Rappahannock Oyster Bar is so much more than an oyster bar (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jul 19, 2017 | Legacy

If you like oysters, then the odds are pretty darn good you’ll be satisfied at most places with “oyster bar” in the title. Rappahannock Oyster Bar in the Cigar Factory on East Bay is no exception. Offering five or more varieties shucked to order and...

Workshop offers an around-the-world array of options (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jul 12, 2017 | Legacy

For starters, counter service at all five food-driven concepts was tip-top. Everyone was friendly, patient and helpful when required. The space itself is roomy, with ample indoor and outdoor seating (not to mention parking), plus free ice water and eclectic music...

Gentry Bar & Room packs flavor, but lacks focus (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jun 21, 2017 | Legacy

From the minute you walk in, it feels like Gentry Bar & Room is grappling with dissociative identity disorder. Is it a sports bar? Is it an upscale restaurant? Is it a rock concert? A man staring at one of the many television screens suddenly screams out in a...

Stella’s is a gift from the Greek gods (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jun 14, 2017 | Legacy

When I think about the meals I’ve eaten in Greece, a few stand out. But none so much as a single grilled tentacle of octopus, served in a small, family-owned restaurant overlooking the sea on the remote island of Anafi. Seeing as that was eight years and a very...

The Granary offers rich, dense food en masse (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | May 31, 2017 | Legacy

Whether through coincidence or intent, Chef Brannon Florie’s revamped Granary menu seems to be living up to the dictionary definition — a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. The new location — located along busy Coleman Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant — is...