The Golden Apron Goes To …
Home chefs compete in Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi cook-off in 8th annual fundraiser for West Ashley synagogue by Lindsey Chambers | WOFP Staff Last month Congregation Dor Tikvah, located on Raoul Wallenberg Blvd, hosted a fundraising food competition celebrating the...
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Avondale Restaurant Week Returns
If you didn’t get enough discounted meals during Charleston Restaurant Week, don’t worry. For the last couple years, immediately following the semi-annual “foodie-friendly” event held by The Charleston Restaurant Association, several Avondale restaurants host their...
WAHS Culinary Arts Runner-Up at Cooking Competition
West Ashley High School recently competed in the 15th Annual Cornucopia Cooking Competition sponsored by Limehouse Produce at Trident Technical College in North Charleston. The contest was open to all high school culinary programs in the Tri-county area. Each student...
Old Is New Again
Obscure. Be it beer, bands, or beard oil, there’s a continual search to discover that rare, new gem. A consistent trend in the craft beer world is to rediscover, redefine and reintroduce once lost styles to the masses. Find some bizarre Finnish pickled herring ale and...
Out With the Old, In With the New Menu
Home Team BBQ in West Ashley has launched a new menu format in preparation of their new downtown location opening in early 2016. The popular restaurants also introduced a new cocktail program, which includes several specialty drinks that feature local products and...
A Family-Style Fish Fry
Since The Glass Onion offers a Restaurant Week menu/prices every day, owner and head chef Chris Stewart wanted to do something special that patrons would love during January when restaurant week is held. One of their most popular dishes — that is requested the most —...
The Dark Beer Specialist
To many, porter is just the younger sibling of stout, and a beer style that was once overlooked. In truth, porter is more like the father, as stronger, richer, more ‘stout’ versions of porter actually evolved into what we today call stout ale. Examples of porter,...
So Fresh And So Green, Green
With the New Year just weeks away, people will again pack the gyms and resolve to eat better in 2016. It couldn’t be better timing for those looking for something healthier than your typical burger, pizza, fried food options during your 45-minute lunch break. Local...
’Tis The Season
Similar to children who can’t wait to open their presents on Christmas morning, many beer aficionados have a giddy anticipation for the numerous winter beers that begin to avail themselves over the last months of the year. Snowy scenes adorn bottle labels, festive...
Return to Cold Mountain
There’s a running joke with my group of beer-loving friends, and it’s a bit of a shot at some of the craft beer folks who take themselves a little too seriously. I find nothing wrong with comparing each year’s release of a particular seasonal. It’s a fun way to...
A Wee Heavy Bit of Beer
As the malt onslaught of fall continues, another style of beer that you likely saw little of during the warm months will rear its head. Not that this type of ale is a fall or winter seasonal, it’s just well-suited for cool to cold evenings, and the sweetness of the...
