Barna and I just got back from the official “unveiling” of the new Oak Steakhouse expansion/reinvention campaign, which happens to already be underway down on Broad Street. At first, I wasn’t too excited because I’ve always seen Oak primarily as a caterer to the mostly annoying S.O.B crowd, but after a brisk lunch [...]
Food + Wine Kickoff
August 29, 2008 – 1:42 pm
If you didn’t make the kick-off party for the Charleston Food + Wine festival yesterday afternoon, then you missed out on a grand time, perfect weather (considering the rain lately), and some really fine, well, food and wine. The best dish of the night by far was a “Shrimp BLT” concoction put out by Craig [...]
Offal Selections
July 24, 2008 – 4:23 pm
I’m all enamored with variety meats these days. After frying up some bull testicles for the City Paper luau at the Barna ranch the other night, I began to to loathe the lack of “variety” that our insular little redneck town possesses. We need places serving up stuff like these Grasshopper Tacos in NYC. [...]
A Trip to The Wadmalaw Supper Club
July 13, 2008 – 11:08 am
WOW! What a treat it was recently when Sean Brock called up and invited me out to view the McCrady’s Farm (including the new pork project that helps turn the farm waste into sausage) and for dinner at the Wadmalaw Supper Club, a private club of farmers and good ole’ boys that have been gathering [...]
Damn Northerners Win Again…
June 23, 2008 – 12:12 pm
If you missed the Today Show this morning, meaning if you have a job and don’t lie around all day watching TV off an antenna, then you’ll have to pick up the Internet stream of Jimmy Hagood and the Blackjack BBQ team here. Jimmy and the boys left the “Big Red Rig” up in NYC [...]
The Inevitable Rise of Pig Uterus
June 18, 2008 – 1:35 pm
I was out yesterday in North Chuck, hauling a load of old gutters from my home renovation project to a blistering hot scrap metal yard on Rivers Avenue, and decided to dive into La Nortena, which despite its relocation, schmancy facelift, and watered down menu, still serves some damn good tacos alongside the best Mexican [...]
When Summer Arrives…
June 14, 2008 – 8:27 am
I look forward to summer all year. Not just because it’s my favorite season, being that I despise cold and actually feel comfortable in 100 degree heat, but primarily because the food of summer is still so different, still so distinctively singular and, well, seasonal. In a time that it seems we have homogenized the [...]
Mike Lata and Sean Brock in NYC
June 13, 2008 – 8:22 pm
We didn’t want to leave anyone out of the mix. I found a couple more pictures to share. Congratulations guys, you all made Charleston proud…
James Beard 2008 – Gala Gold
June 9, 2008 – 9:26 am
We strolled the red carpet, ate all the delicious food, and partied into the wee hours of the New York night. The results are in. Congratulations to Robert Stehling and the whole crew over at Hominy Grill, now the “Best Chef Southeast” winner for 2008!
Out of two possible winning categories, Charleston took the medal [...]
James Beard 2008 - More Big Apple BBQ Pics
June 8, 2008 – 9:05 am
We stuffed ourselves silly with smoked pork between the towering facades of downtown Manhattan, a scene that showcased more people eating BBQ than I’ve ever personally witnessed. It’s clear that New Yorkers love their pigs as much as your average bubba on a South Carolina 4th of July. With the thermometer topping 95 degrees yesterday, [...]
