You’ll get a taste of South America at Mario’s Peruvian Chicken (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 18, 2018 | Legacy

Known for pisco, alpacas, and Machu Picchu, the stark, rugged landscape of Peru is about as far as one can get from the gently undulating Lowcountry. The food, however, is now available — at least in part — in a quiet end location in Sweetgrass Corner Shopping Mall in...

At burgeoning Mexican-inspired chain Cantina 76, you can rely on the tacos (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 12, 2018 | Legacy

The new Cantina 76 on Coleman Boulevard is the fifth location in a seemingly burgeoning S.C. chain. With outposts in Columbia, Greenville, and Kiawah Island, the cantina offers “Mexican-inspired” fare, which seems to be another way of saying gringo chow....

With more focus on authentic Caribbean offerings, strip mall refuge JuJu could be the next locals hangout (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 5, 2018 | Legacy

Despite its residency in the relatively depressing Moultrie Plaza strip mall on Coleman Boulevard, JuJu is a sleek and stylish space. Presumably named for the West African spiritual practice, the sign declares the cuisine to be “Urban American Caribbean...

Four local pizza makers prove beauty is in the eye of the beholder (DISH, Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Aug 29, 2018 | Legacy

Pizza is an equalizer. When tomorrow’s people look back on the strife and schisms that led to the decline and fall of our contemporary civilizations, they will laugh and ask, “Kial ne tauxga por pico?” which is Esperanto for, “Why didn’t...

Daniel Island’s brewpub Dockery’s has ambitious goals to prove size matters (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Aug 29, 2018 | Legacy

After opening in early December of last year, Dockery’s — a mammoth, 10,000 square foot restaurant, brewery, and music venue on Daniel Island — brought in a new chef this spring. With stints all over the place, including The Macintosh and Obstinate Daughter,...