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Eat it Up: Charleston's Top 10 Food Trends of the Decadenew
"Locavorism" has been a wonderful thing for Charleston dining. Wadmalaw Island has bloomed as the vegetable garden of Charleston, and there are now enough farmers' markets open around the area that you can shop at one just about every day of the week.
Charleston City Paper |
Jeff Allen and Robert Moss |
12-30-2009 |
Food+Drink
Forget Ramen: Starving College Students Should Turn to Rice and Beansnew
For me, beans and rice, two simple ingredients, brought together by the currents of history, became a dorm room staple. Over the years, I have perfected a variety of rice and bean dishes; to help starving students, I thought I'd pass a few along.
Charleston City Paper |
Jeff Allen |
08-19-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tensions Between Fair-Trade and Local-First Movements Increasenew
Can today's moral standard be reconciled with the one from a few years ago? Is it possible to eat local and support farmers in developing countries? And should that be the goal in the first place?
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Blair |
04-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Real Men Take the Spicy Tuna Roll Challenge at Bushidonew
When a restaurant taunts you with a graphic sign daring you to down 10 incendiary tuna hand rolls, any self-respecting Southern boy is bound by tradition and hormonal urges to oblige the challenge, protect the innocent, and find glory for his clan.
Charleston City Paper |
Jeff Allen |
04-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: sushi
A Worldwide Hops Shortage is Bad News for Brewersnew
Brewers across the U.S. are simultaneously facing several seriously grave issues: an unprecedented worldwide shortage of hops, an unusually short supply of malted barley, an enormous increase in transport expenses due to the rise in fuel prices, and a severely devalued dollar.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Well-Schooled Winosnew
Most serious wine professionals who choose certification align themselves with one of the two major certification programs -- the Court of Master Sommeliers or the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Charleston City Paper |
Sarah O'Kelley |
12-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Southern Foodways Alliance in Hog Heavennew
At this year's event, the Chinese Year of the Pig inspired a porcine theme that in turn informed the talks given on the "State of Southern Food."
Charleston City Paper |
Sarah O'Kelley |
11-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
Chef Bob Waggoner Releases Cookbooknew
When Charleston Grill's Waggoner was first pitched the idea of publishing his own cookbook three years ago, it took some convincing to get him on board. "I did not want to produce a book full of tough recipes," he says.
Charleston City Paper |
Cynthia Groseclose |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
