Jul 30, 2021
What does it mean to really have a culinary collaboration? Circumstances prompted Chefs Brandon Carter and John Benhase to join forces in a kitchen as the world was asking “What does the future of restaurants look like?” Their spot, Common Thread, is attempting to answer that question with every service. Located in...
Jul 23, 2021
In the world of creativity, writing like yourself, playing music like only you can play it, or cooking from a true place and point of view inside yourself -- that’s the sweet spot. We’re all chasing that and even when we find it, we have to find it again every time we sit down to create, which is part of the...
Jul 16, 2021
Just 7% of U.S. businesses overall were Black-owned before the pandemic, according to data from a University of California, Santa Cruz study, and, of course, black-owned restaurants were only a portion of that number. In 2020, North Charleston, SC native KJ Kearney began the Black Food Fridays Instagram account with a...
Jul 9, 2021
It’s not the neighborhood you expect. It’s not throwing those flashy, Atlanta vibes with its post-industrial decor and lack of dress code or velvet ropes. And the night I visited, a festive group was having birthday fun, laughing and singing at the chef’s counter. Welcome to Lazy Betty, a mirage of...
Jul 2, 2021
When Chubby Fish in Charleston, SC is closed, there are dark blue velvet curtains in the windows that obscure a view inside. However, when 5 p.m. comes, those curtains are opened and Chef James London and his team are ready to serve a lot of hungry diners. They come for all things seafood, a variety of fish...