January has an “R” in its name and you know what that means! It’s time for the Lowcountry Oyster Festival!! Dubbed one of the Top 20 Tourist attractions by the Southeast Tourist Society, this annual event put on by the Charleston Restaurant Society will be held the 25th. Two tractor trailer loads of oysters [...]

Early Birds!!

Foster and I used to have a little restaurant called the Half Moon Café. Now, once and a while, we’ll go to a restaurant and it reminds me of that place and time. We don’t go out to eat that much because it’s really hard to get past plate cost vs. dollar in a lot [...]

Saturday Morning in the Kitchen-Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee cake

I got out the mixer to try a Sour Cream Coffee Cake.  Since blueberries are so plentiful, I thought I’d add them. They have more antioxidants than any North American fruit and walnuts are richer in Omega 3 than just about anything. These two are amazing powerhouses. The trick I’ve always used is to dust additions [...]

The Chef’s Table-Cafe Fez

Two good friends met me at the restaurant which is over by the Terrace Theatre on Maybank. We snuck in early on a Friday so we didn’t have to make a reservation. It’s a committment thing. The surroundings were nicely done, not overdone which could be so easy in a themed restaurant.

The Chef’s Table-Lana Restaurant & Bar

As many of you know, I was a chef here in Charleston for many years (my feet tell me too many) and also on private yachts out of Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale. So, from time to time when I run into a good lunch table or breakfast spot, I thought it’d be fun to [...]