Not Your Basic Biscuit
A sacred Southern staple gets the rockstar treatment at Biscuit Bros. by Lorne Chambers | Editor Grits, country ham, sausage gravy, baked apples, buckwheat pancakes, chicken and waffles. These things are all commonplace on breakfast tables across the South. But...
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Hot Nights & Holy City
Middleton Place Restaurant is partnering with the South Carolina Aquarium and Charleston’s own LO-Fi Brewing and Holy City Brewing to host a savory end-of-summer with the 4th Annual Hot Nights & Holy City Beer Dinner from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27. Served...
Simple Food For Complex Times
In 2008, Scott and Ally Svenson of Seattle had an idea. It was inspired by their love of pizza and simple pleasures, and motivated by their need to feed four hungry boys. It was a complicated time—the financial crisis was brewing and many were stressed. They adopted...
From Summer To Fall
With the autumnal equinox nearly a month away, and the opening keg-tapping salvo of Munich Oktoberfest happening a few days before, it’s no surprise your late summer, early fall eyes should fall on the motherland as a source of fantastic suds. As many of you probably...
Happy Birthday Julia
On Monday, Aug. 15, what would have been Julia Child’s 104th birthday, The Glass Onion will host its annual celebration dinner in her honor. For $45 per person, diners can enjoy a special three-course menu for the night. There will be optional French wine pairings for...
Rye Not Try Something a Little Different?
If your only knowledge of rye is restricted to a local deli, surrounding some mustard and pastrami, you’re not alone. Rye in the beer world is a bit of an anomaly. Or at least it used to be. Many excellent craft selections employ rye, and you should absolutely...
The Glass Onion Toasts Back to School
As a way to toast the start of the new school season, The Glass Onion will feature champagne, sparkling wines, and champagne cocktails for their next monthly charity beverage tasting on Wednesday, Aug. 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The tastings will be paired along with...
The Calm Before the Storm
As we roll into August, I’ve begun to realize that we’re working on nearly four months of drinking the ‘lighter fare’ of the beer world, and I’m starting to yearn for the colors and flavors of fall. Maybe I’m sick of sweating, or just want to build a fire, but...
A Slice of Charleston
For a quarter of a century Andolini’s Pizza has been more than a part of the local food scene, it has been a slice of the fabric of Charleston. Offering oversized, hand-tossed New York-style pies topped with fresh grated cheese and its signature homemade sauce,...
What’s An Extra Pale Ale?
An interesting trend has been happening, where I find myself seeking out not the wealth of IPA’s on offer, but the little, or older, brother pale ale. Although originally an English creation, known as bitter in all of its different forms, the pale ale is something...
Hopped Up On Caffeine
In some ways, it seems that the craft beer movement is over. By that, I mean it’s no longer a ‘movement’ as much as it is now a fact of life. One no longer needs to sell others on the beauty of well-made beer. Quality suds can be found in the most generic of bars,...
