by Vanessa | Nov 15, 2017 | Legacy
G is for grace, grit, gastronomy, gluttony, and girth. Set in the Holiday Inn Express and Suites on Wingo Way in Mt. Pleasant, Grace & Grit provides a beautiful, airy space with a menu that promises to bring all these “G” words into your life, at least...
by Vanessa | Oct 25, 2017 | Legacy
Enter I’On Village and you’ll note The Shellmore Eatery and Wine Bar has an immediate upper hand. The glass-front entrance sits on a charming tree-lined lane. Once inside, there are high tin ceilings, polished tile floors, and wooden Parisienne chairs, lending to an...
by Vanessa | Oct 11, 2017 | Legacy
In his Dish article for City Paper, Chef John Ondo — former chef-owner of Italian restaurant Lana — explained that he left fine dining to try something less stressful in the fast casual world. Enter Kairos Greek Kitchen, which I kind of wish they’d named Pan,...
by Vanessa | Sep 27, 2017 | Legacy
Less than 48-hours after Artisan Meat Share shuttered, Chef Bob Cook took the helm as executive chef at Edmund’s Oast, and Charleston exhaled in shared relief. Almost immediately, Chef Cook started tinkering with the establishment’s “gastropub”...
by Vanessa | Sep 20, 2017 | Legacy
Blame it on the rain, but the four, gray years I spent in Seattle inspired lingering obsessions with vibrant rubber boots, authentic Russian banyas, and steaming bowls of Vietnamese pho. Granted, the weather here is not always conducive to piping hot soup, but with...
