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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, [...]
James Beard 2008 - Live from New York
June 7, 2008 – 4:13 pm
For those not in the know, there is no bigger honor in the world of foodie accolades than the James Beard Awards, and Charleston has never been better represented than this year, with Mike Lata (FIG), Sean Brock (McCrady’s), and Robert Stehling(Hominy Grill) all contending for culinary immortality with a prized nomination. Lata and Stehling [...]
Eat the Kampachi
July 22, 2007 – 9:05 pm
So, I’m blowing off another deadline, surfing around the internet, looking at crabcake recipes, and I come across this “stolen” recipe site with none other than our own Bob Waggoner trotting out the bodacious kampachi and jasmine rice dish on the new menu at Charleston Grill. Funny thing is, I’d just contemplated an hour earlier [...]
Uni Bar Open for Business
July 15, 2007 – 2:31 pm
I dropped in on the old Marie Laveau’s in Avondale during the Saturday storm deluge and sampled some of the new noodle bar fare. The rumor of innovative sushi never materialized (much to my dismay), but for the most part the noodle stuff looks pretty promising. They have only been open since Friday, [...]
You Get What You Pay For
June 29, 2007 – 11:44 am
As if poisonous toothpaste, killer dog food, and the urban legend of sweet and sour cat meat weren’t enough to send our way, China, it seems, has been tainting the shrimp and fish (specifically catfish) they dump on our shores by the ton each year – so much so that it’s been banned according to [...]
SFA Field Trip Wrap Up
June 24, 2007 – 4:42 pm
All was good with the world this morning over at The Wreck on Shem Creek, despite the scorching Lowcountry summer sun and the enormous amount of food that the SFA stuffed into my belly over the last couple of days. A wonderful spread, The Wreck’s fried shrimp, Ben Berryhill’s stiff bloody mary’s, and a stellar [...]
SFA Field Trip Kicks Off Around Town
June 22, 2007 – 7:40 am
The always entertaining Southern Foodways Alliance, a national organization dedicated to the exploration and preservation of Southern eats, rolled into town for its annual “field trip”, which includes a variety of lectures, dinners, tours, and otherwise raucous fun. I spent last evening hosting a table of registrants at FIG, along with SFA member and cook book [...]
Sublime Local Farm Products
June 16, 2007 – 7:46 am
I’ve stopped going to the Charleston Farmer’s Market these days, partially due to the fact that Saturday mornings are usually my one weekly chance to sleep past 5am, but mainly because half of the thing seems devoted to looking like the real Charleston Market (which used to be a vibrant food market itself) and the [...]
Curtain Call for Jazz Night @ FIG
June 7, 2007 – 9:08 am
The word from Mike Lata was disappointing last night. FIG will end its popular Tuesday night jazz sessions with Quentin Baxter next week. The place should be jammed Tuesday night for the final show, but after that you’ll have to scoot on over to Charleston Grill to catch Baxter and Co.
Let’s Make Some Bacon
May 27, 2007 – 8:40 am
There are pig stories and then there are pig stories…proving once again that South Carolina is only a great place because Mississippi and Alabama keep us from being dead last.
Of course, Bob del Grosso over at Ruhlman understands the inspiration for such important work as letting your 11 year-old son, armed only with a high [...]
