Sorghum & Salt is building a dedicated fanbase one scoop of “olive dirt” at a time (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Apr 26, 2017 | Legacy

During the first quarter of this year, while most of us were busy failing at our New Year’s resolutions, Chef Tres Jackson moved up from Alabama and opened his new restaurant Sorghum & Salt. Situated in the space that once held the beloved Two Boroughs...

Pier 41’s Southern/Asian fusion offers more than just a great happy hour (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Apr 5, 2017 | Legacy

When you pull up to Pier 41 restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, it’s not the Atlantic Ocean or even Shem Creek that greets you. Rather, a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tubeman all but shouts “Ahoy!” Set in a strip mall on Highway 41, the outdoor...

Fish forgoes French past for Asian-influenced future (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Mar 22, 2017 | Legacy

Previously helmed by French Master Chef Nico Romo, King Street’s formerly French-Asian influenced Fish Restaurant is now in the hands of Chef David Schuttenberg, and with this change, most of the French has been dropped from the equation. Some things remain the...

Poke Tea House offers a dizzying number of combinations on the classic Hawaiian dish (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Mar 8, 2017 | Legacy

When talk turns to Hawaiian cuisine, most people think of teriyaki chicken or pizza with pineapples. Predominantly influenced by travelers and laborers from Japan, Portugal, Korea, and the Philippines, Hawaiian kitchens offer a veritable U.N. conference for the taste...

Familiar joins contemporary in a happy union at Pawpaw (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Feb 22, 2017 | Legacy

Named for the all-but-forgotten heirloom fruit, a cousin of the papaya and part of the tropical custard apple family, Pawpaw restaurant occupies the former home of Wet Willie’s. Devoid of the colorful wall of spinning frozen daiquiris and accompanying spinning,...