West Ashley Supper Club — Crème de la Crème
The humble but challenging chasseur is a traditional French farmhouse dish that is comfort food at its finest Like many others during the first COVID lockdown, I made a promise to spend any newly freed time wisely. While everyone else was experimenting with sourdough...
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Happy New Beer!
As a new year opens up, many of us strive to change our ways, to do things differently than we might have last year. Often, a top resolution is to lose weight, get back in shape, or be healthier. If this is your plan, as it is mine as well, then eat less, exercise,...
A Sweet Dream Come True
“Baking is my passion, my hobby, and career. It is part of who I am,” says Jaclyn Story, the owner of Gala Desserts, West Ashley’s new coffee and dessert bar. Featuring a revolving seasonal, upscale dessert menu, specialized beer, wine, coffee, and a cocktail menu to...
Let’s Make It A Tripel
The last beer in the Chimay stable is Tripel, otherwise known as White, and when served in the large bottle called Cinq Cents. First brewed in 1968, White is the baby of the three ales. Where strength is concerned, White falls in between Red And Blue at 8 percent...
A Strong Dark Ale
What is it about Belgian beers that make them so unique? There are many hypotheses, and each may hold grains of truth. Some believe it’s the water in Belgium, soft and acidic, that lends itself to the creamy nature of the beer. Others believe that this velvety...
Barbecue Stars Align
Back for a second consecutive year, Harrison Sapp and Griffin Bufkin of Southern Soul Barbeque on St. Simons Island, Ga. will join fellow pitmasters and friends Aaron Siegel, Taylor Garrigan, and Madison Ruckel of Home Team BBQ to host a Backyard BBQ at Home Team...
Bring Forth the Belgians!
To some, Belgium is the end all, be all country in the beer world. Belgium may be the most passionate beer country. Beer is to Belgium what wine is to France. And, there’s no mistake that many Belgian beers are prized and cellared like fine wine. The beers of Belgium...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYA Moveable Feast
For years, West Ashley has been the homebase of the area’s underground Guerilla Cuisine supper club, led by the charismatic “jimihatt.” (If he were taller, he would also be considered “shadowy.”) Operating from an undisclosed residence on this side of the Ashley...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYKeepin' It Cheesy
Four transplanted New Yorkers have dug out an interesting niche for themselves and their artisanal cheese business in the same Orleans Road shopping center as Monster Music. This day, the front windows of the storefront are steamed after fromager Greg Tatis, who...
On Island Time
For someone who runs a West Ashley-based restaurant, David Lowe is spending less and less time here. Four years ago, Lowe, a former corporate furniture salesman, took a big risk based on a family recipe. He struck out on his own, armed with all-fresh ingredients, and...
A Thanks To Local Beer
At the end of the day, we really do have much to be thankful for in 2014. Friends, family, fine food, and drink. I hope you’re able to enjoy all of these things this holiday season. Certainly Charleston is a great place to be, and the beer of the area is top notch....
