The Royal Tern on Johns Island is a crowd-pleasing beauty (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Mar 20, 2019 | Legacy

As the boundaries of what is considered “living in Charleston” continue to expand, so do the business enterprises once limited to the 29401. Set on Johns Island between Wild Olive and The Fat Hen, The Royal Tern is a welcome and well-positioned addition to...

At Maui Tacos downtown, come for the fish tacos, stay for the full bar

by Vanessa | Mar 13, 2019 | Legacy

Let’s begin with a brief history lesson: The year was 1993, and Hawaii-based chef Mark Ellman began to open a series of small stands serving Mexican food. He called this enterprise Maui Tacos, and it eventually spread to Oahu. Sixteen years later, in 2009, the...

Vicious Biscuit serves quality ingredients on colossal, buttery biscuits (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Mar 6, 2019 | Legacy

Let’s say you’re building a boat in which you’re planning to transport two of every animal you can get your hands on. Are you going to build it out of twigs and pine needles? No, you are not. You’re going to construct that ship out of...

Tu expertly delves into the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Feb 20, 2019 | Legacy

Sitting in Tu 2.0’s dark middle room, with strings of colorful Christmas lights and a club version of Bieber’s “What do you Mean?” pulsating overhead, I find myself fabricating an imaginary conversation between co-owners Joey Ryan and...

Doar Bros. excels at the crafted cocktail small plates game (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Feb 6, 2019 | Legacy

There are already some well-known bros. out there — Warner Bros., Super Mario Bros., the kind that come before hos — yet Doar Bros. on Meeting Street is positioned to join the ranks. While the name at first feels appropriate for an Amish sausage-making duo or...