Slightly Off-Center
Center Street Coffee expands with new location, new offerings, and a kosher menu by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Popular local coffee shop, Center Street Coffee, has found a new home—and it’s bigger, better, and bolder than ever. The shop recently moved into...
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One Claw, That’s All
The sustainable stone crab provides a rare treat for diners By Lorne Chambers | editor It’s a bit of a misconception that local oysters are always and only available in Charleston during months with an “R” in them. In actuality, local oysters are not quite ready to be...
Recipe of the Month — September 2015
Rum Punch From Hank Weed, owner of Chico Feo Ingredients: • 1 part sour (lime juice) • 2 parts sweet (simple syrup made w/ cane sugar) • 3 parts power (rum, Mount Gay preferred) • 4 parts weak (water) Directions: 1. Put all ingredients together and shake vigorously....
A TASTE OF MEXICO ON FOLLY BEACH
GiGi's Taqueria serves up real-deal Mexican street food with a Folly attitude By Lorne Chambers | editor In many metropolitan areas, including parts of Charleston, food trucks are all the rage. Often selling things like braised pork belly and Brussels spout flatbread...
RECIPE OF THE MONTH — AUGUST 2015
BOURBON BACON JAM By The ‘Wich Doctor Owner & Chef Jeff Butler Yields 3 1/2 cups. Enjoy on steak, meaty fish, omelettes, or just about anything! Ingredients: • 1 & 1/2 Pounds of bacon (uncooked, chopped in 1-inch pieces) • 1 Large yellow onion • 1/2...
The Evolution of Bert’s
They may doze … but they never rest on their laurels By Lorne Chambers | Editor Open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, Bert’s Market on Folly Beach literally never locks its doors. In fact, last month during the massive renovations to the island’s grocery store, the...
Irish Eyes Smile Upon Center Street
Completely renovated St. James Gate re-opens just in time for the summer rush By Lorne Chambers | Editor Dublin native John Teevan has seen enough gimmicky Irish bars in the U.S. to know that when he and his longtime partner Stephanie Mahan took over the building at...
Fresh Lobster on Folly?
Maine Line Seafood owners bring Fresh Lobster and A hometown favorite to the Carolina Coast By Lorne Chambers | Folly Current Editor When you think about fresh seafood on Folly Beach, you probably don’t think about lobster. Fish shrimp, crab, oysters … but not...
Recipe of the Month — June 2015
Lima Beans with Ham over Rice Recipe by By: Mama Flo (Florence O’Donnell), Planet Follywood Ingredients: • 2 lbs Dry Large Limas • Ham Bone with the Meat & Fat • 2 Cups Onions, Chopped Fine • 1/2 Cup of Bacon Drippings with a Fried Piece of Bacon • Ham or...
Breakfast in the Front, Party In The Back
Chico Feo brings flair of the islands to breakfast By Lorne Chambers | Editor Local Renaissance man Hank Weed spent the better part of a decade aboard a sailboat, bouncing from one Caribbean island to the next. So it should be no surprise that the sailor turned...
Recipe of the Month — May 2015
Fresh Corn & Peanut Salad Recipe by Folly resident Jessica Cobb, General Manager & Catering Director at Bull Street Gourmet Ingredients: • 3 cups Roasted Corn • 1 Roasted Red Pepper, diced • 1/4 cup Red Onion, diced • 2 Tbsp. Cilantro, minced • 2 Tbsp. Garlic,...