Lowcountry Street Grocery’s Bus Hopes to Drive Out Hunger (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 30, 2015 | Legacy

We hate to say it, but the word Kickstarter often makes us roll our eyes. In today’s crowdfund-happy world, every conceivable idea from manufacturing bespoke toothpaste to starting a line of sweaters for alopecia-suffering pandas seems to get an IndieGoGo...

No Butts About it, Smoke BBQ is the Business (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 23, 2015 | Legacy

Smoke BBQ, the former food truck turned chic brick-and-mortar shop, occupies a lofty and modern space on Upper King Street. The former home of the short-lived L.I.F.E. Bar and equally short-lived vegan motorcycle restaurant, Motobar, has come a long way. From...

Apartment A Serves Savory Mississippi Tamales in a Charleston Single House (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Sep 9, 2015 | Legacy

Act I, Scene I. It’s mid-afternoon at Apartment A. As the sun filters through the windows of the 150-year-old building, the soundtrack to pretty much every John Hughes film plays softly overhead. The former dwelling on Coming Street exists squarely in the...

Assessing Charleston’s Culinary Tours to Find the Best Entertainment for Your Summer Guests (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jul 29, 2015 | Legacy

Well, hello there, sultry summer. It’s the dog days. We’ve reached max oppressive heat, bug bites, sunburns, and summer’s revolving door of visiting friends and family. You know what we’re talking about, whether there’s a bloodline...

Thai Elephants is the Gold Standard for Retro Rolls (Charleston City Paper)

by Vanessa | Jul 22, 2015 | Legacy

If you’re looking to spend a teary 15 minutes humming Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You,” while being horrified at the behavior of some of your fellow human beings, then by all means google the words “Thai elephants.” If...