Category Archives: Charleston Chefs

Louis Osteen to Close Pawley’s Restaurant

I can’t say I’m surprised to read in The State this morning that Louis and Marlene Osteen will be closing up Louis’s Restaurant in Pawley’s Island to focus on their new Vegas venture.
I wrote a story about the Osteens back in February, after visiting their new restaurant in Las Vegas. Louis is the kind of […]

CP Foodie Intern does the Palette & Palate Stroll

I’m an art fan. I love contemporary painting, abstract impressionism, sculpture using different mediums, but I’m not gonna lie. As far as I’m concerned, this event might as well have been called the Palate and Palate and Palate Race Toward Diabetes. When it came down to having platters of endless hors’ doeuvres made by Charleston’s […]

A Trip to The Wadmalaw Supper Club

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 […]

Mike Lata and Sean Brock in NYC

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…

Stehling Wins Beard Award

Well, the news is good and  bad from the James Beard Awards in New York City tonight.
Robert Stehling of Hominy Grill was recognized as the Best Southeastern Chef, which means that Mike Lata of FIG did not get that award.
Sean Brock, who was nominated for the Rising Star Under 30 award,  also lost.  Jeff Allen […]

McCrady’s Top 100 Restaurants of North American & Europe

Opinionated About Dining — a blog, survey, forum and now a published dining guide — has come out with a list of “The 100 Best Restaurants of North America & Europe.” Billed as the “ultimate guide for destination diners,” the guide by Steve Plotnicki (a food blogger), aims to provide serious foodies with […]

Food Network Audience Needed

It’s probably too late, and I apologize for not getting this up in a more timely manner, but the Food Network is filming a segment on Robert Carter’s famed coconut cake from Peninsula Grill. Guest sign-in started at 11:30 a.m. at Lowndes Grove (266 St. Margaret St.). They need a live television audience for […]

Brett McKee’s a Legend

After barely losing out as Best Chef in this year’s Best of Charleston readers’ poll, Oak Steakhouse’s Brett McKee was able to lick his wounds and lap up a pretty big accolade: the 2008 Culinary Legend Award at last week’s Charleston Food + Wine Festival.
Brett was lauded for his “culinary innovation, firecracker personality, and […]

Eating at FIG (Food and Wine Fest Dine Around)

Friday night, we went to the Dine Around at FIG part of the Charleston Food + Wine Fest. FIG’s Mike Lata was joined by Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez of Lassi in NYC, Michael Laiskonis of Le Bernardin in NYC, and Suzanne Goin of Lucques and AOC in L.A.
As my tablemate Steve said, “I couldn’t believe it when […]

Guerrilla Cuisine Gets Mellow

jimihatt is the man of La Mancha. As part of a guest chef program at Mellow Mushroom, the Guerrilla Cuisine organizer created a new pizza at the Mellow that you should get over there and try right away.
The ingredients:
Green Tomatillo Salsa base
Manchego Cheese
Petit Basque Cheese
Serrano Ham
Toasted Pine Nuts
Baby Rocket Tossed with Spanish Olive […]

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