The Business of Beans
Local coffee shop owners and roasters gather with area business leaders for an informative ‘coffee talk’ by Lorne Chambers | Editor Many business deals, both large and small, have been sealed over a cup of coffee. So it was apropos that as the local business community...
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No Opportunity Wasted
Known to some as “downtown West Ashley,” the Avondale Business District certainly has a vibrant, mini-metropolitan vibe. There’s always something happening, and even bigger things on the way. Avondale Restaurant Week, Avondale 5k, a Halloween Pub Crawl, next week’s...
Breakfast of Champions
Double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout-That about says it all. Can you imagine the beer that would have these words written on the label? Well friends, consider it done, and once you’ve had it, your life might not be the same. The beer in question is the famous...
Bigger Beers Fight The Cold
With the temperatures continuing to hover on the colder side of the thermometer, I begin looking for stronger beers, those that will keep me warm and satisfied on even the most frigid nights. And, while imperial stouts and double IPAs are also muscular, it’s the beers...
Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ Celebrates Seven Years
Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ has had an exceptional seven years in the Charleston area with their two popular locations, a bustling catering operation and an in-house dining concept Home Team Kitchen located inside The Alley Charleston. Pitmaster Aaron Siegel and his...
Sweet Success
Since the Grand Opening in September, Butter Blossoms Bakery’s business has been ‘blooming’. Hundreds of cookies and cupcakes have been sold, and the Tea Room has hosted lots of children’s parties. Demand has been so great for bridal showers and grownup birthday...
Autumn Ambers Of Great Britain
With the passing of daylight savings time, we also bid farewell to the traditional fall seasonal beers. The Oktoberfest lagers gently and graciously faded into the background, while the pumpkin ales annoyingly continue to hang on for dear life. Thankfully, these brews...
A New Vintage
For the last seven years, Avondale Wine & Cheese has been much more than just a wine and cheese shop. It has been a meeting place for this dynamic community. The shop’s original owner, Manoli Davani, was well-known in Avondale. Fellow shop owners and patrons alike...
The End Of The Pumpkins
Happy Halloween, fellow beer lovers. I hope you are all having a fantastic fall. Here is a new seasonal combo that should provide a nice little surprise for your spooky season. 21st Amendment Brewery has been on my radar a good deal over the last two years. I first...
Cook It Raw
West Ashley will be the epicenter of the world’s avant garde cuisine scene for the next week, as chefs from all over the globe learn receive an intensive introduction to the “foodways” and products of the Lowcountry. Beginning Sunday, 28 internationally known chefs...
Fear and Loathing in Denver
A trip to the Great American Beer Fest with West Of's Beer Snob by Lorne Chambers | editor Long before the “craft beer” movement hit Charleston, West Of was running a beer column in its dining section. At first many thought a beer column was an odd thing for a...
