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 […]
August 20, 2008 – 2:50 pm
If you haven’t dropped by and seen the sign on their door, you may not know that Bull Street Gourmet is having a $5 beer and wine tasting on Thursday, August 21 (yes, five dollars!).
Bull Street hosts the tastings every other Thursday to provide a place for people to sip some goodness and raise money […]
Here’s a universal truth for you: all ice cream tastes good.
Not a revelation, but a fact that makes judging ice cream flavors pretty difficult. Chef Marc Collins and Pastry Chef Scott Lovorn of Circa 1886 amused themselves this summer with an ice cream contest, inviting people to submit a recipe that represented Charleston. I was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
April 25, 2008 – 10:54 am
Imagine having a potluck party with a bunch of chefs. What kind of creations would they bring? You can probably bet that they wouldn’t bother with those french onion noodle casseroles that Aunt Edna always brings to the church potluck. The Chef’s Potluck on Sunday at Middleton Place organized by Lowcountry Local First and the […]
March 17, 2008 – 11:27 am
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 […]
March 17, 2008 – 10:48 am
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 […]
February 26, 2008 – 10:56 am
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 […]
