Charleston Living Magazine May-June 2023
Feeling hungry? We highlight our top picks for the ten best burgers in Charleston. We also showcase the annual Piccolo Spoleto event, with excellent shows during the two weeks. We highlight some of the top retirement communities and facilities as well, along with local artwalks.
Feeling hungry? We highlight our top picks for the ten best burgers in Charleston. We also showcase the annual Piccolo Spoleto event, with excellent shows during the two weeks. We highlight some of the top retirement communities and facilities as well, along with local artwalks.
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10Best<br />
Burgers<br />
Tasty Classic<br />
Burgers in the<br />
Lowcountry<br />
Spoleto<br />
Festival USA<br />
What’s in Store<br />
This Season<br />
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First Friday<br />
Artwalk<br />
Best Retirement<br />
Communities<br />
Pet<br />
Portraits<br />
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Features<br />
MAY | JUNE <strong>2023</strong><br />
58<br />
Broad Street Success<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s storied street<br />
continues to reinvent itself<br />
By Jenny Peterson<br />
62<br />
Between the Bun<br />
Best Burgers in <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
By Emma Dannenfelser<br />
68<br />
Surf Style<br />
Johns Island home blends<br />
beach styles from different coasts<br />
By E.C. Waldron<br />
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DEPARTMENTS | MAY/JUNE <strong>2023</strong><br />
13<br />
Buzz<br />
43<br />
Well Styled<br />
77<br />
Food+Drink<br />
93<br />
Travel<br />
13 Heart Ball<br />
Annual gala at Wild Dunes<br />
Sweetgrass Inn supports the<br />
American Heart Association<br />
14 Calendar<br />
Our five musts from this<br />
issue’s calendar of events<br />
16 Events<br />
Your guide to planning your<br />
social calendar<br />
23 Entertainment<br />
Reviews of new movies and<br />
music<br />
24 History<br />
Charting <strong>Charleston</strong>’s most<br />
famous intersection<br />
43 Knock, Knock<br />
Antique door knockers make<br />
a statement<br />
44 Artwalk<br />
First Friday Artwalks make<br />
exploring the city’s art scene<br />
a breeze<br />
48 Spoleto<br />
Spoleto Festival USA’s<br />
formula for selecting worldclass<br />
performances<br />
52 Fashion<br />
Late Spring Sea Inspiration<br />
57 Design<br />
Antique door knockers make<br />
a statement<br />
77 From Our Waters<br />
Snapper in tomato broth at<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Grill<br />
78 Dining Out<br />
The <strong>Charleston</strong> Place’s<br />
Award Winning Restaurant<br />
Raises the City’s Culinary<br />
Bar<br />
80 In the Kitchen<br />
Your Foolproof Guide<br />
to Hosting a Heavenly<br />
Hawaiian Feast<br />
86 Restaurant Guide<br />
The best spots for eating<br />
and drinking in <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
93 Musically Inclined<br />
The perfect weekend in<br />
Nashville<br />
Fundamentals<br />
10 Reader Services<br />
12 Editor’s Letter<br />
96 The Last Reflection<br />
28 Social Scene<br />
American Heart Association<br />
Women of Impact nominees<br />
30 Art Seen<br />
Susanne Carter’s work<br />
showcases our furry friends<br />
30<br />
34 Southern Drawl<br />
RiverDogs food & beverage<br />
director melds his two favorite<br />
passions<br />
37 Staff Picks<br />
Celebrate Mother’s Day with<br />
enchanting reads featuring<br />
strong female leads<br />
38 Senior <strong>Living</strong><br />
Vibrant Senior <strong>Living</strong><br />
Communities in <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
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Best Retirement<br />
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10Best<br />
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Lowcountry<br />
Spoleto<br />
Festival USA<br />
What’s in Store<br />
This Season<br />
Pet<br />
Portraits<br />
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Favorite SpringThings<br />
Spring has sprung in<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>, and if the mesmerizing azaleas<br />
at Hampton Park don’t give it away, the<br />
upcoming outdoor festivals, activities and<br />
events across the Lowcountry certainly will!<br />
And what I consider one of the crown<br />
jewels of the season is the annual Spoleto<br />
Festival USA, one of my favorite events in the<br />
Holy City. Since its founding in 1977, Spoleto<br />
Festival USA has climbed to international<br />
recognition as one of America’s leading performing<br />
arts festivals. The annual festival offers<br />
the most stunning and awe-inspiring music,<br />
theatre, dance performances from emerging<br />
artists, acclaimed singers and world-renowned<br />
dancers who perform iconic masterpieces and<br />
never-before-seen performances at some of<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s most notable locations, such as<br />
the historic Dock Street Theatre.<br />
I am thrilled that we were able to peek<br />
behind the curtain and interview Spoleto<br />
Festival USA’s lead producer Liz Keller-<br />
Tripp about what goes into selecting these<br />
world-class performances and keeping true<br />
to its founders’ vision to create an American<br />
counterpart to the annual Festival of Two<br />
Worlds in Spoleto, Italy.<br />
Every year I have attended, I leave the<br />
performances inspired by the level of talent<br />
and storytelling these artists have created. I<br />
can’t wait to check out The Scottish Ballet<br />
presenting The Crucible. If you’re wondering<br />
how the performers will interpret the classic<br />
Arthur Miller tale, then head over to page<br />
48 for a peek behind that curtain, too and<br />
be sure to make plans to attend this 17-day<br />
festival experience from <strong>May</strong> 26-<strong>June</strong> 11!<br />
Another beloved pastime we’ve featured<br />
in this issue is our minor league<br />
baseball team, the <strong>Charleston</strong> RiverDogs.<br />
Always known to have fun on and off the<br />
field, check out page 34 to see what surprises—and<br />
menu items—they have in store for<br />
fans this season, including a British-themed<br />
game during King Charles’ coronation.<br />
If this isn’t enough to fill your calendars,<br />
read about my First Friday artwalk (page<br />
44), a perfect way to get acquainted with<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s art scene and enjoy <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
mild evenings.<br />
If you prefer to wander on your own<br />
at your own pace, then there is nothing<br />
better than historic downtown <strong>Charleston</strong>.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> is one of oldest cities in the<br />
country and one of the oldest streets is the<br />
iconic Broad Street. With its storied past<br />
and countless buildings in near-original<br />
condition, it truly transports you back to another<br />
time, inside a magical postcard. Check<br />
out page 58 for a deep-dive into this spectacular<br />
street and meet some of the newest<br />
businesses who have made this one-of-akind<br />
place their home—it’s worth a stroll!<br />
Our robust calendar starts on page 14<br />
to help kickstart an unforgettable spring<br />
with a few of my favorite things.<br />
See you out there!<br />
Jenny Peterson<br />
Managing Editor<br />
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Buzz<br />
YOUR LOCAL RUNDOWN ON NEWS AND CULTURE<br />
Heart Ball<br />
Annual gala at Wild Dunes<br />
Sweetgrass Inn supports the<br />
American Heart Association<br />
See page 28<br />
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BUZZ<br />
CALENDAR<br />
The Reveal:<br />
MAY-JUNE<br />
Our five musts from this issue’s calendar of events.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> RiverDogs<br />
Through September<br />
Play ball! Enjoy a night at the Joseph P. Riley,<br />
Jr. Park in downtown <strong>Charleston</strong>, one of<br />
the premier fields in Minor League Baseball,<br />
with a view of the Ashley River. The <strong>2023</strong><br />
schedule features 66 home games, held<br />
Tuesdays-Sundays. Standard start times for<br />
RiverDogs home games will be 7:05 p.m.<br />
Tuesday-Friday, 6:05 p.m. on Saturday and<br />
5:05 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices vary. 360<br />
Fishburne St. www.riverdogs.com/tickets<br />
Spoleto Festival USA<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26 – <strong>June</strong> 11<br />
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto<br />
Festival USA fills <strong>Charleston</strong>’s historic<br />
theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with<br />
performances by renowned artists as well<br />
as emerging performers in opera, theater,<br />
dance and chamber, symphonic, choral and<br />
jazz music. Now approaching its 47th season,<br />
Spoleto Festival USA is internationally<br />
recognized as America’s premier performing<br />
arts festival. For a full schedule and tickets,<br />
visit www.spoletousa.org.<br />
52nd Annual <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Greek Festival<br />
<strong>May</strong> 12<br />
The <strong>Charleston</strong> Greek Festival is a weekendlong<br />
celebration of fun and Greek culture.<br />
Attendees can enjoy Greek food, wine, live<br />
music, dance performances and more. There<br />
will be a large selection of authentic Greek<br />
food and drink, delicate pastries, authentic<br />
gyros, filling dinners, and Greek coffee, beer,<br />
and wine. General admission is $5; seniors<br />
and students, $3; military members and children<br />
12 and under are free. 30 Race Street.<br />
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<strong>June</strong>teenth Family Fest<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>June</strong> 17<br />
The third annual <strong>June</strong>teenth Family Fest<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> will be held at Riverfront Park<br />
from 3-10 p.m. The free, family-friendly<br />
celebration will include live performances,<br />
art displays, activities, games for children<br />
and delicious cultural food. The day will<br />
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lawn chairs, blankets and bug spray. Riverfront<br />
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MAY<br />
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Saturdays<br />
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Marion Square,<br />
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North <strong>Charleston</strong> Farmers Market<br />
Thursdays<br />
3-7 p.m. Exchange Park,<br />
5025 Lackawanna Blvd.<br />
West Ashley Farmers Market<br />
Wednesdays<br />
3-7 p.m. Ackerman Park,<br />
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Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market<br />
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<strong>Charleston</strong> RiverDogs<br />
Through September<br />
Play ball! Enjoy a night at the Joseph P. Riley,<br />
Jr. Park in downtown <strong>Charleston</strong>, one of<br />
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Garden Stroll and Wine Tastings at<br />
Middleton Place<br />
<strong>May</strong> 3 & <strong>May</strong> 10<br />
Spend the evening at<br />
Middleton Place exploring<br />
America’s Oldest<br />
Landscaped Gardens<br />
with a glass of wine in hand. Stroll throughout<br />
Middleton Place National Historic Landmark<br />
and take in the beautiful flora and magnificent<br />
views of the Ashley River. Each week highlights<br />
different wines and regions. Tickets are<br />
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Buy tickets at www.middletonplace.org.<br />
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cal artists and performers in the areas of dance,<br />
music, theatre, visual arts and literature. Produced<br />
by the City of North <strong>Charleston</strong> Cultural Arts<br />
Department, residents and visitors are invited<br />
to experience a diverse array of performances,<br />
children’s programs, public art, workshops, exhibitions,<br />
and activities in a variety of indoor and<br />
outdoor venues, culminating with a Lowcountry<br />
Music Showcase. Visit www.northcharlestonartsfest.com/events<br />
for a full lineup.<br />
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16th Cinco De <strong>May</strong>o Festival<br />
<strong>May</strong> 6<br />
Founded in 2006, the<br />
Cinco De <strong>May</strong>o Festival<br />
is the area’s largest Cinco<br />
de <strong>May</strong>o celebration with<br />
live music, dance exhibitions<br />
and authentic food<br />
held downtown at the <strong>Charleston</strong> Cruise Terminal.<br />
4-10 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be<br />
purchased at EventBrite. 196 Concord Street.<br />
Sheep Shearing, Wool Felting and Border<br />
Collie Demonstrations<br />
<strong>May</strong> 7<br />
Bring the whole family to Middleton Place for<br />
a full day of activities, including sheep shearing<br />
demonstrations using traditional steel blade<br />
hand shears, registered dogs from American<br />
Border Collie Association (ABAC), a wool<br />
felting program and an indigo dyeing demonstration<br />
where kids can dye cloth to take<br />
home with them. The program is included<br />
with general admission. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. www.<br />
middletonplace.org. 4300 Ashley River Rd.<br />
Starlight Yoga<br />
<strong>May</strong> 11 & <strong>June</strong> 1<br />
The moon and stars enhance this flowing yoga<br />
class hosted by <strong>Charleston</strong> County Parks.<br />
Participants will receive a special glow-inthe-dark<br />
souvenir. <strong>May</strong> 11, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at<br />
Johns Island County Park, 2662 Mullet Hall<br />
Rd.; <strong>June</strong> 1, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Folly Beach<br />
County Park, 1100 East Ashley Ave. Registration<br />
is $10. Register at www.ccprc.com.<br />
52nd Annual <strong>Charleston</strong> Greek Festival<br />
<strong>May</strong> 12<br />
The <strong>Charleston</strong> Greek Festival is a weekendlong<br />
celebration of fun and Greek culture.<br />
Attendees can enjoy Greek food, wine, live<br />
music, dance performances and more. There<br />
will be a large selection of authentic Greek<br />
food and drink, delicate pastries, authentic<br />
gyros, filling dinners, and Greek coffee, beer,<br />
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dren 12 and under are free. 30 Race Street.<br />
www.charlestongreekfestival.com<br />
Warrior Surf Foundation Charity Golf Classic<br />
<strong>May</strong> 12 & 13<br />
Warrior Surf Foundation will hold its annual<br />
charity golf classic at Wild Dunes Resort’s<br />
Harbor Course. All proceeds will support the<br />
group’s free 12-week surf and wellness program<br />
for veterans and their families. An opening<br />
night dinner will be held on Friday, <strong>May</strong><br />
12. Registration for the tournament and lunch<br />
on <strong>May</strong> 13 begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start<br />
at 1 p.m. Multi-level sponsorships available. Wild<br />
Dunes Resort, 200 Grand Pavilion Blvd., Isle of<br />
Palms. https://warriorsurf.rallyup.com<br />
Cast Off Fishing Tournaments<br />
<strong>May</strong> 13 & <strong>June</strong> 10 (Mt. Pleasant Pier)<br />
<strong>May</strong> 27, <strong>June</strong> 3 & <strong>June</strong> 24 (Folly Beach Pier)<br />
Kick off a new season of Cast Off Fishing<br />
Tournaments hosted by the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
County Parks. Prize categories include biggest<br />
three by weight, biggest youth catch and<br />
best five fish total weight. Tournaments are<br />
held rain or shine. Morning start times vary.<br />
Register onsite the morning of each tournament.<br />
Ages 13 & up: $10; Military: $9 ;<br />
Youth (ages 3-12) & Seniors (ages 60+): $8;<br />
Fishing Pass Members: $5. Folly Pier, 101<br />
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Light Up for Literacy<br />
<strong>May</strong> 18<br />
Light Up Literacy is a family-friendly evening<br />
event to benefit Reading Partners at Firefly<br />
Distillery. There will be food trucks, craft<br />
cocktails and live music by 17South. 4201<br />
Spruill Avenue. 6-10 p.m. Purchase tickets<br />
online at www.readingpartners.org.<br />
Dancing on the Cooper<br />
<strong>May</strong> 20 & <strong>June</strong><br />
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perform a variety<br />
of live music,<br />
including beach/<br />
shag, Cuban salsa,<br />
funk/soul, rock,<br />
jazz, country, Motown, and the greatest<br />
hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Let loose, breathe<br />
in the harbor breeze, and dance the night<br />
away under the stars hosted by <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
County Parks. Advance tickets are $8 per<br />
person. Day-of tickets are $10 per person if<br />
the event hasn’t sold out. Children three and<br />
under are free.<br />
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Spoleto Festival USA<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26 – <strong>June</strong> 11<br />
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto<br />
Festival USA fills <strong>Charleston</strong>’s historic theaters,<br />
churches and outdoor spaces with performances<br />
by renowned artists as well as emerging<br />
performers in opera, theater, dance and chamber,<br />
symphonic, choral and jazz music. Now<br />
approaching its 47th season, Spoleto Festival<br />
USA is internationally recognized as America’s<br />
premier performing arts festival. For a full<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 26 – <strong>June</strong> 11<br />
A complementary festival to Spoleto Festival<br />
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admission-free events throughout downtown<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> each day of Spoleto’s 17-day<br />
festival season. Produced and directed by the<br />
City of <strong>Charleston</strong> Office of Cultural Affairs,<br />
Piccolo Spoleto showcases thousands of local<br />
and regional artists and more than 700 arts<br />
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Memorial Day Music on the Green<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26 & 27<br />
A special Memorial<br />
Day weekend with two<br />
nights of Music on the<br />
Green will be held at<br />
Freshfields Village in Kiawah. Additionally,<br />
throughout the summer, every Friday from<br />
6-9 p.m., enjoy free outdoor concert with rotating<br />
bands. Guests are encouraged to bring<br />
blankets and chairs. 165 Village Green Lane,<br />
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<strong>June</strong> 2 & <strong>June</strong> 23<br />
The Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series<br />
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old school roots reggae in a beautiful<br />
outdoor setting. Bring your chairs or blanket.<br />
Gates open at 7:30 p.m.; music from at 8 p.m.<br />
– 11 p.m. Tickets are $10 for ages 13 and up,<br />
free for ages 12 or under and free for Gold<br />
Pass members. 871 Riverland Dr.<br />
Pride Parade<br />
<strong>June</strong> 3<br />
The annual Pride Parade in Downtown<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> will begin at 9 a.m. and march<br />
down historic King Street. The parade<br />
highlights the uniqueness and diversity of<br />
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Sand Sculpting Competition<br />
<strong>June</strong> 3<br />
The Isle of Palms annual sand sculpting competition<br />
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Celebrity Paws in the Park and Barks and<br />
Brews Beer Festival<br />
<strong>June</strong> 10<br />
Celebrity Paws in the Park supports the<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Animal Society. Join thousands<br />
of humans and their canine companions at<br />
Riverfront Park at 9 a.m. for the celebratory<br />
“Walk for Animals” along the waterfront.<br />
Stay for Barks & Brews from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.<br />
and receive a souvenir glass plus tastings at<br />
participating breweries. See the world famous<br />
“K9s in Flight,” the country’s premier highflying<br />
dog entertainers and enjoy live music<br />
and hot air balloon rides. Riverfront Park,<br />
1061 Everglades Avenue, North <strong>Charleston</strong>.<br />
Early bird tickets are $25. www.facebook.<br />
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<strong>June</strong>teenth Family Fest <strong>Charleston</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>June</strong> 17<br />
The third annual <strong>June</strong>teenth Family Fest <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
will be held at Riverfront Park from 3 - 10 p.m.<br />
The free, family-friendly celebration will include<br />
live performances, art displays, activities, games for<br />
children and delicious cultural food. The day will<br />
cap off with a fireworks show. Doors open at 2<br />
p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs,<br />
blankets and bug spray. Riverfront Park, 1061 Everglades<br />
Avenue North <strong>Charleston</strong>.<br />
Ziggy Marley<br />
<strong>June</strong> 21<br />
The eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner,<br />
musician, producer, activist and humanitarian<br />
has cultivated a legendary career for<br />
close to 40 years. <strong>Charleston</strong> Music Hall, 37<br />
John St., <strong>Charleston</strong>. Tickets start at $60.50.<br />
www.charlestonmusichall.com<br />
Carifest<br />
<strong>June</strong> 29-July 1<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Carifest is a Caribbean Carnival<br />
celebration in honor of Caribbean American<br />
Heritage Month with three days of food, fun,<br />
music, and costumes submerged in education<br />
and culture. The culture of Carnival and<br />
the Caribbean people will include a parade<br />
through the streets of downtown <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
on July 1 in costumes en route to Brittle Bank<br />
Park. www.charlestoncarifest.com. •<br />
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BUZZ | ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Reviews: Movies & Music<br />
DENISE K. JAMES ON NEW FILMS AND MUSIC<br />
Fruit Bats<br />
A River Running to Your Heart, Merge Records<br />
I recently crossed paths with the Fruit Bats, an<br />
indie rock trio that recently came out with their<br />
tenth album of soul-searching tunes. These guys<br />
are active on tour and the festival circuit, and<br />
their easy, heartfelt melodies such as “We Used<br />
to Live Here” and “It All Comes Back” bring to<br />
mind early summer days, boat trips, open car<br />
windows and other simple pleasures. Download<br />
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields<br />
Hulu; starring Brooke Shields, Teri Shields<br />
4 Stars<br />
In the early 1980s, I already had an idea of who Brooke Shields was. Even though I was a little<br />
girl at the time—not much younger than Shields herself—I’d heard of the film Blue Lagoon;<br />
I just wasn’t allowed to watch it. Despite the fact that I still haven’t to this day, I found myself<br />
intrigued when Hulu’s documentary Pretty Baby hit the streaming platform. Somehow, this<br />
dark-haired beauty left an impression on little Denise, just as she had with so many others.<br />
Split into two parts running about an hour each, Pretty Baby recounts Shields’ experience<br />
with show business, which started in her babyhood. Unlike yours truly, Shields never had<br />
an ugly phase, not even during middle school; she was beautiful at birth and remained so<br />
throughout her life. It’s not only interesting to witness the price she paid for her beauty—the<br />
public constantly scrutinized her; her mother more than a bit exploited her—but also the fact<br />
that back then, it was possible to become a beauty icon at all.<br />
The internet has made it almost impossible for someone to gain the level of notoriety<br />
Shields earned through her traditional commercials, films and modeling gigs. Furthermore, it<br />
was still possible to shock people in the days before social media jaded our sensibilities. When<br />
16-year-old Brooke posed provocatively for Calvin Klein Jeans, adults were outraged and<br />
concerned. Can you imagine that happening in <strong>2023</strong>? Me either.<br />
But noticing how far human society has spiraled downward since 1985 isn’t the point of<br />
the documentary, nor is it why I eagerly plowed through the entire thing. Instead, Pretty Baby<br />
shows us the startlingly deep rift between who we think celebrities are and who they actually<br />
are. Shields was portrayed in her movies and ads as a promiscuous young woman; in reality,<br />
she was innocent. Her fans and critics assumed that she had men wrapped around her little<br />
finger; in reality, she was taken advantage of by many people.<br />
It both saddened and amazed me, watching it all unfold on the TV screen. To my surprise,<br />
I found myself relating a great deal to this young woman and her quest for authenticity.<br />
While beauty and fame will always be coveted in our society, it’s worth noting that they can<br />
make it hard to see a person clearly–or even for a celebrity to see herself clearly. Like the old<br />
adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” Pretty Baby offers us a lesson in perspective. •<br />
Dave Matthews Band<br />
Walk Around the Moon, RCA<br />
I remember talking about Dave in my eighth grade<br />
P.E. class — his unforgettable voice and crescendo-ing<br />
guitar thrilled 14-year-old Denise. Now,<br />
I’m almost as excited about the band’s 10th studio<br />
album, Walk Around the Moon. Dave regularly visits<br />
the Lowcountry, and his tunes are ideal for our hot<br />
summer nights and fun-filled days. Download the<br />
nostalgic self-titled track, or try “Singing From the<br />
Windows” when the full album is released on <strong>May</strong><br />
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BUZZ | HISTORY<br />
Four Corners of Law<br />
Charting <strong>Charleston</strong>’s most famous intersection<br />
By TIM LOWRY<br />
In the very heart of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s Old and Historic<br />
District, at the intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets,<br />
stands the fabled “Four Corners of Law.” The buildings that<br />
make up this famous landmark were first labeled as such by<br />
Robert Ripley in his popular 1930’s illustrated newspaper<br />
column “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” It is said that each<br />
edifice represents a particular branch of law.<br />
St. Michael’s Anglican Church lays claim<br />
to the highest authority as it represents<br />
God’s law. Across the street is the United<br />
States Post Office and Federal Courthouse<br />
representing federal law. Then there is the<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> County Courthouse standing for<br />
state law. And finally, on the fourth corner,<br />
stands <strong>Charleston</strong> City Hall, the official seat<br />
of municipal law.<br />
While waiting for the crosswalk signal,<br />
one can stand on the sidewalk and observe<br />
a horse-drawn carriage trotting through the<br />
intersection and hear the tour guide driver<br />
joke that this is the only place in America<br />
where a person can drop a quarter into the<br />
parking meter, step into the church and get<br />
married, cross the street and pick up mail<br />
address to Mr. & Mrs. So-And-So, cross the<br />
street again to file for divorce, and cross the<br />
street a final time to have your ex thrown in<br />
jail, then return to your car parked along the<br />
curb to find the majority of your time still left<br />
on the parking meter.<br />
Sticklers for historic accuracy might<br />
discount the carriage driver’s joke as an exaggeration,<br />
but it is a quick traffic light, and<br />
tour guides don’t have a lot of time to provide<br />
more context as they hurry through the<br />
intersection. Just in case you are wondering,<br />
here’s some background for each building.<br />
(Left): <strong>Charleston</strong> County Courthouse located<br />
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Bells will Ring<br />
The cornerstone being laid in 1751, St. Michael’s<br />
Anglican Church is the oldest church<br />
building on the historic peninsula. <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
is known as the “Holy City” for its many<br />
church steeples and St. Michael’s is arguably<br />
the most iconic of all church bell towers.<br />
Soaring above the street at 186 feet, the white<br />
steeple is a prominent landmark for ships<br />
entering the <strong>Charleston</strong> harbor. So much so<br />
that during the Civil War, Union gunboats<br />
used the steeple as a marker when taking<br />
aim at the city and Confederates painted the<br />
steeple black so that it would not stand out so<br />
visibly against a clear blue sky. Unlike other<br />
churches, whose bells were removed and<br />
melted into cannon balls for the Confederate<br />
war effort, the bells from St. Michael’s tower<br />
were removed and shipped inland to Columbia.<br />
Surviving the war, but having suffered fire<br />
damage when Sherman’s troops burned the<br />
capital city, the bells were shipped to England<br />
for repairs before being reinstalled in the<br />
tower. The eight bells are sounded by change<br />
ringing, which means a group of ringers pull<br />
the bell ropes by hand according to precise<br />
mathematical variations.<br />
Renaissance Revival<br />
Architecture<br />
The United States Post Office and Federal<br />
Courthouse stands on the site of a police<br />
guardhouse from a previous era. At the time of<br />
the British occupation, public executions were<br />
carried out on gallows erected on the site. The<br />
original building was destroyed in the Great<br />
Earthquake of 1886 and rebuilt in 1887 by<br />
the noted architect John Henry Devereux<br />
at a cost of nearly $1 million. Construction<br />
took most of a decade, but the building is a<br />
very fine example of Second Renaissance<br />
Revival architecture, a style that was chosen<br />
to convey the dignity of government and was<br />
often used for civic buildings during the late<br />
nineteenth century. The stone edifice is constructed<br />
of granite quarried from Winnsboro,<br />
SC. Highlights include a prominent cornice,<br />
balustrades, quoins (corner blocks), and belt<br />
courses that encircle the building at each level.<br />
Declaration of Independence<br />
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While it serves now as the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
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constructed in 1753, served as the South Carolina<br />
Statehouse and figured prominently in<br />
the history of our nation as the site of the first<br />
public presentation in South Carolina of the<br />
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Declaration of Independence. Citizens gathered<br />
in the street to hear the document read<br />
from the second floor balcony. The original<br />
building burned during the Constitutional<br />
Ratification Convention of 1788, leaving only<br />
the foundation, walls and doorways. Anxious<br />
to retain their position in the new state<br />
government, <strong>Charleston</strong>ians quickly began<br />
reconstruction of the building in a Neoclassical<br />
style. Judge William Drayton, an amateur<br />
architect, supervised the construction,<br />
while James Hoban, architect of the White<br />
House, may have assisted in its design. By<br />
the time of its completion in 1792, Columbia<br />
was firmly established as the capital city, and<br />
the building became a center for legal activity,<br />
housing circuit, state and federal courts as<br />
well as the sheriff ’s offices. Badly damaged by<br />
Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the building underwent<br />
a full restoration to its late 18th-century<br />
appearance and continues to house court and<br />
county government functions.<br />
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(Opposite): The intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets<br />
today; Saint Michael’s Church, photographed between<br />
1861 and 1865; (Above): U.S. Post Office Building, Broad<br />
& Meeting Streets in 1933; <strong>Charleston</strong> City Hall, as<br />
pictured in 1865 by photographer , George N. Barnard.<br />
Beef, Bank & Bureaucracy<br />
In the early days of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s history,<br />
a beef market was located across from the<br />
County Courthouse. In the first decade of<br />
the nineteenth century, a building designed<br />
by <strong>Charleston</strong> native Gabriel Manigault<br />
was erected on the site to serve as a branch<br />
of the First Bank of the United States. This<br />
building was converted to City Hall in 1818.<br />
The Council Chamber, located on the second<br />
floor, is open to the public on select days and<br />
boasts a priceless collection of historic portraiture,<br />
including likenesses of Presidents<br />
Washington and Monroe commemorating<br />
their official visits to the city. Additional<br />
figures exhibited have a particular association<br />
with <strong>Charleston</strong>’s history beginning with<br />
the pre-Revolutionary Era and continuing<br />
through the War for Independence, Antebellum<br />
Period, Civil War, Reconstruction Era,<br />
and the Civil Rights Movement. The handsome<br />
room also features antique furnishings<br />
and rows of light bulbs that were installed as<br />
“new and modern” technology by the laboratory<br />
of none other than Mr. Thomas Edison.<br />
The Edison bulbs provided illumination for<br />
several decades without ever burning out. •<br />
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BUZZ | SOCIAL SCENE<br />
Go Red for Women<br />
American Heart Association’s local ‘Women of Impact’ nominees<br />
By OLIVA LAVOY<br />
The drive to make a difference. Woman of Impact is an inclusive initiative to<br />
drive awareness and raise funds for women’s heart health in local communities. Each year, a select group of<br />
individuals across the country are nominated to be a part of this exciting experience. Nominees bring together<br />
champions from within their networks to form an Impact Team, set a goal, explore fundraising opportunities and<br />
have a direct impact on women’s health and the Go Red for Women mission. Together, they are a relentless force,<br />
using their voices to advocate for women’s heart health and raise awareness that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1<br />
killer of women. This special group are celebrated for the impact they have on our mission and our communities.<br />
Nominees for this year are Amber Mufale, Megan Rasmussen, Garcia Williams, Alysann Sieren and Mamie Bush.<br />
Megan Rasmussen<br />
Megan Rasmussen is an entrepreneur<br />
and founder with a track<br />
record of making a lasting community<br />
impact. She is a business<br />
consultant, fundraising event<br />
emcee and motivational keynote<br />
speaker. She is known for functional<br />
processes, value first and<br />
is deeply motivational. In 2016,<br />
Megan founded her first business<br />
with sales quickly hitting<br />
seven figures. In 2019, she won an<br />
award for Best & Brightest Under<br />
35 from the <strong>Charleston</strong> Business<br />
<strong>Magazine</strong>. Megan stands out by<br />
delivering experiences through<br />
quality and consistency, brilliant<br />
branding and company voice.<br />
Since her first business, Megan<br />
has founded three other brands.<br />
Behind each of her brands is the<br />
thought and action of creating a<br />
better community, including lifting<br />
up other local businesses, educating<br />
entrepreneurs and giving<br />
back. Megan is originally from<br />
Minnesota and lived in New York<br />
City for 7 years before settling in<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>. She likes to travel,<br />
scuba dive, ski and surf and has<br />
two daughters. Reach Megan at<br />
megan@meganrasmussen.com<br />
Amber Mufale<br />
Amber Mufale is the Managing<br />
Attorney of McMillan PLLC’s<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> office. As a former<br />
journalist, Amber is skilled at<br />
communicating effectively and<br />
efficiently. She enjoys walking<br />
clients through complex transactions.<br />
Amber joined McMillan<br />
PLLC in 2018 and relocated to<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> in January 2021 to<br />
open the second office location<br />
for the firm. She is experienced<br />
in handling all aspects of commercial<br />
real estate transactions<br />
and closings. She is involved in<br />
CREW <strong>Charleston</strong> and serves<br />
on its Board of Directors. She<br />
serves on the Executive Leadership<br />
Team for the American<br />
Heart Association’s Go Red<br />
for Women campaign and is<br />
a member of the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Metro Chamber of Commerce<br />
and Leadership <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Class of <strong>2023</strong>. Amber graduated<br />
from Boston University with<br />
a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism<br />
and worked as a television news<br />
producer. She graduated from<br />
Syracuse University College of<br />
Law in 2012 and was admitted<br />
to the New York State Bar.<br />
She has since been admitted to<br />
the North Carolina and South<br />
Carolina state bars.<br />
Alysann Sieren<br />
Having lost both of her parents to<br />
heart disease and her infant son<br />
to a congenital heart defect, Alysann<br />
Sieren is committed to heart<br />
health, the work of the American<br />
Heart Association, and the mission<br />
of its Go Red for Women initiative.<br />
Alysann was nominated as a<br />
Woman of Impact for the <strong>2023</strong><br />
Go Red For Women campaign,<br />
which focuses on fundraising and<br />
community engagement to raise<br />
awareness about cardiovascular<br />
disease in women. If you’re interested<br />
in learning more about<br />
the Go Red For Women initiative,<br />
you can contact Alysann directly<br />
at the website Go Red for<br />
Women.<br />
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<strong>Charleston</strong> Heart<br />
Ball <strong>2023</strong><br />
Photos by CHANDLER KAHLER PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong> Heart Ball to support The American Heart<br />
Association was held on March 31 at the Sweetgrass Inn at Wild Dunes<br />
Resort with dinner, dancing and live and silent auctions for jewelry,<br />
paintings, experiences and more. Attendees heard impactful stories about<br />
how CPR saves lives and efforts to educate the public on this lifesaving<br />
measure. The evening was emceed by Channel 2’s Carolyn Murray and<br />
Josh Mathers and the live auction was hosted by Channel 4’s Erin Kienzle.<br />
Garcia Edgerton<br />
Williams<br />
Garcia Williams is passionate about<br />
the arts, building community, and<br />
the health and welfare of women<br />
and children. She is Principal and<br />
current owner of Stellar Communications,<br />
a Public Relations Company<br />
founded by her late husband<br />
Sidney Williams, Jr. She has been a<br />
longtime advocate for racial equity,<br />
building community with a concentration<br />
on social determinants<br />
of health focusing on women and<br />
the addiction population. While<br />
serving as executive director of The<br />
Medi non-profit organization, she<br />
helped coordinate The Annual<br />
National Conference on Health<br />
Disparities sponsored in part by<br />
MUSC. Williams has served as a<br />
Planning Committee Coordinator<br />
for the MOJA Arts Festival,<br />
a Board Member of the Mother<br />
Emmanuel Empowerment Center,<br />
on the the Education Campaign/<br />
Communications Subcommittee<br />
Chair for Breathe Easy Tri-County<br />
and was recently appointed to serve<br />
as a Commissioner for the City of<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Housing Authority. In<br />
<strong>May</strong> 2022, Garcia was honored as<br />
a recipient of the President’s Volunteer<br />
Service Award. This award<br />
from President Joseph R. Biden,<br />
Jr. honors citizens who have made<br />
significant contributions through<br />
volunteer service over their lifetime.<br />
Garcia is a faithful and active member<br />
of Morris Street Baptist Church<br />
in <strong>Charleston</strong> where she was honored<br />
during the 154th Church Anniversary<br />
as a recipient of the 30th<br />
Community Service Award.<br />
Mamie Bush<br />
Mamie Bush, a native of<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>, is the Senior Event<br />
and Logistics Specialist for<br />
Boeing and lives in <strong>Charleston</strong>,<br />
SC. She is known for her handson,<br />
creative, and results-driven<br />
hospitality sales and marketing<br />
background prior to Boeing,<br />
with a record of achievements<br />
driving revenues for hotels in all<br />
business segments. She graduated<br />
from Winthrop University<br />
with a BS in Integrated Marketing<br />
Communication.<br />
Mamie is very active in<br />
the <strong>Charleston</strong> community<br />
and was nominated as a <strong>2023</strong><br />
Women of Impact candidate<br />
for the American Heart Association<br />
Go Red for Women<br />
Campaign. In addition, she has<br />
served as Chair of the Board of<br />
Directors for <strong>Charleston</strong> Wine<br />
and Food Festival. She has also<br />
been on the Board of Directors<br />
for <strong>Charleston</strong> Metro Chamber<br />
of Commerce and the Heart<br />
4 Hospitality Advisory Board<br />
for Explore <strong>Charleston</strong>. Mamie<br />
is also a member of the Delta<br />
Sigma Theta Sorority.<br />
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BUZZ | ART SEEN<br />
Pet Portraiture<br />
Susanne Carter’s work showcases our furry friends<br />
By LIESEL SCHMIDT<br />
W<br />
While Susanne Carter<br />
is, by her own admission, new to<br />
the designation of “professional<br />
artist,” the ease with which she approaches a<br />
blank canvas and the comfort she feels in<br />
unleashing color onto that blank canvas is<br />
something innate and deeply ingrained.<br />
Until late 2022, Carter checked the box<br />
of mainstream employment, working fulltime<br />
in an internal medicine office that was<br />
part of Roper St. Francis Hospital. To satisfy<br />
her need for creativity, she did an occasional<br />
dog portrait on commission—usually for<br />
those whose beloved dogs had crossed over<br />
the rainbow bridge.<br />
Finding success with this particular<br />
subject, she expanded her focus and also began<br />
doing <strong>Charleston</strong>-themed paintings to<br />
sell from a friend’s booth at the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
City Market.<br />
Carter’s creative side has been evident<br />
since childhood, though she only considered<br />
her art a hobby until the last six months. In<br />
those six months, she has built her portfolio<br />
and strengthened the numbers in her clientele,<br />
making her name more synonymous<br />
with pet portraiture in the <strong>Charleston</strong> area.<br />
Realistic as these portraits are, Carter<br />
bucks the idea that her paintings must be<br />
completely true to the reference photos she<br />
is given.<br />
“My style is realistic in a painterly way,”<br />
she says. “When I’m painting, I try hard to not<br />
completely copy a photo that clients give me,<br />
because I believe that if they wanted that, they<br />
could just frame the photo. They’re looking for<br />
something lifelike and beautiful, but not so<br />
literal. What I do kind of embodies the personality<br />
of the animal more than a photo does.”<br />
She adds, “There is also the challenge of<br />
the photos themselves. The biggest challenge<br />
with pet portraits is the quality of the photos<br />
(Above): 11”x14”, oil on canvas. (Left): Susanne<br />
Carter with commissions of furry friends.<br />
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that I get. Most people are not professional<br />
photographers—and that’s not usually what<br />
they’re thinking of when they’re taking a<br />
picture of their pet. My charge, as a painter,<br />
is to see deeper than the quality of the photo<br />
and take that picture that’s been given to me<br />
and make a beautiful painting from it—one<br />
that looks like my client’s pet.”<br />
As she works to accomplish this, Carter’s<br />
process when she receives a pet photo is first to<br />
study it. Next, she does a few sketches. Once<br />
she lands on how best to tackle the painting,<br />
she primes her canvas and then does a lay-in<br />
“I really love my dogs,” she said. “I know<br />
that there are a lot of other people out there<br />
who feel the same. Most dog and cat owners<br />
think their pets are family, like their children.<br />
Unfortunately, animals don’t live as long<br />
as we would hope, and I am giving people<br />
something they can keep forever to look at<br />
and remember their beloved pet.”<br />
Someone who was “intimidated” by<br />
working with oil paint until she was given<br />
instruction in how to use it to its greatest<br />
capacity, Carter’s medium of choice is now<br />
oil on canvas. And while she may fill the<br />
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“I learned all of these steps to the process<br />
from Joyce Hall,” Carter says of her painting<br />
teacher for the past seven years. “She is an<br />
amazing teacher and a wonderful artist.”<br />
Exactly why Carter has spent so many<br />
hours in her studio painting people’s pets is<br />
simple, and personal.<br />
majority of her canvases with the furry faces<br />
of well-loved pets, she also enjoys painting<br />
the landscapes of the Lowcountry.<br />
“I’m very lucky to be living in <strong>Charleston</strong>,<br />
where everywhere you look is a beautiful<br />
landscape painting just waiting to come<br />
alive on canvas,” she says. “I also like painting<br />
food. In fact, I just recently did some eggs.”<br />
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The Spartanburg, South Carolina, native<br />
now lives in James Island, where she paints<br />
from the home she shares with her husband.<br />
“I’m still finding my footing,” she says.<br />
“But I’m incredibly fortunate to have a husband<br />
who can provide for us while I pursue<br />
my dream—and is willing to do so. He is<br />
very supportive, and I know I am very lucky<br />
to have him.”<br />
As creatively fulfilling as Carter finds<br />
her work, there is something else that she<br />
gets from it, as well—a full heart.<br />
“I love it when I finish a painting and<br />
have the honor of giving it to the client<br />
myself,” she says. “I get so excited, and it’s<br />
almost like Christmas morning to me.”<br />
She also is able to mail paintings to<br />
clients who live out of the area, sending portraits<br />
as far away as Europe.<br />
Carter’s paintings can be found at the<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> City Market and Patrick Veterinary<br />
Clinic in <strong>Charleston</strong> as well as The<br />
Patina Market and The View salon on James<br />
Island. Her work is also posted online on her<br />
Facebook page, Pet Portrait Memories by<br />
Susanne Carter. Reach her directly at susannehcarter@gmail.com.<br />
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(Clockwise, from top left): 8 x1 0 oil on canvas;<br />
Gladstone the English setter, 11x14 oil on canvas;<br />
8x10 oil on canvas.<br />
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Food for Fans<br />
RiverDogs food & beverage director melds his two favorite passions<br />
By FRITZ ESKER<br />
Ballpark favorites during<br />
gameday at the Segura Club<br />
at Riley Park.<br />
When the <strong>Charleston</strong> RiverDogs’ vice president of food and beverage operations Josh Shea<br />
was growing up in Abbeville, SC, he enjoyed hanging around the kitchen while his mother and<br />
grandmother cooked. His mother, a teacher, expected good grades from him at school. If young Josh<br />
made his grades, he would get a reward after each report card. When he was thirteen years old, he<br />
told his mom if he got all A’s on his next report card, he wanted to cook the family a three-course<br />
meal. He made the grades, and a career in the food and beverage industry was born.<br />
For an appetizer, Shea made egg drop soup<br />
and crab rangoon. The main course was<br />
chicken teriyaki lo mein, and the dessert<br />
course was cheesecake egg rolls with raspberry<br />
sauce. Shea said the meal went mostly<br />
well for a first try.<br />
After attending Clemson University<br />
and the Culinary Institute of <strong>Charleston</strong>,<br />
Shea gained experience in the food and<br />
beverage industry by working as the catering<br />
chef at Tidewater Catering on James Island,<br />
as well as a personal chef in <strong>Charleston</strong>. In<br />
2013, he joined the RiverDogs, <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
minor league baseball team, as a food and<br />
beverage director.<br />
The position was a good fit for Shea<br />
because it allowed him to merge his passion<br />
for cooking with another one of his passions:<br />
baseball.<br />
He played tee ball and baseball throughout<br />
his childhood, sometimes with his dad<br />
as a coach and sometimes winning league<br />
championships. He knew he didn’t have the<br />
stuff to make it at the college or pro level, but<br />
he was pleased when the opportunity to work<br />
for a baseball team arose. In 2019, he became<br />
the club’s vice president of food and beverage<br />
operations.<br />
Shea loves hearing suggestions and<br />
feedback from season ticket holders when<br />
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS<br />
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Josh Shea<br />
Food and Beverage<br />
Director for<br />
the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
RiverDogs<br />
Hometown<br />
Abbeville, SC<br />
Education<br />
4-year business<br />
degree from Clemson<br />
and culinary<br />
degree from The<br />
Culinary Institute of<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Family<br />
Wife Jen and<br />
daughter Elloree<br />
Hobbies<br />
Hunting, fishing,<br />
going to the beach<br />
with family and<br />
watching Clemson<br />
football<br />
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planning new food offerings. The challenging<br />
part of the work is to be creative and<br />
finding new takes on tried-and-true favorites<br />
that many baseball fans enjoy, like hot dogs,<br />
cheeseburgers and chicken tenders.<br />
“The classics are the classics for a reason,”<br />
Shea said.<br />
As such, Shea keeps one stand at Joseph<br />
P. Riley, Jr. Park (affectionally known as “the<br />
Joe”) devoted to just the classics.<br />
But he still offers creative variations on<br />
the classics for customers who want to branch<br />
out. Fans can have fun with not-so-traditional<br />
toppings on their hot dogs, like kimchi and<br />
collard greens, as well as mac and cheese.<br />
At other food stands, fans can experiment<br />
and treat themselves to a variety of culinary<br />
options outside of ballpark food. One stand is<br />
a ramen bowl stand. Among the options there<br />
include hot ramen, Lowcountry brisket ramen,<br />
and a cheeseburger ramen bowl.<br />
There are also seafood options at the<br />
park, isolated from the other food stands to<br />
accommodate fans with seafood allergies.<br />
The seafood offerings include honey biscuit<br />
battered shrimp and cod on a stick.<br />
The beverage options strike a similar<br />
balance between old favorites like Budweiser<br />
and newer craft beers from local breweries.<br />
Local breweries with beers on hand include<br />
Palmetto, Estuary, and Common House.<br />
The RiverDogs also partnered with Rusty<br />
Bull Brewing for Bellyitcher Ale, a blonde<br />
ale with caramel flavors and a medium dry<br />
finish. At some games, a staff member walks<br />
The Segura Club suite with private<br />
beverage and dining options is available<br />
for private events as well as during games.<br />
around as the Bellyitcher mascot.<br />
Shea also helped spearhead the River-<br />
Dogs Food Truck. The truck can be hired<br />
for weddings, birthday parties, baby showers,<br />
team celebrations, staff appreciation lunches,<br />
and pretty much any event where you want<br />
the tastes of the ballpark brought to you.<br />
Shea said the truck works with <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Parks & Recreation as well, bringing the<br />
truck out to youth sporting events.<br />
Shea described the truck’s menu as<br />
“ballpark-esque” but added customers can<br />
request additional items for a private event.<br />
While food, beverage, and baseball take<br />
up a lot of Shea’s time, when he is not working<br />
he loves to spend time with his wife, twoyear-old<br />
daughter, and three dogs exploring<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s parks and beaches.<br />
“I have an amazing wife who understands<br />
the demands of my job,” Shea said.<br />
The Gameday Experience<br />
and <strong>2023</strong> Season Promotions<br />
While baseball may not be the first thing people<br />
think of when they think of <strong>Charleston</strong>,<br />
the RiverDogs have a rich history in the city.<br />
The city’s single-A baseball team has served<br />
as a launching point for the careers of bona<br />
fide future superstars like last year’s home run<br />
king Aaron Judge and hall-of-famer Roberto<br />
Alomar. Comedy legend and part-time<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> resident Bill Murray is one of the<br />
team’s investors and can often be spotted at<br />
the Joe (his official title is Director of Fun).<br />
The team has also earned a place in the<br />
heart of <strong>Charleston</strong> residents with its wacky,<br />
out-of-the-box promotional nights. One of<br />
the most famous was 2002’s “Nobody Night”<br />
when approximately 2,000 fans showed<br />
up to Riley Park to find the stadium gates<br />
padlocked. This was all planned, and the fans<br />
were treated to a tailgate party nearby as the<br />
team sought to set the world record for the<br />
lowest attendance ever recorded at a baseball<br />
game. Once the attendance became official<br />
during the 5th inning, fans were allowed in<br />
the park.<br />
This year, the trend will continue in <strong>May</strong><br />
with King Charlie Coronation Night when<br />
team mascot Charlie T. RiverDog will be<br />
crowned King of the Joe and other Lowcountry<br />
realms. British cuisine and special jerseys<br />
with the royal uniform will be featured. The<br />
first 1,000 fans though the gates will receive<br />
a foam crown.<br />
Another <strong>May</strong> event will be TP night<br />
where fans will receive a single roll of toilet<br />
paper after the game and encouraged to toss<br />
them on the field.<br />
There are still fun promotions to come<br />
this season. On July 8, fans will be given a<br />
bottle of bubbles at the end of the game for<br />
the Bubbles Bash and July 25 will be dog day<br />
where fans can bring their four-legged best<br />
friends to the park. August 5th will see snow<br />
imported to the Joe during the dog days of<br />
summer for a snowball fight.<br />
The Suite Life<br />
The RiverDogs made a big addition to Riley<br />
Park seven years ago when they built the<br />
Segra Club. Shea said the indoor club section<br />
provides a comfortable, air-conditioned option<br />
for fans who might love baseball but not<br />
love <strong>Charleston</strong>’s sweltering summer weather.<br />
The club gives fans great views of both the<br />
field and sunsets on the Ashley River through<br />
floor-to-ceiling windows.<br />
Fans who buy a ticket to the Segra Club<br />
get both seats and food and drinks all for one<br />
price, unlike major league clubs that make<br />
you buy food and drink in the club after you<br />
paid for a ticket simply to access the club. The<br />
food options are top-notch.<br />
“If you went to a steakhouse or pasta<br />
house in <strong>Charleston</strong>…we’re doing food on<br />
that level,” Shea said.<br />
The club can be rented out for weddings,<br />
corporate events, and other social events. The<br />
club has banquet seating for up to 214 guests<br />
and on-site parking for 165 cars. There also<br />
sofas, armchairs, coffee tables, seven TVs, and<br />
WiFi access. •<br />
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BUZZ | STAFF PICKS<br />
Fierce Females<br />
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The First Bright Thing (Publication Date: <strong>June</strong> 13)<br />
by J.R. Dawson<br />
Step back in time starting in the 1920s with a traveling, magical circus under the big top as Sparks share their<br />
magic to entertain audiences far and wide. Rin, the ringleader, is an aging queer Jewish woman who has the ability<br />
to time travel and is married to the beautiful, forever-young acrobat Odette. Together, along with friend Mauve,<br />
they are essentially attempting to stop WWII from happening, all while fending off the evil circus king. Threads<br />
are literally woven throughout time as we meet Edward on the front lines of WWI and his wife Ruth, who have<br />
special abilities of their own. Intrigue, action, magic, strong character development, and a few fun, yet slightly dark,<br />
twists keep the reader engaged throughout for an enjoyable read. Dawson’s dramatic writing style makes her an<br />
author to watch. For fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Night Circus.—Morgan Ryan<br />
Identity (Publication Date: <strong>May</strong> 23)<br />
by Nora Roberts<br />
Morgan Albright had never really had a chance to belong since she grew up as an Army brat and as her mother,<br />
after the divorce, couldn’t seem to settle anywhere. Deciding that she really wants to plants roots, she settles in a<br />
friendly neighborhood near Baltimore while working two jobs in order achieve her goals including owning her<br />
own bar. However, when tragedy strikes and Morgan’s life is threatened, she is forced to move home to Vermont<br />
to build back her life, to strengthen her relationship with her mother and grandmother and to fall in love and dig<br />
those roots deep into the Vermont soil. As always, Nora Roberts delivers a whopper of a romantic suspense read<br />
with which to while those lazy days away. —Chantal Wilson<br />
The Love Con<br />
by Serissia Glass<br />
Looking for a cute vacation read? Well, look no further than Seressia Glass’ The Love Con! When Kenya (Keke)<br />
Davenport makes it to the final round of Cosplay or No Way, a competition reality show, she has to enlist her best<br />
guy friend Cameron Lassiter to be her cosplay partner, which wouldn’t be such an issue if she hadn’t already told<br />
most of America that the two were much more than friends. How is she going to make it up to Cameron for forcing<br />
him to pretend to be her boyfriend for all the world to see? Especially when she kind of likes the sudden change in<br />
their dynamic? What’s more is that Cameron’s got some secret feelings of his own. Can these two come together for<br />
the win and much more? Fans of all things nerdy will love this lighthearted, slightly spicy read.—Savannah Green<br />
Now You See Us<br />
by Balli Kaur Jaswal<br />
Corazon was forced to flee the Philippines and return to Singapore carrying with her a terrible secret. Donita<br />
is new to Singapore and works for the fussiest and meanest employer. Angel, a caregiver for an elderly<br />
gentleman, is nursing a broken heart. When one of Donita’s friends, a fellow domestic worker, is accused of<br />
murder, the unlikely trio comes together to try to clear her name. This entertaining and heartbreaking tale is an<br />
enlightening look at Filipina domestic workers in Singapore and a dramatic whodunit. Sure to please lovers of<br />
The Bandit Queens.—Megan Mathis<br />
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BUZZ | SENIOR LIVING<br />
An Extraordinary Life<br />
Vibrant senior living communities in <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
By KATELYN RUTT<br />
A retirement community can bring security, connection, and an overall positive<br />
quality of life. With so many options, the decision can feel daunting. Here are some of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
top senior living neighborhoods—each with a unique charm and an abundance of amenities—for<br />
those who want to spend their golden years in comfort and style.<br />
Restore at Carolina Park<br />
1588 Bloom St.<br />
Mt. Pleasant<br />
www. restoreatcp.com<br />
As Mount Pleasant’s first active adult community<br />
for 55+, Restore at Carolina Park<br />
isdedicated to making “your next fifty your<br />
best fifty.” The neighborhood boasts a range<br />
of choices to accommodate the many stages<br />
of retirement. “Imagine modern living along<br />
with a dedicated lifestyle and fitness program,<br />
where the only thing you need to worry about<br />
is figuring out which activities to enjoy first,”<br />
said Amie Dufek, Senior Property Manager.<br />
Move-in ready apartments are designed<br />
in one-and two-bedroom layouts, with granite<br />
countertops, stainless steel appliances and<br />
designer lighting. Select units feature private<br />
fenced yards, ideal for those with a furry<br />
friend. For seniors who want more space with<br />
a Southern charm, the Lowcountry-inspired<br />
cottages strike a balance between simple and<br />
modern. They are a bit larger than the apartments,<br />
with two-three- and four-bedroom<br />
layouts. Here, residents have water views and<br />
plenty of indoor and outdoor living space.<br />
The Marsh Assisted <strong>Living</strong> and Memory<br />
Care facility in the community provides<br />
a helping hand to retirees who require daily<br />
assistance. The facility prides itself on its<br />
first-class accommodations, restaurant-style<br />
meals and uncompromising care.<br />
Restore at Carolina Park is just minutes<br />
from historic <strong>Charleston</strong>, and with so much<br />
to do on the property, the options are endless.<br />
An 8,000-square-foot Wellness and<br />
Recreation Center is a resident favorite for<br />
fitness with a juice bar reward. Those looking<br />
to catch some rays can lounge at the resortstyle<br />
pool, or kickstart a competitive match<br />
of pickleball or bocce on the facility courts.<br />
The fitness results are real. Dufek says one<br />
of their 85-year-old residents, Paul Price, recently<br />
trekked across national parks in six states.<br />
“A year ago, it would have been a major<br />
struggle,” Price says. “Due to the fitness and<br />
balance classes I have been taking here,<br />
and my walks around the lake, I was able to<br />
enjoy this great trip.”<br />
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY RESTORE AT CAROLINA PARK<br />
Restore at Carolina Park<br />
offers luxurious lifestyle<br />
amenities including a<br />
resort-style pool<br />
Outdoor fitness classes like<br />
yoga at Restore at Carolina Park.<br />
Furry friends welcome at<br />
Restore at Carolina Park<br />
with walking trails and<br />
units with<br />
fenced-in<br />
backyards.<br />
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Bishop Gadsden<br />
1 Bishop Gadsden Wy.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
www.bishopgadsden.org<br />
Situated on 100 acres of lush greenery, Bishop<br />
Gadsden has a rich history of excellence<br />
in senior care. Originally created as a church<br />
in 1850, Bishop Gadsden underwent multiple<br />
moves, ultimately transitioning into the<br />
faith-based retirement community for ages<br />
62 and up that it is known for today.<br />
“With the philosophy that senior living<br />
environments should not be diminished and<br />
Isolated, but rather vibrant, inspirational, and<br />
involved in the greater community, Bishop<br />
Gadsden became a leader in the senior living<br />
evolution,” said Kimberly Borts, Vice President<br />
of Mission and Communications.<br />
Open to all seniors, the community<br />
offers customizable apartments only steps<br />
from fitness facilities, shopping, dining and<br />
more. The cottage floor plans are designed<br />
with space in mind, featuring Georgian architecture,<br />
light-filled windows and a gourmet<br />
kitchen. Hostesses and hosts gravitate<br />
towards living in the new Wando Cottages<br />
with a two-story layout and generous front<br />
porch. Sparkling lake views are visible from<br />
the Quay flats, offering either social or secluded<br />
living.<br />
Nestled under historic oak trees, the<br />
Gadsden Glen Center for Health & Rehab<br />
balances superior care with peaceful touches<br />
including a spa, gardens, and screened-in<br />
porches for relaxing with friends.<br />
“In this warm and welcoming environment,<br />
neighbors become lifelong friends, and<br />
team members grow into extended family,”<br />
Borts says. “Our campus buzzes with energy<br />
day through night as friendly faces, delightful<br />
activities, culinary options and social engagements<br />
abound.”<br />
Borts adds that the team works hard to<br />
build rapport with residents’ family members<br />
to create confidence in the Bishop Gadsden<br />
team. The care is impeccable; one resident’s<br />
87-year-old father-in-law entered the rehab<br />
facilities a few days before Christmas. Not<br />
only did he receive necessary therapy, but he<br />
was also able to participate in holiday events<br />
like orchestra performances and gingerbread<br />
house decoration.<br />
“Throughout our 173 years, Bishop<br />
Gadsden has proudly welcomed thousands<br />
of residents,” Borts says. “Words cannot express<br />
the sincere appreciation we feel when<br />
an individual selects our community to live<br />
their extraordinary life.”<br />
Experience<br />
the power of<br />
the human voice.<br />
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Situated on 100 acres of lush<br />
greenery in James Island,<br />
Bishop Gadsden has a rich<br />
history of excellence in<br />
senior care.<br />
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There are plenty of<br />
community spaces for<br />
residents, friends and<br />
family to connect.<br />
180 King St, <strong>Charleston</strong> . 843-534-7431<br />
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Chef Ted leads a culinary<br />
team at Franke at Seaside<br />
and offers festive treats.<br />
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY FRANKE AT SEASIDE<br />
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Franke at Seaside<br />
1500 Franke Drive<br />
Mt. Pleasant.<br />
www.frankeatseaside.org<br />
This community is a true haven, embodying<br />
tranquility with its swaying Spanish moss and<br />
picturesque lagoons. Franke at Seaside is truly<br />
on the cutting edge of progress, with two onsite<br />
server robots and opportunities to teach,<br />
moderate discussions and serve in an advisory<br />
capacity for policy development and special<br />
initiatives.<br />
The rental apartments offer all of the<br />
perks of a vibrant, engaged community without<br />
a large entrance fee. For residents who<br />
enjoy serene views and close proximity to<br />
amenities, the apartments and patio homes<br />
are a perfect choice. Franke at Seaside also<br />
provides a selection of options for those who<br />
require more specialized care with options<br />
for assisted living, memory support, rehabilitation<br />
and nursing care.<br />
Even those in long-term care have<br />
plenty of opportunities for enrichment and<br />
Encouragement, with a visit to the beauty<br />
salon or barbershop or meet a friend for a<br />
meal. Long-term residents can enjoy a visit<br />
from a volunteer, or listen to a devotion from<br />
the full-time chaplain.<br />
Because of the tailored approach to care<br />
and close-knit community it fosters, it’s not<br />
unusual for many of the independent living<br />
residents to stay at Franke at Seaside for<br />
upwards of 15 or 20 years—creating a true<br />
neighborhood feel.<br />
“Franke residents are absolutely the best<br />
ambassadors for prospects wondering what<br />
life is like here,” said DeAnne Vane, Director<br />
of Marketing. “They always go out of their<br />
way to tell them how much they love it.”<br />
Vane adds that the residents are quick<br />
welcomers to newcomers, embracing<br />
them with genuine kindness, showing<br />
them the ropes and helping them feel at<br />
home. “This camaraderie and positive energy<br />
seems to permeate the air at every turn,”<br />
Vane says. “Prospects considering a move to<br />
Franke frequently say, ‘It just feels good when<br />
you walk in the door here.’”<br />
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South Bay -<br />
Liberty Senior <strong>Living</strong><br />
1400 Liberty Midtown Dr.<br />
Mt. Pleasant<br />
www.southbayatmountpleasant.com<br />
South Bay at Mount Pleasant is a luxury<br />
retirement community that offers residents<br />
stunning surroundings, a beautiful, maintenance-free<br />
apartment home, an exceptionally<br />
fulfilling lifestyle, many culinary options,<br />
and a continuum of care in place should<br />
additional healthcare services be required. It<br />
looks like a luxury resort and feels like home.<br />
“Many of our residents make the<br />
move to South Bay because they are either<br />
born-and-raised <strong>Charleston</strong>ians or from<br />
the Mount Pleasant area. They are able to<br />
move in and reconnect with old friends and<br />
neighbors in addition to making new ones.<br />
We have reconnected so many folks and<br />
old friends since we opened our doors,” said<br />
Denise Devanney, Sales and Marketing Director<br />
at South Bay, which operates South<br />
Bay. “We have also had residents choose<br />
South Bay as a retirement destination and<br />
have made the move from locations all across<br />
the United States. It’s so wonderful when<br />
residents realize that they moved here from<br />
the same hometown; some have even grown<br />
up in the same neighborhood 50 years ago!”<br />
South Bay is a rental life plan community,<br />
with no large upfront entrance fee, and offers<br />
residential options for Independent <strong>Living</strong>,<br />
Assisted <strong>Living</strong> and Memory Care as well as<br />
skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.<br />
Residents of South Bay find peace of<br />
mind knowing that if their care needs change,<br />
Shem Creek Health Center is right onsite.<br />
South Bay at Mount Pleasant offers<br />
residents a wide variety of social, recreational<br />
and cultural activities to suit a variety of<br />
interests. From shuffleboard to pickle ball<br />
and water aerobics to the symphony, there’s<br />
something for each and every resident here<br />
at South Bay.<br />
Residents at South Bay<br />
enjoy outdoor activities,<br />
including pickleball and<br />
bocce court.<br />
“We have such a warm and wonderful<br />
group of residents that enjoy dining in any<br />
of our three exceptional restaurants. The<br />
South Bay executive chef and culinary team<br />
have elevated the culinary experience in each<br />
of our restaurants to a level that competes<br />
with any of the well-known <strong>Charleston</strong> restaurants!<br />
The residents truly enjoy the finest<br />
meals, friendship and peace of mind here,”<br />
Devanney said. •<br />
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SOUTH BAY<br />
A putting green for<br />
residents to enjoy at<br />
South Bay.<br />
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Well Styled<br />
ART WALK | SPOLETO | FASHION | DESIGN<br />
Knock,<br />
Knock<br />
Antique door knockers<br />
make a statement<br />
See page 57<br />
PHOTO DENNIS LARSON<br />
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WELL STYLED | ART WALK<br />
A<br />
First Impressions<br />
First Friday Artwalks make exploring the city’s art scene a breeze<br />
Article and photos by JENNY PETERSON<br />
As dusk falls in <strong>Charleston</strong> on the first Friday of each month, local art galleries<br />
in the historic downtown area are abuzz, hanging balloons outside their entrances and lining up<br />
wine glasses as they welcome guests to pop in at their leisure and peruse the walls during special<br />
extended hours. I was eager to attend my first “First Friday Artwalks,” and I found that the incredible<br />
art on display is just one of the many wonders of the evening.<br />
Organized by <strong>Charleston</strong> Gallery Association,<br />
First Friday Artwalks are held from 5-8<br />
p.m. with around 40 galleries participating.<br />
That’s nearly double the number of galleries<br />
from when the French Quarter Gallery Association<br />
created the event 20 years ago.<br />
Simply stepping into these independent<br />
galleries is an experience in itself, with hidden<br />
courtyards, handsome brick walls and<br />
intriguing display choices.<br />
In one gallery, there was an oil painting<br />
of the Lowcountry marsh that was so realistic<br />
it could be a photograph hanging alongside a<br />
still life with fruit. While many displays were<br />
disparate in subject, they complimented one<br />
Mary Martin Fine Art Gallery<br />
on Broad Street welcomes<br />
Artwalk visitors with balloons<br />
and an open door.<br />
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A dizzyingly intricate statue<br />
stands near a sunset sailboat<br />
painting at Le Prince Fine Art<br />
on King Street.<br />
outline of a <strong>Charleston</strong> Single House. It was<br />
a unique activity that made you feel like one<br />
of the artists whose works surrounded you,<br />
even for a minute.<br />
At Reinert Fine Art and Sculpture Garden<br />
Gallery, the varied artwork on the walls<br />
continued through the maze-like gallery<br />
from room to room and into a dreamy back<br />
courtyard. An art installation garden fountain<br />
that used three wine bottles as spouts sat<br />
below my personal favorite painting of the<br />
evening: a striking blue oil painting called<br />
“Marina Lights” by North Carolina -based<br />
artist Ann Watcher.<br />
At each gallery, employees were more<br />
than happy to answer questions about the<br />
artwork from local, regional and national artists,<br />
delve into the history of a piece and the<br />
painting method used to create it. An employee<br />
even divulged that the artist responsible<br />
for a series of various colorful abstract<br />
strokes on display was somewhere in the<br />
crowd, sipping on a glass of wine.<br />
I was fortunate that April’s First Friday<br />
Artwalk coincided during the Oil Painting<br />
of America ‘s <strong>2023</strong> National Exhibition &<br />
Convention, held in late March, with the<br />
award-winning works on display at Reinert<br />
Fine Art Gallery on King Street through the<br />
end of April.<br />
Oil Painting of America’s artwork<br />
submissions took over a gallery room and<br />
bright blue ribbons were affixed alongside<br />
many paintings that showcased excellence in<br />
realism. An employee at the gallery explained<br />
that the overall first-place winner was a<br />
young artist from the Western United States<br />
who perfectly captured a garden with a collection<br />
of pink roses in bloom.<br />
For many art lovers, paintings offer a<br />
way to escape and the esteemed artists on<br />
Sportsman paintings and<br />
statues can be found at this<br />
gallery at 165 King St.<br />
another perfectly in color and style. I wanted<br />
to take them all home.<br />
The casual drop-in style of the artwalk<br />
makes it open for all.<br />
If there are no set rules in creating art,<br />
there are no rules for this art walk, either.<br />
There’s no registration and no itinerary.<br />
Patrons simply use the <strong>Charleston</strong> Gallery<br />
Association’s map to get locations for 40 participating<br />
galleries, all of which are in walking<br />
distance from each other, some with entrances<br />
down cobblestone streets. Guests can visit as<br />
many galleries or as few as they want.<br />
I was pleasantly surprised to discover<br />
that galleries were filled with many different<br />
art styles and subjects at every turn. Truly<br />
art for every taste—realism, contemporary,<br />
abstract, landscape and Lowcountry scenes,<br />
jewelry and so many sculptures of figures,<br />
dancers, animals and more.<br />
At Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art on<br />
Broad Street, a whimsical series of colorful<br />
3-D crowds on the beach co-mingled with<br />
a painting of a Parisian scene, of women in<br />
large hats and paintings of a large animal<br />
with a great head of hair. A resin-covered<br />
“goldfish” tank coffee table created with fish<br />
made of paper frozen in motion, welcomed<br />
patrons at the entrance.<br />
Nearby, a canvas next to a fresh palette<br />
of paint encouraged visitors to take a brush<br />
and add to the live painting, which was an<br />
“Marina Lights” by artist Ann Watcher at Reinert<br />
Fine Art and Sculpture Garden Gallery on King<br />
Street.<br />
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WELL STYLED | ART WALK<br />
display certainly managed this perfectly: I<br />
could feel the single-digit temperatures as I<br />
took in a wintry scene with snow blanketing<br />
the foothills of a mountain; I was immersed<br />
in the peace of a pastoral scene, felt the stillness<br />
in vase of roses.<br />
At Paderewski Fine Art & The Sportsman’s<br />
Gallery on King Street—a much more<br />
subject-focused gallery than the others I<br />
visited—I was transported to exciting natural<br />
spaces to join a duck hunt. Wilderness<br />
scenes, handsome hounds and outdoor life in<br />
every setting await visitors.<br />
There were more than two dozen patrons<br />
inside a string of King Street galleries at one<br />
point—a lively crowd perusing collections,<br />
filling their glasses, looking more closely at<br />
jewelry and artistic dinnerware. Every wall is<br />
an opportunity to start conversation.<br />
While these galleries are open during<br />
business hours welcoming patrons from all<br />
walks of life, the First Friday Artwalks offer<br />
an accessible and comfortable way for you to<br />
dip your toe into the art scene and personally<br />
gave me an appreciation for what these fine<br />
art institutions offer to the city.<br />
Whether the Friday Friday Artwalk is<br />
your destination or simply an inspirational<br />
detour to your evening out downtown, this<br />
peek into <strong>Charleston</strong>’s world-class art scene<br />
is a gem, and not to be missed. •<br />
Sunset scenes at<br />
Le Prince Fine Art<br />
gallery on King<br />
Street.<br />
Sculptures and<br />
paintings in the dreamy<br />
garden at Reinert Fine<br />
Art Gallery on King<br />
Street.<br />
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The Oil Painters of America<br />
submissions were on display<br />
at Reinert Fine Art Gallery<br />
on King Street through the<br />
end of April.<br />
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WELL STYLED | SPOLETO<br />
The Spoleto Festival<br />
Orchestra is featured<br />
in a number of<br />
performances<br />
throughout the<br />
17-day event.<br />
A Perfect Balance<br />
Spoleto Festival USA’s formula for selecting world-class performances<br />
“Enchantment is everywhere.” The <strong>2023</strong> Spoleto Festival USA tagline is more than<br />
an alliterative description of the 47th iteration of America’s marquee performing arts festival. Lead<br />
producer Liz Keller-Tripp might have us think of it as an invitation. A welcome offer to come as we<br />
are, to experience the exquisitely assembled talent in <strong>Charleston</strong>’s front yard each spring.<br />
By ADIE LEE<br />
Curating this chef ’s kiss of an international festival is lead producer Liz<br />
Keller-Tripp and her producing team.<br />
Held from <strong>May</strong> 26 through <strong>June</strong> 11, the dedicated Spoleto Festival<br />
USA staff safeguard and share more than 100 innovative, multidisciplinary<br />
events at historic churches, outdoor venues and theaters<br />
downtown. Through the years, Spoleto has produced and/or presented<br />
20 opera, dance, and theater world premieres.<br />
Keller-Tripp oversees programmatic elements<br />
while supervising Spoleto’s stage management and<br />
production operations.<br />
The unique Spoleto Festival USA programing<br />
presents a myriad of masters alongside creators<br />
poised to introduce influential works in dance,<br />
theater, opera, music, jazz, physical theater and more.<br />
“Various elements go into the delicate equation<br />
(of selecting creative content) and artists bring<br />
the audience urgent messages about the state of the<br />
world,” Keller-Tripp said.<br />
Thrilled to share artistic endeavors with relevant,<br />
entertaining and important messages, Keller-<br />
Tripp said “the multiplicity of perspective” makes<br />
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for vibrant discussions long after a performance is over.<br />
“While a performer might tell a story, there will always be more<br />
than one way in for the audience,” she said. Resonance is unique to the<br />
individual, and Keller-Tripp sees different interpretations as opportunities<br />
for dialogue, which should be both safe to express and celebrated.<br />
Before taking over her role at Spoleto Festival USA six months<br />
ago, Keller-Trip entertained dinner invitations the<br />
world over during a career as an acclaimed flutist.<br />
She sat down to play at the homes of local artists<br />
and patrons and during performance tours across<br />
Europe, Asia, the US, and the Middle East. It all<br />
became the backdrop for connections to other musicians<br />
and music enthusiasts alike.<br />
“The hospitality I experienced was an opportunity.<br />
It was about more than expression, it was about<br />
listening and learning,” she said.<br />
Keller-Tripp parlayed her experiences and an<br />
unwavering inclination to “become that home” for<br />
other artists into a career where she both supports<br />
creativity and packages it.<br />
Before joining Spoleto Festival USA, storied<br />
SPOLETO FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA PHOTO JULIA LYNN
The Scottish Ballet will<br />
perform The Crucible<br />
in three performances<br />
at this year’s Spoleto<br />
Festival USA.<br />
EBONY BONES PHOTO COURTESY OF EBONY BONES; SCOTTISH BALLET PHOTO JANE HOBSON<br />
institutions like the Boston Conservatory at Berklee trusted her to<br />
oversee theater and opera production, concert logistics, strategic planning<br />
and more as the director of performance services.<br />
She joined Spoleto Festival USA with extensive touring experience,<br />
three recordings to her name, including the 2016 Grammy<br />
Award-winning Sing Me Home and having managed interdisciplinary<br />
learning workshops with refugee communities in Jordan and<br />
British songstress, performance artist, and producer Ebony Bones will<br />
bring her undefinable mix of punk, funk, disco, Afrobeat and pop—and a<br />
14-piece orchestra—for a groundbreaking opening-night Spoleto debut.<br />
Lebanon. She’s deeply studied the cultural and social implications of<br />
music.<br />
Additionally, Keller-Tripp’s background provides the performer’s<br />
mentality, which led to her nearly decade-long run, producing more<br />
than 30 international events each year with Silkroad, the brainchild<br />
organization of Yo-Yo Ma.<br />
Spoleto Festival USA’s founding purpose to provide a fertile<br />
ground of experimentation, exploration, and artistic learning. It’s<br />
reach extends far beyond its stages. Vital to the Festival’s endurance<br />
are its endeavors to engage audiences across a broad spectrum. With<br />
programming that includes sending artists into schools, holding<br />
public discussions, and organizing workshops for budding artists, the<br />
Festival aims to spark connections and leave lasting impressions.<br />
Additionally, at this year’s festival, Keller-Trip notes several opportunities<br />
to see the familiar through a different lens. Consider the<br />
Scottish Ballet’s interpretation of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, told<br />
from the women’s perspective.<br />
Think you know Homer’s Iliad? Tony Award-winner Denis<br />
O’Hare (Assassins, Take Me Out) brings An Iliad, an adaptation he<br />
wrote and stars in this spring. The Good Wife and American Horror<br />
Story have nothing on this take on mankind’s compulsion toward<br />
violence.<br />
Keller-Tripp is also looking forward to musicians Abdullah<br />
Ibrahim and his ensemble Ekaya. Deemed “South Africa’s Duke Ellington,”<br />
the 88-year-old Ibrahim is a pianist and jazz genius.<br />
The platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning bluegrass /<br />
“newgrass” trio Nickel Creek features celebrated mandolinist Chris<br />
Thile, guitarist Sean Watkins and fiddler Sara Watkins and is one of<br />
the festival’s hottest tickets.<br />
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A buoyantly virtuosic tap dancer and<br />
choreographer Ayodele Casel returns to<br />
Spoleto this year with a new work.<br />
Award-winning South<br />
African choreographer<br />
Dada Masilo reimagines<br />
The Rite of Spring—her<br />
latest work reframing<br />
iconic ballets through a<br />
contemporary lens at this<br />
year’s festival.<br />
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Back from last year’s world premiere production of Omar, don’t<br />
miss tenor Jamez McCorkle present Schumann’s “Dichterliebe,” when<br />
he sings and accompanies himself on the piano.<br />
McCorkle’s performance features gorgeous, family-friendly animations<br />
that seem to come to life. Young and experienced theater-goers<br />
will enjoy the brand-new performance.<br />
Check out Alisa Amador, winner of 2022 NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest.<br />
Performing is in her blood. She grew up touring with her parents’<br />
bilingual Latin folk band and spent childhood loading in and out of<br />
venues.<br />
For a show that might have you saying, “Wait, did I just see what<br />
I thought I saw?” check out Australian-based Gravity & Other Myths:<br />
Out of Chaos.<br />
Feel the local love with the Quentin Baxter Quintet, the Grammy<br />
Award-winning producer and performer is a must-see for jazz lovers.<br />
Chasing Magic with Ayodele Casel features the fanciest footwork,<br />
from six tap dancers and jazz virtuoso Arturo O’Farrill and other live<br />
musicians. Upbeat and exciting, tapping out sans smile is impossible.<br />
New Orleans-based, Grammy-nominated Tank and the Bangas<br />
will end the <strong>2023</strong> season at the Wells Fargo Festival Finale on <strong>June</strong><br />
11. Held at Firefly Distillery in North <strong>Charleston</strong> for the second year,<br />
the evening event invites guests to pack picnic baskets, blankets, and<br />
chairs for this blend of funk, jazz, and hip-hop—followed by a stunning<br />
display of fireworks to culminate the Festival.<br />
Each show has been carefully curated to be thought-provoking<br />
and stunning in its sets, performances and messages. Keller-Tripp is<br />
already workshopping performances for the 2024 and 2025 seasons<br />
with a revived focus on new work. •<br />
For tickets and more information, visit www.spoletousa.org or call<br />
843-579-3100.<br />
DADA MASILO PHOTO JOHN HOGG; AYODELE CASEL PHOTO TONY TURNER; SCOTTISH BALLET PHOTO NICOLA SELBY<br />
Helen Pickett on Choreographing<br />
The Crucible<br />
By Spoleto Festival USA<br />
The Scottish Ballet will present The Crucible, an award-winning reimagining<br />
of Arthur Miller’s seminal play at Spoleto Festival for three<br />
performances. This chilling account of the 1692 Salem witch trials<br />
recalls a community destroyed by hostility and hysteria. As a ballet,<br />
Miller’s play is brought to life by choreographer Helen Pickett, one of<br />
today’s leading choreographers who works internationally.<br />
For her full-length version of The Crucible, Pickett collaborated<br />
with director James Bonas, designers David Finn and Emma Kingsbury<br />
and composer Peter Salem, who created a haunting new score—which<br />
will be performed by members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra.<br />
Spoleto caught up with Pickett about the performance.<br />
How do you turn a play into a ballet? What is that process?<br />
It begins with research, which I love when creating a new ballet. I<br />
create my own version, figuring out the beats that can be turned into<br />
dance and which characters to focus on. I heard a fascinating talk<br />
about what historians think really might have happened to Abigail to<br />
shape her character…which made me think deeply about her humanity.<br />
Abigail wanted to belong to a family. In that moment, I knew I<br />
didn’t want to vilify her.<br />
Can you share a bit about the other main characters in your version?<br />
The center of my ballet is Abigail, Elizabeth Proctor and John Proctor.<br />
Scottish Ballet<br />
The Crucible<br />
Elizabeth is the most courageous character in the play. She doesn’t<br />
show all her cards. John is a complex character—but his cards are visible.<br />
We know about his choices and actions. Abigail is at once overt<br />
and covert, but she is a child and so she is transparent to the thinking<br />
adults—to the superstitious adults she is gospel. A problem.<br />
In developing the treatment, James Bonas, my artistic partner, and I<br />
were interested in the stories that aren’t overt. The moments that aren’t<br />
really shown, but whispered about, are what I wanted to highlight with<br />
dance. For example, the dance in the forest and the prologue.<br />
Your choreography is so sweeping, so full bodied, so intricate. How<br />
does that translate to Puritan characters? How did you think about<br />
their movement—or rather, their non-movement—style?<br />
I focused the freedom of sweeping movement and freedom in the<br />
prologue, the dance in the forest, the affair between John Proctor and<br />
Abigail, the love duet between Elizabeth and John, and the solos of<br />
the townspeople.<br />
Otherwise, the congregation, led by Reverend Parris, uses a very<br />
sharp, square, gestural vocab. Their movements are very musical, with<br />
one count for each arm movement. And as often as I could, I instructed<br />
the dancers’ eyes upwards, looking up in wonder.<br />
The second act opens with a rhythmic, almost ritualistic sequence<br />
when they’re filled with spirits. And there’s a moment when Abigail<br />
is really starting to lose her marbles and her movement gets very disjointed.<br />
The narrative provides a lot of direction.<br />
— An excerpt from the Spoleto Festival USA’s online blog at spoletousa.org/<br />
events/scottish-ballet-the-crucible/. For more Spoleto Festival USA behindthe-scenes<br />
interviews and information, visit spoletousa.org/blog.<br />
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WELL STYLED | DESIGN<br />
Knock, Knock<br />
Antique door knockers make a statement<br />
By E.C. WALDRON » Photo by JENNY PETERSON<br />
Anyone who has spent time walking in <strong>Charleston</strong>’s historic neighborhoods,<br />
peering into gardens or marveling at ornate wrought iron gates, may have missed a more subtle<br />
feature: historic brass door knockers.<br />
Many that adorn <strong>Charleston</strong> homes were<br />
purchased from George C. Birlant and Co.,<br />
one of the oldest continually-operated antique<br />
stores in the South, located at 191 King<br />
Street. The store is filled with European antique<br />
furniture, china, glassware and unique<br />
and unexpected items like a display of ornate<br />
walking canes and shelves of fireplace fenders.<br />
The door adornments can be found<br />
tucked into the corner and back of the store<br />
and are displayed on a pegboard painted<br />
“<strong>Charleston</strong> green.” The knockers come in<br />
many different designs—some centuries old,<br />
others more modern.<br />
There is the 10 Downing Street version,<br />
the head of a lion, a replica of the actual<br />
knocker on the door of the Prime Minister<br />
of England’s residence. The actual 10 Downing<br />
Street wooden door was changed to steel<br />
due to security issues. The door no longer<br />
opens from the outside, but the head of the<br />
lion remains above the mail slot. Tourists<br />
take their photos at the door at 10 Adam<br />
Street, which is almost identical.<br />
Birlant and Co. also sells modern door<br />
knocker designs, like large seashells and<br />
alligators. Andrew Birlant Slotin is a third<br />
generation Birlant on his maternal side of<br />
the family and is co-owner of the operation,<br />
which began 101 years ago.<br />
“We started importing the knockers 75<br />
or 80 years ago by buying an original and<br />
then having it cast by a foundry, so we have<br />
reproductions made,” said Andrew. Store<br />
buyers go to Europe twice a year to purchase<br />
antiques and to visit the foundry where the<br />
knockers are produced.<br />
“We can’t get any grand quantities<br />
because these are small cottage industries,<br />
they’re not big manufacturing plants,” he said.<br />
These foundries are so rare today that<br />
Andrew would not reveal the names or locations,<br />
due to competition. You can find<br />
door knockers online, but nothing compares<br />
to the knowledge of a <strong>Charleston</strong> antiques<br />
dealer with a brick-and-mortar store.<br />
Andrew is a charming man with a great<br />
sense of humor and deep history of door knockers.<br />
“We have what’s called a ‘doctor’s door<br />
knocker,’ which in America they call pitcher<br />
handle knockers because from the side it<br />
looks like the letter S,” said Andrew. “This<br />
door knocker goes back quite a few centuries<br />
because when people lived in their village or<br />
town it would signify the home of a physician,<br />
so if someone became ill, they would<br />
know where to go.”<br />
Many of today’s<br />
designs are more<br />
about what people<br />
love, not what they do.<br />
Wildlife, fish, shells,<br />
or marine motifs are<br />
popular. One of the<br />
more unique South<br />
Carolina designs is the<br />
Carolina brown bat. It<br />
is displayed hanging<br />
from a branch, and<br />
you pick up the bat<br />
head to knock on a<br />
door. Andrew. said<br />
the original foundry<br />
in the South that cast<br />
these has since gone<br />
out of business.<br />
“We had that<br />
little brown bat cast<br />
in England; we sent<br />
one of the remaining<br />
ones we had and had<br />
it made,” he said.<br />
In today’s world<br />
with electronic doorbell<br />
cameras rolling<br />
video, the antique<br />
design of an artistic<br />
door knocker can set<br />
a tone—literally. All door knockers are different<br />
and when knocked on an individual<br />
door, it will have a unique sound.<br />
“They have a very handsome sound. Preelectricity,<br />
this was how people would indicate<br />
they were at someone’s door. They were<br />
an important part of people acknowledging<br />
they were present and needed attention.”<br />
And as a design element for the home,<br />
they are sold at George C. Birlant and Co.<br />
at reasonable prices. Most are in the $100 to<br />
$200 range, while some of the larger, historic<br />
knockers are priced up to $400. •<br />
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Broad Street Success<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s storied street continues to reinvent itself<br />
Article and photos by JENNY PETERSON<br />
One of the most historic streets in <strong>Charleston</strong>, Broad Street crosses the southern<br />
tip of the <strong>Charleston</strong> peninsula from the Ashley River to its terminus at the Exchange Building,<br />
comprising a stretch of tight buildings concentrated between King and East Bay Streets.<br />
Historically, merchants operated on the ground floor with apartments above.<br />
“(Broad Street) has been used for parades,<br />
public gatherings and state funerals. It has<br />
been the scene of riots, duels and various<br />
crimes. Broad Street has served as the heartbeat<br />
of historic <strong>Charleston</strong> since the city’s<br />
start on the peninsula in 1670s,” write authors<br />
Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman<br />
and Robert P. Stockton in the book Broad<br />
Street and Beyond: <strong>Charleston</strong>’s Historic Nexus<br />
of Power. The street even had rudimentary<br />
streetcars in the late 1800s.<br />
Broad Street has seen many iterations—<br />
buildings served as boarding houses, drugstores<br />
and even horse stables in the 1700s<br />
and 1800s—with its modern reputation as a<br />
haven for law offices just steps from the federal<br />
and county courthouses on the corner of<br />
Meeting and Broad Streets.<br />
In the year 1890, a few blocks of Broad<br />
Street “sheltered 95 percent of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
attorney’s offices,” according to Eastman and<br />
Stockton.<br />
Today, while attorney offices and similar<br />
court-related businesses still enjoy Broad<br />
Street addresses, over the past year, the street<br />
has welcomed more lifestyles businesses,<br />
turning over a new leaf as a shopping and<br />
dining corridor.<br />
Two fine-dining restaurants have opened<br />
on Broad Street in the past year—Sorelle, an<br />
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Italian restaurant, bar, and market and French<br />
restaurant La Banque, with a basement bar.<br />
The Broad Street restaurants join newcomers<br />
Souchi boutique, Magnolia Medi<br />
Spa and Vignette Home Table Garden home<br />
décor, among others.<br />
One of the newest businesses announced<br />
for Broad Street is a one-of-a-kind<br />
venture: a remote broadcast studio where<br />
elected officials and national pundits can do<br />
live commentary and interviews on national<br />
network TV.<br />
Josh Nass, a crisis communications attorney,<br />
purchased 61 Broad St., a four-story<br />
office building, in early <strong>2023</strong>. The existing law<br />
firm will continue to rent the space and the<br />
conference room will be transformed into the<br />
studio once the firm vacates the space.<br />
After moving to <strong>Charleston</strong> from New<br />
York during the pandemic, Nass fell in love<br />
with the city and the history and prominence<br />
of Broad Street.<br />
“I’ve always been a fan of Broad Street<br />
and South of Broad and when the building<br />
came on the market, I got to work quickly,”<br />
Nass said. “Broad Street is one of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
most charming, historic and architecturally<br />
favorable and appealing blocks. I<br />
want to give Broad Street the panache that<br />
it deserves.”<br />
Broad Street for all<br />
Carriage horses pull tourists down the famous<br />
stretch on Broad Street, with a stop at<br />
the famed “Four Corners of Law” (see story<br />
on page 24). Beyond that iconic intersection,<br />
buildings on the dense ccommercial strip of<br />
Broad Street have more humble stories that<br />
belie their more than 350 years of history.<br />
Historians note that Broad Street<br />
throughout its early existence comprised of<br />
varying social and economic groups living<br />
and working together in the same block, typical<br />
for European cities.<br />
In the book, “Life on Broad Street: archaeological<br />
survey of the Hollings Judicial<br />
Center Annex,” which was published in 1996<br />
and documented archaeological studies while<br />
building the federal courthouse on Broad<br />
Street, authors Michael Trinkley and Debi<br />
Hacker studied and recounted Broad Street’s<br />
plats in 1872 as a “densely-developed block”<br />
with a police station at the corner of Broad<br />
and Meeting Streets, horse stables nearby<br />
and a makeshift street market.<br />
“The renters during the nineteenth century<br />
were neither very high status, nor very<br />
low. They represent a diverse mix of young<br />
and old, male and female. Some were students,<br />
others were young, single clerks. Some<br />
were widows. This middling status is perhaps<br />
what is expected in a fringe neighborhood,”<br />
authors wrote.<br />
While grand banks popped up in ornate<br />
Italian renaissance style, including the People’s<br />
Bank at 18 Broad Street and the handsome<br />
brownstone built at 1 Broad Street, on the<br />
corner of East Bay in 1853 as the first Bank<br />
of South Carolina, maps outlining the majority<br />
of businesses in 1883 show more middleclass<br />
digs: a business selling fruit at 89 Broad<br />
Street, a kindergarten at 91 Broad Street and<br />
a drugstore at 95 Broad Street.<br />
The News and Courier published out<br />
of 19 Broad Street from 1873 to 1902. The<br />
(Opposite and below): Historic buildings along a<br />
commerical stretch of Broad Street. Above: Horses<br />
still pull carriages down Broad as tourists learn<br />
about the historic street.<br />
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Along this section of Broad Street, there<br />
are some famous homes, including the Cooper<br />
O’Connor House at 180 Broad Street,<br />
where Union officers were confined by the<br />
Confederacy, and The John Rutledge House<br />
Inn at 116 Broad Street, the only home of a<br />
signer of the United States Constitution that<br />
now serves as both a living national historic<br />
landmark as well as an inn.<br />
Beloved neighborhood grocery store,<br />
Burbage’s which located to 157 Broad Street<br />
in 1961, still serves the close-knit neighborhood<br />
today.<br />
There’s greenspace along this stretch of<br />
the street; man-made Colonial Lake was created<br />
more than 150 years ago and a $5.9 million<br />
revitalization by the <strong>Charleston</strong> Parks<br />
Conservancy in 2016 made needed repairs<br />
to the 140-year-old tabby seawall and added<br />
significant gardens and benches for visitors<br />
to enjoy.<br />
On the Horizon<br />
Nass said he’s eager to start transforming the<br />
broadcast studio, further putting Broad Street<br />
on the map. When he made the decision to<br />
move to <strong>Charleston</strong>, he didn’t consider any<br />
other area to live and work, bringing the postcard<br />
image of <strong>Charleston</strong> to real life.<br />
“I just think Broad Street, in some ways,<br />
encapsulates everything <strong>Charleston</strong> has to<br />
offer in the most powerful and meaningful<br />
way,” Nass said. •<br />
(Left): Burbage’s Grocery store on a quiet corner<br />
serves food and deli sandwiches in the close-knit<br />
neighborhood; (Below): Italian restaurant Sorelle is<br />
a newcomer to Broad Street.<br />
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, established<br />
in 1865 at 58 Broad Street, was “a<br />
visionary enterprise for the benefit of newly<br />
freed slaves,” according to Eastman and<br />
Stockton.<br />
“The 1902 map reveals that the block<br />
changed little and continued to reveal a<br />
mixed neighborhood with commercial and<br />
residential activities taking place next door<br />
to each other,” according to Trinkley and<br />
Hacker. “That included a tin shop, dentist,<br />
hardware store, pharmacy, notary public,<br />
printers and book binders.”<br />
“Occasionally other businesses were<br />
apparently rented space, such as Bernard d.<br />
Schier, who in 1882 advertised cigars and<br />
tobacco from this location,” Trinkley and<br />
Hacker wrote. “At least one free person of<br />
color was living on the block during the antebellum.<br />
The 1831 residence of Gilbert Wall.”<br />
The street was also rumored to have house<br />
“Blind Tiger” pubs, underground bars that<br />
popped up following an 1893 law that liquor<br />
could only be purchased by the bottle and only<br />
from a government-appointed dispenser.<br />
“The blind tiger pub at 36 Broad Street<br />
is a reminder of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s colorful history,”<br />
writes Eastman and Stockton.<br />
Beyond the Business Corridor<br />
Broad Street’s beauty and history extends beyond<br />
the commercial corridor, with a robust residential<br />
area with wide porches closer to the Ashley River<br />
on the Western end of Broad Street.<br />
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(Clockwise from top): Enjoying Coloniel Lake;<br />
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Catholic church at<br />
120 Broad Street; the St. Michael’s Church Cemetery<br />
at the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets; a plaque<br />
designating the Cooper O’Connor House; The<br />
John Rutledge House Inn and a pink door along a<br />
residential stretch of Broad Street (center).<br />
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BEST B U R G E RS I N C H A R LESTON<br />
Between theBun<br />
By EMMA DANNENFELSER<br />
f there is one item within the lineup of iconic American cuisine, it is undeniably<br />
the classic burger. No matter what your personal palate—single patty, double patty or<br />
smashed-style—or how long you’ve been enjoying them, burgers will never go out of style.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> is home to a spectacular variety of burgers, ranging from simple and timeless to<br />
creative, inventive, and daring, all of which are sure to impress even the toughest, most<br />
Iseasoned burger critic in the Lowcountry.<br />
The burger at legendary<br />
Melvin’s BBQ comes<br />
dressed with a combination<br />
of condiments: Duke’s<br />
mayo and French’s mustard<br />
on a toasted bun.<br />
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BIG GUN BURGER PHOTO JONATHAN BONCEK; BUTCHER & BEEPHOTO ANDREW CEBULKA<br />
Butcher & Bee<br />
1085 Morrison Drive<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
@butcherandbee<br />
Thanks to its locally sourced ingredients and sustainably raised meats,<br />
the quality and fresh variety of the menu at Butcher & Bee stands<br />
unmatched. From shareable plates to dishes with exciting global influences,<br />
and of course an incredible burger option, you are sure to have<br />
an excellent dining experience at Butcher & Bee. The lunch menu’s $18<br />
double smashburger plate includes double patties, classic American<br />
cheese and pickles, topped off with “house fancy” sauce. The double<br />
patty extravaganza is served on a house-made brioche bun and served<br />
with fries. For an additional $4 you can add Benton’s bacon to the<br />
burger and for $3 you can add fresh, local greens to liven up your meal.<br />
Bohemian Bull<br />
1531 Folly Road<br />
James Island<br />
@bohemianbull<br />
Double patties<br />
on a house-made<br />
brioche bun<br />
topped with<br />
classic American<br />
cheese and<br />
pickles and a<br />
“house fancy”<br />
sauce at<br />
Butcher & Bee.<br />
If you’re looking for a lively and open-concept dining experience, look<br />
no further than Bohemian Bull in James Island. The “Boho Burgers” are<br />
all made up of Black Angus brisket and chuck that is ground-in-house<br />
and “hand-spanked,” as the menu says. The extensive burger variety on<br />
the menu promises a delicious experience, whichever $14 Boho Burger<br />
you choose. The Truffle Burger is heaven-on-earth, featuring truffle<br />
mayo, friend onion rings, grilled portabella mushrooms and creamy<br />
gouda cheese, all on a potato bun. If you’re in a ravenous mood, the<br />
Getting’ Smash Burger will be the one for you, with two burger patties,<br />
gooey American cheese, pickles, thin-sliced onions and the Bohemian<br />
Bull “burger sauce,” promising to satisfy even the hungriest guest. If<br />
you’re a fan of trying new flavors and getting a kick of heat, then try<br />
the Black and Blue Burger with its blackened patty, jalapeños, bacon<br />
jam and blue cheese toppings. The That’s My Jam Burger is also sure to<br />
impress any adventurous burger connoisseur, topped with bacon jam,<br />
pepper jack pimento cheese and of course, in true Southern tradition, a<br />
fried green tomato.<br />
The “That’s My<br />
Jam Burger” from<br />
Bohemian Bull<br />
includes bacon<br />
jam, pepper jack<br />
pimento cheese and a<br />
fried green tomato.<br />
Big Gun Burger<br />
137 Calhoun Street<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
@biggunburger<br />
Opened in 2011, Big Gun Burger is no stranger to both locals and<br />
visitors of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s downtown peninsula. Big Gun Burger has a<br />
retro, eclectic rock-n-roll atmosphere where its burgers live up to its<br />
restaurant namesake, with locally baked buns, house-made sauces and<br />
hand-cut fries. The Towering Inferno will certainly pack a punch, with<br />
pulled pork, barbeque sauce, queso fresco and spicy habanero slaw.<br />
If you’re a fan of mushroom-swiss flavor, try the Thin White Duke,<br />
topped with mushrooms, bacon, swiss cheese, caramelized onions and a<br />
drizzle of horseradish mayo. The Bungalow Burger is a menu standout<br />
with bacon, caramelized onions, buttery havarti cheese, tomato and a<br />
fresh, springy dill mayo. Along with the more adventurous options, the<br />
Big Gun Burger menu wouldn’t be complete without its $14 Classic<br />
Burger option, topped with American cheese, onion, pickles and “Big<br />
Gun sauce.” These burgers are offered at a deep discount during happy<br />
hour from 4-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. At Big Gun Burger, you can find<br />
incredible bites seven days a week, open from noon to 2 a.m., making it<br />
the pinnacle of “restaurant by day, tipsy lounge at night.”<br />
A Big Gun burger topped<br />
with American cheese,<br />
onion, pickles, bacon and<br />
“Big Gun sauce.”<br />
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The Free Rein burger at Community<br />
Table is made with a specialty blend<br />
of ground short rib, brisket and<br />
chuck on a brioche bun and topped<br />
with smothered onions, cheddar and<br />
crispy-fried onions.<br />
Melvins BBQ<br />
538 Folly Road<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
@melvinsbbq<br />
Many people know Melvin’s BBQ for its award-winning BBQ, but<br />
only locals know that Melvin’s serves some of the best cheeseburgers<br />
in <strong>Charleston</strong>. Owned by third generation pit-master, Melvin David<br />
Bessinger, Melvin’s BBQ has been serving a variety of cheeseburgers<br />
since 1981 in Mount Pleasant and on James Island. You may ask,<br />
“What makes a Melvin’s burger so special?” Although they can’t share<br />
all of their secrets, the legendary taste comes from a combination of<br />
condiments: Duke’s mayo and French’s mustard on a toasted bun along<br />
with fresh local lettuce, tomato and onion. Whether dining with family,<br />
friends, or alone, everyone needs to try Melvin’s award-winning burger!<br />
Melvins BBQ has a wide range of prices, with single burgers ranging<br />
from $8 to $22 for the Big D’s Triple Bacon Cheeseburger, fries and<br />
drink combo ranging from $12 to $26. The basket combo includes the<br />
burger and drink, as well as fries plus onions rings and ranges from $11<br />
to $25. Every burger on the menu can be customized with an array of<br />
spreads and veggie toppings, making Melvins BBQ the perfect burger<br />
joint for family-friendly meals.<br />
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Community Table<br />
148 Civitas Street<br />
Mount Pleasant<br />
@communitytablechs<br />
To say Community Table’s dining room is beautiful is an understatement.<br />
It’s a comfortable, yet upscale atmosphere and the perfect spot<br />
for a night out. The warm ambiance and premium dining experience<br />
makes Community Table in Mount Pleasant a must-try spot for brilliant<br />
menus, locally-sourced ingredients, and professionally prepared<br />
cuisine. However, the star of the show is the $18 Free Rein burger and<br />
its specialty blend of ground short rib, brisket and chuck which makes<br />
for a rich and juicy burger bursting with flavor. The Free Rein burger<br />
proves classic toppings can be done just right, with smothered onions,<br />
cheddar and mayo served on a butter brioche bun with crispy-fried<br />
onions on top. On the side, you’ll find the Community Table signature<br />
hand-cut fries and, of course, extra napkins.<br />
Tavern & Table<br />
100 Church Street<br />
Mt. Pleasant<br />
@tavernandtable<br />
If you’re looking for a straightforward and immensely satisfying burger,<br />
Tavern & Table’s Double Double and bison burgers are for you. The<br />
Double Double is the most popular burger on the menu, which for $16<br />
COMMUNITY TABLE PHOTO JESSE RYDER MCCANN
Tavern & Table’s bison burger<br />
is topped with caramelized<br />
onions, bacon jam, blue cheese<br />
and baby arugula.<br />
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comes with melty American cheese, fresh shredded lettuce and thick<br />
dill pickle coins, as well as the spectacular Tavern & Table sauce. The<br />
Bison burger is perfect for anyone who loves to stray off the beaten path<br />
and try something fresh and new. For $17, the bison Burger is served<br />
with caramelized onions, mouth-watering bacon jam, blue cheese and<br />
peppery baby arugula. Both burger patties are made with the Tavern &<br />
Table “house grind,” composed of the highest quality cuts of beef that<br />
are smashed with a tortilla press until crispy on the edges, while staying<br />
tender and juicy in the middle.<br />
The Salty Dog Café<br />
1884 Andell Bluff Boulevard<br />
Seabrook Island<br />
@thesaltydogcafe<br />
At The Salty Dog Café on Seabrook Island, the Jakezilla burger is<br />
no joking matter. In fact, it comes with a warning that “If you eat the<br />
whole thing, you probably won’t have room for desert.” However, skipping<br />
dessert might just be worth it because the $18 burger features a<br />
half-pound prime beef patty topped with savory bacon, tangy pimento<br />
cheese, slow-cooked and hand-pulled pork and perfectly crunchy fried<br />
onion rings. Of course, you can’t forget the lettuce, tomato and generous<br />
drizzle of glossy, house-made barbeque sauce. To finish it all off,<br />
the Jakezilla is sandwiched between a toasted pretzel roll and topped<br />
with a hushpuppy and pickle spear. If you’re craving something simpler,<br />
you’re going to love the $15 Prime Burger, which is a classic half-pound<br />
prime beef patty served with lettuce, tomato and onion on a toasted<br />
brioche roll. Along with its beef selection, the menu also includes a<br />
$16 shrimp burger, made up of a chopped shrimp patty, seasoned with<br />
Old Bay, peppers and onions, which is then fried till golden in Panko<br />
breadcrumbs and served on a toasted brioche roll with lettuce, tomato,<br />
onion and Salty Dog’s signature remoulade sauce.<br />
Moe’s Crosstown Tavern<br />
714 Rutledge Avenue<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
@moescrosstowntavern<br />
Pub-style dinners are perfect for satisfying any craving you may have,<br />
and Moe’s Crosstown Tavern’s menu promises to do just that. The<br />
menu features an impressive array of burgers, all for $13.99, as well as<br />
a “build-your-own” option for $11.95. If you’re a fan of bleu cheese,<br />
the Black and Bleu burger, made with blackened seasonings and bleu<br />
cheese crumbles, and the Buffalo Burger, which includes bleu cheese<br />
crumbles and hot sauce, will make your mouth water. The menu also<br />
features several inventive and unique options, such as the BLT burger<br />
that is topped with fried tomato, bacon, mozzarella, pesto mayo and<br />
fresh mixed greens, as well as the Rutledge, which has pimento cheese,<br />
bacon and a fried tomato. For those who insist breakfast is the most<br />
important meal of the day any time of the day, the Eye Opener will<br />
deliver all the savory flavors with the classic combo of bacon, cheddar<br />
cheese and of course, a perfectly cooked fried egg. Finally, if the classics<br />
are sounding a little too classic for you, the goat cheese and poblano<br />
burger won’t disappoint.<br />
Park & Grove<br />
730 Rutledge Avenue<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong><br />
@parkandgrovechs<br />
If you’re looking for a classy and elevated spot away from the crowds,<br />
Park & Grove will be your fix for lunch, as well as brunch. For a midday<br />
burger craving, try the $20 Smashburger, comprised of a double-stack<br />
of the signature smash patties topped with perfectly melted cheddar<br />
cheese, Park & Grove house-made steak sauce and finished with an<br />
English muffin. This fabulous take on the classic burger is served with<br />
fries and should be enjoyed with wine by the glass or by the bottle, if<br />
that’s your sort of thing. If brunch is on your mind, give the Brunch<br />
Burger a try. The burger is served on an English muffin and topped with<br />
a smash patty, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese and a sunny-side-up egg,<br />
in true brunch fashion. Finally, the burger is finished with the addition<br />
of spicy mayo and a serving of breakfast potatoes on the side. An extra<br />
smash patty can be added to the Brunch Burger for $4.<br />
Post House<br />
101 Pitt Street<br />
Mount Pleasant<br />
@posthouseinn<br />
Built in 1896, the Post House restaurant at Post House Inn is a mustvisit<br />
for Holy City history fanatics and burger fans alike. The coastal<br />
tavern offers a charming and cozy atmosphere that welcomes Lowcountry<br />
locals and visitors to enjoy their sophisticated and locally<br />
influenced menu. The $20 Backbar Cheeseburger features a top-tier<br />
Brasstown beef patty, onions and American cheese, along with sweet,<br />
crunchy bread and butter pickles and the mysterious Post House “special<br />
sauce.” If you’re looking for a satisfying vegetarian option, look no<br />
further than the $19 crispy butterbean burger. Finding an exciting and<br />
filling veggie burger is undeniably tricky, but when paired with gooey<br />
American cheese, tangy comeback sauce and a refreshing carrot slaw,<br />
the Crispy Butterbean Burger is sure to be your salty, savory burger fix.<br />
Both burger options are served with perfectly fried, thick-cut fries. •<br />
For those looking for a<br />
satisfying vegetarian burger<br />
option, the crispy butterbean<br />
burger at Post House Inn is<br />
topped with gooey American<br />
cheese, tangy comeback sauce<br />
and a refreshing carrot slaw.<br />
PHOTO JAMES STEFIUK<br />
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The Jakezilla burger at the Salty Dog<br />
Café features a half-pound prime beef<br />
patty topped with savory bacon, tangy<br />
pimento cheese, slow-cooked and<br />
hand-pulled pork and a hush puppy<br />
on top.<br />
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Surf Style<br />
Johns Island home blends<br />
beach styles from different coasts<br />
By E.C. WALDRON<br />
Photos by JIM SOMERSET<br />
Logan Kelly’s design inspiration for her<br />
new home comes from three different<br />
coasts: the sea islands of the South<br />
Carolina Lowcountry, and the two tropical<br />
coasts of Costa Rica. Kelly grew up in the<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> area swimming and surfing<br />
and was thrilled recently to travel and<br />
experience the lush beauty of the Central<br />
American country which has beaches on<br />
both the Caribbean and the Pacific.<br />
“Costa Rica is one of my favorite places in the<br />
world, so that was a big inspiration when I first<br />
went there years ago and saw all of their greenery<br />
and the plants. I wanted my backyard and the<br />
inside of my house to feel as tropical as it can,”<br />
said Kelly.<br />
Kelly bought her Johns Island home in the<br />
Oaks at St. John’s Crossing three years ago. It’s a<br />
four-bedroom, three-story home built in 2017.<br />
The downstairs has an open floor plan.<br />
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“I love entertaining, so I wanted a house that had a really open<br />
and inviting kitchen and living room, and it kind of flows nicely right<br />
into the backyard too,” she said.<br />
As soon as she moved in, she had everything painted Chantilly<br />
white, then added accent colors to certain rooms. She shares the home<br />
with Bodhi, her lively Golden Retriever.<br />
Surfs Up<br />
At more than 2,500 square feet, there is plenty of space for her four<br />
surfboards, which she uses as unique decorative items.<br />
“I’m a big beach girl. l I love to surf, I love to be out on the water<br />
paddleboarding, playing spikeball, anything beach-related, so my<br />
house has kind of taken on that as well. There’s a giant 9-foot-long<br />
board that’s a light teal color that stays in the corner of the living room/<br />
dining room space,” said Kelly. “I have a gray short board in my bedroom,<br />
and then I’ve got another surfboard up in the third-level bonus<br />
room. That one’s a fun bright color, and then there’s a little short board<br />
that is currently in the living room.” Kelly displays them vertically,<br />
leaning against a wall.<br />
Kelly takes the longboard from the living room to the Washout at<br />
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Folly Beach as often as she can, in between her mostly-remote work as<br />
product manager for Segra, a national fiber network company.<br />
Green Inside and Out<br />
Flora and fauna, both real and faux, are another design element Kelly<br />
uses. “I’ve got probably four or five different plants in each corner, or<br />
around mirrors and things,” she said. “I’ve got a big birds of paradise<br />
in the living room, and a monstera and some snake plants that I love.”<br />
In the guest room and other rooms she doesn’t use as much, she<br />
places faux plants so she doesn’t have to worry about watering them.<br />
Besides greenery, accent elements are something Kelly seeks out.<br />
She incorporates pillows, rugs, and wall hangings, mostly in beachy<br />
colors or jute fabrics. Sometimes she shops online at Wayfair or in<br />
person at World Market, and her taste can be very eclectic. She also<br />
has a wall display of her own photography of surfers and beach scenes,<br />
along with vintage antique cameras positioned around the home.<br />
Kelly sometimes buys pieces from a small <strong>Charleston</strong>-based<br />
design company, Styled by Leni. Founded by Pauline “Leni” Theos,<br />
a <strong>Charleston</strong> native who graduated in interior design from Queens<br />
University in Charlotte, NC, Leni consults on home design and also<br />
offers items such as oyster blessing beads and citrus garlands for sale<br />
on her website. Other items can come from “inspirational browsing.”<br />
“One of my favorite pieces in my house, which hangs in the hallway<br />
going up to the second floor, is a very cool, large-scale glass depiction<br />
of a wave. I I love waves. I love the water. I love the movement<br />
behind the glass. It’s not framed; it’s just set up kind of like a mirror<br />
would be hung.”<br />
Party Time<br />
Now that we are on the other side of the Covid pandemic, Kelly, like<br />
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most of us, has gotten back into entertaining, which provides her<br />
great joy.<br />
“I have a three-in-one dining room table that turns into a ping<br />
pong and pool table, so it can be most of the time the pool table, which<br />
is really fun because I’m 30 and a lot of my friends are either newlymarried<br />
or still not yet married, and so it’s fun to have a space where I<br />
can have a lot of people over and be able to entertain.,” she said.<br />
Kelly added a backyard grill and had a Superbowl party, hanging<br />
a projector screen on the live oak in the backyard to watch the game.<br />
“It’s been so fun to have friends over and grill out steaks or burgers.<br />
A lot of times I’ll say ‘bring your own meat’ and I make all the<br />
sides, and then everyone brings whatever they want and throw it on<br />
the grill and it’s it usually works out so well.”<br />
Add in some adult beverages and music, and it’s Lowcountry living<br />
at its best. And golden retriever Bodhi is often the star of the show,<br />
loving the attention and playing fetch until he tires out and takes a nap.<br />
Peaceful Coasting<br />
When Kelly is ready to chill, her bedroom is the favorite place.<br />
She has several LP record players, and puts on music like Norah<br />
Jones or Citizen Cope.<br />
“My bedroom has that similar beachy feel to it with the with the<br />
white walls and the white bedding, and then the natural wood headboard<br />
and media table with a white dresser. I’ve got some art in there<br />
that’s very coastal. It’s like a Sunset Beach scene with bohemian style<br />
pillows and a rug.”<br />
For Kelly, when her home reminds her of surfing, she knows she’s<br />
made the right choices.<br />
“On the water, life feels very quiet; you feel very connected to the<br />
earth. You can feel the energy and the ocean, and it’s just a very relaxing<br />
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A three-in-one table transforms<br />
into a dining table, pool table or<br />
ping-pong table for spontaneous<br />
entertaining.<br />
and calming experience,” she said.<br />
Kelly admits she can sometimes be pummeled by a wave, but<br />
right now she is living a life she has dreamed about, in a home she has<br />
created and loves, with her buddy Bodhi. But the retriever might have<br />
company in the future.<br />
“It’s a big house for just me, but I think I got it at a great time, and<br />
I hope to one day grow into it with a family and have all this space to<br />
keep having friends and family over,” she said. •<br />
Design:<br />
styledbyleni.com<br />
Surfboards:<br />
Gary Wilson Surfboards<br />
from Ocean Surf Shop on<br />
Folly Beach<br />
www.oceansurfshop.com<br />
Plants:<br />
Brownswood Nursery<br />
on John’s Island<br />
www.brownswoodnursery.com<br />
Logan’s photography<br />
from Gallery wall:<br />
logannicolephotography.com/urban<br />
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Plants from Brownswood Nursery<br />
in Johns Island are placed near the<br />
French doors that open up into the<br />
backyard.<br />
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Logan Kelly and Bodhi<br />
at home on Johns Island.<br />
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Food<br />
DINING OUT | IN THE KITCHEN | RESTAURANT GUIDE<br />
From<br />
Our Waters<br />
Snapper with tomato broth,<br />
chorizo, white beans and herbs<br />
on the menu at <strong>Charleston</strong> Grill<br />
PHOTO JAMES STEFIUK<br />
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FOOD | DINING OUT<br />
By WENDY SWAT SNYDER<br />
Photos by JAMES STEFIUK<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Grill<br />
The <strong>Charleston</strong> Place Hotel’s award winning restaurant raises the city’s culinary bar<br />
T<br />
The <strong>Charleston</strong> Place—<br />
one of South Carolina’s top luxury<br />
hotels—began <strong>2023</strong> with the closure<br />
of its Forbes 4-Star dining room, <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Grill, for a “refresh.” A few weeks later, the<br />
restaurant was back on the Holy City culinary<br />
scene—its fine dining concept completely<br />
reimagined—with a new look, chef and<br />
menu. A new direction for the Lowcountry<br />
landmark that’s promoted lauded executive<br />
chef Michelle Weaver to culinary ambassador,<br />
and her mentee of seven years, Suzy Castelloe,<br />
to chef de cuisine. Helping to celebrate the<br />
renewal were such notables as former maître<br />
d’ Mickey Bakst and James Beard Award<br />
winning chef Michael Anthony of New York<br />
City’s Gramercy Tavern.<br />
Driving change at the iconic property is<br />
Beemock Hospitality Collection founder Ben<br />
Navarro, a businessman and philanthropist<br />
whose acquisition of The <strong>Charleston</strong> Place<br />
brought it under local ownership for the first<br />
time in its 30-year history.<br />
“It’s been phenomenal,” said Weaver,<br />
whose culinary leadership at <strong>Charleston</strong> Grill<br />
spans 14 years. “All our goals are going in a very<br />
positive direction. As a chef, I want to stay fresh<br />
and new. For so many years I was focused on<br />
the Grill alone. Now, to be able to reach out<br />
and help others build their team, to research<br />
new cuisines. It’s a new way to use your brain.”<br />
“I’m really excited about what we’ve accomplished<br />
and the changes coming for the<br />
hotel,” says Castelloe, who worked under acclaimed<br />
executive chef Craig Deihl at Cypress<br />
and chef/ owner Ken Vedrinski at Coda del<br />
Pesce after attending Johnson & Wales in<br />
Charlotte, North Carolina. “It’s great to see the<br />
evolution of the team. They’ve really embraced<br />
what we’re doing in a short time.”<br />
“It is a great progression for the hotel, our<br />
team, and for our local community as well,”<br />
says master chef Olivier Gaupin, who joined<br />
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the hotel’s team as director of culinary in 2022.<br />
“The <strong>Charleston</strong> Place is a local institution, it<br />
has a connection to the community. Part of its<br />
evolution mirrors the evolution of <strong>Charleston</strong>.<br />
It’s such a great project to be part of.”<br />
As culinary ambassador for The <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Place, Weaver will focus her attention<br />
on curating and cultivating talent within the<br />
organization, using her years of experience to<br />
mentor its young leadership.<br />
“Everyone’s struggling for staff since the<br />
pandemic,” notes Weaver. “We’re going to approach<br />
this in a different way—be our own<br />
little culinary school. I’m excited about it.”<br />
Weaver says she looks forward to expanding<br />
her role in both the local and culinary<br />
communities.<br />
“We have plans to start up multiple new<br />
programs,” she says. “I’m hoping to create<br />
whole weekends of culinary adventures with<br />
guest chefs from around the country. “We’re<br />
going to build a demo kitchen where I’ll do<br />
cooking classes and demonstrations.”<br />
A major component of back of house<br />
innovations is the <strong>Charleston</strong> Grill dinner<br />
menu. Long gone is the longstanding quadrant<br />
format, but the influences remain French and<br />
Southern.<br />
“It was time for something different,”<br />
notes Weaver. “We’ve always used product from<br />
local farmers and artisans and we wanted to<br />
highlight them more with our offerings. Plus,<br />
we are going for 5 (Forbes) stars—to do that,<br />
you have to look at how to elevate the menu.”<br />
The day of our visit, my guest and I were<br />
wowed, first, by an eye-popping installation<br />
of flowers framing the hotel’s King Street entrance.<br />
Designed by <strong>Charleston</strong>-based luxury<br />
event design firm The Drifter, the large-scale<br />
sculpture was handcrafted by Hana Form.
(Left): The <strong>Charleston</strong> Grill dining room; (Right):<br />
Jumbo Lump Crab Cake and a tomato Vierge sauce<br />
is topped with sea beans; (Below, clockwise from top<br />
left): Truffle Caviar service comes with accoutrements<br />
vodka lemon gelee, cream cheese and potato crispies;<br />
The tuna crudo comes with a sesame chili crisp,<br />
mango vinaigrette and sea beans; (From left): Chef<br />
Susy Castelloe and Chef Michelle Weaver.<br />
Inside the restaurant, designers Gregory<br />
Blake Sams and Athalie Derse produced a<br />
fresh interpretation of Southern elegance with<br />
a lighter touch throughout the space.<br />
“The inspiration is Old World,” notes<br />
Gaupin. “We wanted to create the elegance<br />
of the classic European restaurant, and at the<br />
same time, an environment that feels good to<br />
be in.”<br />
The candlelit dining room, bathed in<br />
warm afternoon light, felt like a big hug. Light<br />
jazz played in the background. Sumptuous<br />
seating, rich upholstery and a color palette of<br />
pale whites and touches of gold created an ambiance<br />
that was both intimate and grand.<br />
We were greeted at our table by Bryan<br />
Austin, who guided us expertly through the<br />
menu, offering suggestions for wine pairings<br />
for each dish from the restaurant’s awardwinning<br />
list of 1,000-plus labels.<br />
From start to finish, every detail of the<br />
dining experience was intentional—like the<br />
basketful of pain d’épi, a small plump version of<br />
baguette from Brown’s Court Bakery.<br />
We began with truffle caviar—intensely<br />
flavored bits of truffle fashioned to look like<br />
fish eggs, presented with all the accoutrements<br />
of a conventional caviar plate. An elegant appetizer,<br />
it elevated the menu and demonstrated a<br />
whimsical side of Castelloe’s culinary approach.<br />
“I like to take something familiar to the<br />
guest,” she explains, “whether a flavor profile<br />
or an ingredient, and change the appearance<br />
so the dish is something totally different than<br />
what they expect.”<br />
Next came a tuna crudo that hit all the<br />
right spicy-sweet notes with a housemade<br />
sesame-chili crisp and mango vinaigrette. Sea<br />
beans from local Heron Farms, the only sea<br />
bean farm in the country, added a brininess<br />
that rounded out the dish perfectly. A tip from<br />
Castelloe—you can find the beans on Sullivan’s<br />
Island beaches if you know where to look.<br />
We shared the jumbo lump crab cake for<br />
which the restaurant is famous. The tomato<br />
vierge—a traditional sauce Castelloe favors<br />
for its simplicity—is the one tweak to the 95<br />
percent crabmeat-filled cake. Outstanding.<br />
We chose entrées from the “water” and<br />
the “fields:” Snapper, perfectly cooked, bathed<br />
in a rich tomato broth simmered for hours with<br />
fish broth and vermouth. Chorizo and white<br />
beans finished the decadent yet light dish.<br />
The Wagyu New York Strip, also perfectly<br />
cooked and melt-in-your-mouth tender, is<br />
sourced from Georgia-based Chatel Farms.<br />
The lovely presentation—pomme purée and<br />
charred vegetables—was elevated by details<br />
like blending the potatoes with Lowcountry<br />
Creamery crème fraîche. The classic red wine<br />
jus accentuated the beef flavor deliciously.<br />
A shared dish of profiteroles and coffee<br />
French-pressed at table brought our meal to a<br />
delightful close. The classic puff pastry was enriched<br />
with housemade pistachio ice cream and<br />
a warm chocolate sauce. Simple and elegant.<br />
A perfect experience and enticing harbinger<br />
of what’s yet to come. •<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Grill<br />
224 King Street, <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
843-751-4017<br />
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FOOD | IN THE KITCHEN<br />
Throw a Local Lū‘au<br />
Your Foolproof Guide to Hosting a Heavenly Hawaiian Feast<br />
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By FANNY SLATER<br />
Photos by CARIN HALL<br />
It was a puzzling text exchange differentiating potato chips and flower necklaces—<br />
the Lay’s® vs. leis debate—which reminded me that not everyone is lucky enough to have a sibling who lives in<br />
Hawaii. In 2004, my big sister Sarah became enchanted by the island of Oahu (can you blame her?) and the tropical<br />
paradise has been her home ever since. With countless visits to her exotic abode under my belt, I knew my palate<br />
was perfectly qualified to recreate some of Hawaii’s most classic cuisines. The recipes in this issue pay tribute to<br />
exactly that—and who doesn’t love a lū’au?
Nothing screams early summertime in <strong>Charleston</strong> like an outdoor bash—and we all know a wicked heatwave is on<br />
the horizon—so I gathered my favorite humans for a good old-fashioned Hawaiian fiesta. I encourage you to do<br />
the same. The following recipes are written for approximately 10 hungry guests, so adjust the math as needed for<br />
your custom crowd.<br />
As an homage to the famous shrimp trucks of the North Shore, I perfumed crispy prawns with garlic butter. To<br />
wash them down: frothy passionfruit painkillers over pebble ice—some spiked with boozy floaters and others<br />
stirred with zero-proof rum snagged from Sèchey (<strong>Charleston</strong>’s local mocktail mixer mecca). The leasing office at<br />
my apartment complex wasn’t too keen on me digging a traditional underground imu, so I turned to my Dutch<br />
oven for prepping fall-apart pork. I leaned on liquid smoke, Himalayan pink salt and banana leaves for tender meat<br />
with an earthy flavor. Also on deck: chicken and pineapple kabobs bathed in coconut milk and lime marinade, an<br />
unpredictable twist on the predictable macaroni salad present at every Hawaiian party, and bouncy brown butter<br />
mochi infused with sweet Meyer lemon.<br />
Coconut bras sold separately.<br />
Passion Fruit Painkiller<br />
Yield: 10 drinks<br />
Ingredients<br />
15 ounces dark rum<br />
(or sub non-alcoholic rum like Ritual)<br />
10 ounces passion fruit juice<br />
5 ounces fresh pineapple juice<br />
5 ounces fresh orange juice<br />
5 ounces lime juice<br />
1 15-ounce ounce can cream of coconut<br />
(such as Coco Lopez)<br />
Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish<br />
Directions:<br />
1. In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine the rum,<br />
passion fruit juice, pineapple juice, orange juice,<br />
lime juice and coconut cream. If you’re using an<br />
NA rum, add 4 drops of orange bitters and splash<br />
of apple cider vinegar for a little more burn.<br />
2. Shake vigorously until chilled.<br />
3. Tuck a few tall pineapple leaves in a highball<br />
glass and then fill to the top with pebble ice.<br />
Strain the drink into the glass and then garnish<br />
with freshly grated nutmeg.<br />
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FOOD | IN THE KITCHEN<br />
North Shore Garlic Shrimp<br />
Serves 8-10<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 cup all-purpose flour<br />
2 tablespoons paprika<br />
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br />
2 teaspoons salt<br />
2 pounds shrimp (preferably large or extra-large),<br />
deveined but still in their shells<br />
2 sticks unsalted butter<br />
2 heads garlic, chopped (about 8 tablespoons)<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish<br />
Lemon wedges, for garnish<br />
White rice, for serving<br />
Directions:<br />
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, paprika, cayenne and salt.<br />
Pat the shrimp dry, add them to the bowl and then toss to coat. Set aside.<br />
2. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the<br />
garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and<br />
toasted, about 3-5 minutes. Pour the garlic butter into a bowl<br />
and return the pan to the stove.<br />
3. Turn the heat to medium and add the oil. Working in batches to<br />
avoid overcrowding, add the shrimp in a single layer and cook until<br />
golden brown, about 1-2 minutes per side (depending on their<br />
size). Pour the garlic butter back over the shrimp and cook, tossing<br />
to thoroughly coat them in the butter, for an additional 30 seconds.<br />
4. Pour the shrimp and sauce over a platter of white rice<br />
and garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.<br />
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Coconut-Lime Chicken Skewers with Charred Red Onion & Pineapple<br />
Serves 8-10<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 13.5-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk<br />
6 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided<br />
4 tablespoons fish sauce<br />
Zest and juice of 4 limes, plus lime wedges for garnish<br />
1/4 cup Asian hot sauce (chili garlic sauce or sriracha)<br />
2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic<br />
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger<br />
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus sprigs for garnish<br />
1/4 cup dark brown sugar<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt, divided<br />
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided<br />
4 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs,<br />
cut into 1-inch cubes<br />
Bamboo skewers<br />
2 medium red onions, cut into 1-inch pieces<br />
4 cups chopped fresh pineapple, cut into 1-inch cubes<br />
Directions:<br />
1. In a large bowl, combine the coconut milk, 4 tablespoons of<br />
the oil, fish sauce, lime zest and juice, hot sauce, garlic, ginger,<br />
cilantro, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.<br />
Set aside and refrigerate about 2 cups of the marinade and add<br />
the rest to a large bowl or resealable zip-top bag.<br />
2. Add the chicken to the bowl or bag and marinate in the fridge for<br />
up to 4 hours. While the chicken is marinating, soak the skewers in water.<br />
3. Preheat a grill to medium and spray the grates with non-stick<br />
cooking spray. Toss the onions and pineapple with the remaining<br />
2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.<br />
4. Evenly thread the chicken, onions, and pineapple onto the skewers.<br />
5. Grill, rotating occasionally and brushing with the remaining<br />
marinade until the red onions and pineapple are lightly charred<br />
and the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 170°F,<br />
about 10-15 minutes.<br />
6. Transfer the skewers to a platter and garnish with lime wedges<br />
and cilantro sprigs.<br />
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FOOD | IN THE KITCHEN<br />
Kālua Pork Sliders slow-cooked with Lemongrass Slaw<br />
Approximately 30 sliders (2-3 per person)<br />
Ingredients<br />
4-5 pound boneless skinless pork shoulder<br />
1 tablespoon pink Himalayan sea salt<br />
1 teaspoon garlic powder<br />
1 teaspoon onion powder<br />
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar<br />
2 tablespoons vegetable oil<br />
1 package banana leaves, thawed if frozen<br />
and rinsed<br />
2 cups stock, dark beer, or water<br />
2 tablespoons liquid smoke<br />
1 1/4 cups Lemongrass Aioli (see recipe, next page)<br />
1/4 cup pineapple juice, plus more to taste<br />
8 cups shredded red cabbage (about 1 small head)<br />
8 cups shredded green cabbage<br />
(about 1 small head)<br />
30 Hawaiian sweet rolls (slider size), sliced and<br />
lightly toasted<br />
Directions:<br />
1. Preheat the oven to 300°F.<br />
2. Pat the pork dry with paper towels and then season with the salt, garlic<br />
powder, onion powder and brown sugar, pressing to make sure the spices adhere.<br />
3. Add the oil to a large, heavy-bottomed oven-safe pot like a Dutch oven<br />
over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the pork and sear<br />
until browned all over, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer the pork to<br />
a plate then deglaze the pot with the stock and liquid smoke, scraping<br />
the bottom to pull up any brown bits. Remove the pot from heat.<br />
4. Lay out several pieces of the banana leaf (enough to wrap the pork)<br />
and place the pork fat side up in the center. Fold the corners of the<br />
leaves over and around the pork to encase it. Carefully transfer the<br />
banana leaf-wrapped pork seam-side down in the pot with the liquid.<br />
5. Roast until the pork is fall-apart tender and reaches an internal temperature<br />
of 190-195°F, about 3-4 hours. Rest the pork for 1 hour in the<br />
banana leaf and then transfer to a cutting board and discard the leaves.<br />
6. While the pork is roasting, make the slaw. Add the lemongrass aioli<br />
to a large mixing bowl and whisk in the pineapple juice, adding<br />
more to taste if you’d like it sweeter. Add the red and green shredded<br />
cabbage, toss to combine, and season to taste with additional<br />
salt. Refrigerate until you’re ready to assemble the sliders.<br />
7. Shred the pork, transfer to a mixing bowl, and toss with a few tablespoons<br />
of the cooking liquid from the pot. Season to taste with additional salt.<br />
8. Assemble the sliders by heaping even portions of the pulled pork onto<br />
the bottom buns and then topping with a generous portion of the<br />
slaw and the top buns.<br />
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Creamy Lemongrass Macaroni Salad<br />
Serves 8-10<br />
Lemongrass Aioli<br />
4 large egg yolks<br />
1/4 cup grated lemongrass<br />
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger<br />
2 teaspoons minced garlic<br />
Juice of 2 limes<br />
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar<br />
2 tablespoons honey<br />
1 teaspoon coarse salt<br />
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />
2 cups neutral oil (such as avocado)<br />
First, make the lemongrass aioli. In a food processor, add<br />
the egg yolks, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, lime juice, honey,<br />
salt and pepper. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in<br />
the oil until the aioli is smooth and combined. Season to<br />
taste with additional salt.<br />
Reserve half of the aioli for the for the pork sliders and<br />
transfer the remaining portion to a large<br />
mixing bowl for this recipe.<br />
Mac Salad<br />
1 pound elbow macaroni<br />
Lemongrass aioli (about 1 1/4 cups)<br />
1/4 cup sour cream<br />
1 small bunch green onions, chopped<br />
1/2 cup diced celery (about 2 ribs)<br />
1/2 cup grated carrots (about 1 carrot)<br />
1 teaspoon coarse salt<br />
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro<br />
Cook the macaroni according to package instructions. Drain the<br />
noodles and then transfer to the bowl with the lemongrass aioli.<br />
Add the sour cream, green onions, celery, carrots, salt, and pepper<br />
and toss to combine. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.<br />
Cover, refrigerate and chill for at least 2 hours.<br />
Just before serving, stir in the cilantro.<br />
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American<br />
Blackbird Market (J) 1808 Bohicket Rd., 559-0193.<br />
This Johns Island local seafood and vegetable specialty<br />
grocery store includes a rustic café attached serving piled<br />
high sandwiches and plates with hefty sides including<br />
collards ad mac n’ cheese. Daily specials can include a<br />
pulled pork plate and goat cheese flatbread.<br />
Harold’s Cabin (D) 247 Congress St., 793-4440. Harold’s<br />
Cabin is a reimagined corner store, cafe and restaurant<br />
housed in the same building as the original Harold’s<br />
Cabin, which served the residents of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s Westside<br />
neighborhood from the 1920s to the 1950s. The<br />
space features dining room seating for 65 for dinner and<br />
weekend brunch, a lively bar and grab-and-go market<br />
and mercantile with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients<br />
from the rooftop garden.<br />
Eli’s Table (D) 129 Meeting St., 405-5115. High-end<br />
bar and eatery with artful decor & locally sourced Southern<br />
fare for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Bold, worldly<br />
flavors using fresh and local ingredients, outdoor seating<br />
and live jazz every Thursday night. Daily breakfast 8<br />
am – 3 pm, lunch 11 am-5 pm and dinner 5 pm-until.<br />
Brunch Sat and Sun.<br />
Locations: (D) Downtown; (DI) Daniel<br />
Island; (FB) Folly Beach; (IOP) Isle of<br />
Palms; ( J) John’s Island; ( JI) James Island;<br />
(KS) Kiawah/Seabrook; (MP) Mount<br />
Pleasant; (NC) North <strong>Charleston</strong>; (S)<br />
Summerville; (SI) Sullivan’s Island; (WA)<br />
West Ashley<br />
Husk (D) 76 Queen St. 577-2500. An ever-changing<br />
menu of locally-sourced Southern dishes play to what<br />
local purveyors have seasonally available at any given moment.<br />
Situated in a restored Victorian-era home, Husk<br />
is a memorable <strong>Charleston</strong> location. Open for lunch<br />
Mon-Sat from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and dinner daily at<br />
5:30 pm with brunch on Sunday from 10 am – 2:30 pm.<br />
Obstinate Daughter (SI) Pizza, pasta, small plates and a<br />
raw bar are the focus of the menu. Changing seasonally,<br />
the creative menu—think redfish with farro, kale pesto<br />
and boiled peanuts—is rooted by the burgeoning farms<br />
and fishermen in the Lowcountry who supply superior<br />
products to the restaurant.<br />
Rutledge Cab Co (D) 1300 Rutledge Ave. 720-1440.<br />
Voted best authentic American restaurant. Family<br />
friendly serving omelets, burgers, wings, sandwiches, kabobs<br />
and entrees like grilled salmon and sirloin steak.<br />
Full bar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.<br />
R Kitchen (D) 212 Rutledge Ave.; (WA) 1337 Ashley<br />
River Rd., 789-4342. Reservations-only intimate atmosphere<br />
with seats for up to 16 guests in the kitchen<br />
or 20 including the covered patio. Five courses for $60.<br />
Menus are tailored to guests and change daily, from filet<br />
to red snapper. Visit the restaurant’s Instagram page @<br />
rutledgekitchen for a chalkboard photo of the menu.<br />
Downtown location reservations at 6 pm and 8 pm<br />
Tuesday-Sunday. West Ashley location reservations<br />
Tuesday-Saturday at 6 pm and 8 pm.<br />
Sermet’s Courtyard (DI) 115 River Landing Dr.,<br />
471-1777. Upscale service and family friendly. Seasonally-rotating<br />
menu serves up fresh seafood, pasta,<br />
beef and local produce. Mon-Sat. 5-10 pm.
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RESTAURANT GUIDE<br />
Stacks Coastal Kitchen & Stacks Evening Eats (MP)<br />
1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd. #1107, 388-6968. An elegant<br />
dining room for dinner serves up many options including<br />
grilled salmon over housemade spinach fettuccine, tuna<br />
nachos and cornflake-crusted flounder. Closed Sunday.<br />
Asian<br />
Basil (MP) 1465 Long Grove Rd. 606-9642. Traditional<br />
Thai entrees using the freshest ingredients in a chic and<br />
relaxed setting. Lunch, Mon-Fri. Dinner nightly.<br />
O-Ku (D) 463 King St. 737-0112. Bold and stylish décor<br />
set the tone for this upscale sushi and Japanese eatery.<br />
Menu selections include Chilean sea bass and yellowtail<br />
carpaccio. Dinner nightly.<br />
Xiao Bao Biscuit (D) 224 Rutledge Ave. (no phone). Creative,<br />
multicultural Asian cooking and specialty cocktails<br />
in a trendy converted gas station. Select lunch and dinner<br />
dishes from China, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam prepared<br />
locally and inspired by tradition. The menu changes<br />
seasonally, with rotating daily specials and family style dinner<br />
service.<br />
Bakery<br />
Christophe Artisan Chocolatier (D) 90 Society St., 297-<br />
8674, (WA) 1901 Ashely River Rd., 225-9133. Unique<br />
combination of French pastries, chocolate sculptures and<br />
hand-painted chocolate pieces.<br />
Cupcake Down South (MP) 664 Long Point Rd., 856-<br />
7080. A cupcake lovers’ dream offering an array more than a<br />
dozen daily rotating flavors such as red velvet and salted caramel<br />
chocolate. “After-dark” cupcakes, like Bourbon pecan pie, have<br />
alcohol infused inside. Gluten free and vegan options.<br />
Carmella’s Café and Dessert Bar (D) 198 E. Bay St., 722-<br />
5893. A rotating case of delectable cakes and pies available by<br />
the slice plus dessert cocktails, gelato, sorbetto and wine bar.<br />
BBQ<br />
Lewis BBQ (D) 464 N Nassau St., 805-9500. The first<br />
thing you’ll notice when you pull up to Lewis Barbecue are<br />
the massive, custom-made smokers, welded by the pitmaster<br />
himself. Order at the counter, where John Lewis is slicing up<br />
true Central Texas barbecue, cut-to-order and daily specials<br />
to enjoy indoors or on the patio.<br />
Rodney Scott BBQ (D) 1011 King St., 990-9535. Celebrated<br />
counter-serve joint for Lowcountry-style slowsmoked<br />
pulled pork BBQ, chicken & ribs by famed pitmaster<br />
Rodney Scott. Open for lunch and dinner daily.<br />
Martin’s BBQ Joint (JI) 1622 Highland Ave. 790-0838.<br />
Pitmasters come in at 5 a.m. every morning at this James<br />
Island location and smoke a whole hog for 20 hours over<br />
hickory hardwood coals. In addition to pulled pork, beef<br />
and chicken, martin’s serves up smoked wings, brisket, and<br />
a Southern patty melt with Pimento cheese. Southern sides<br />
and pies are made in-house. Enjoy the outdoor area and lively<br />
bar daily 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and open until 10 p.m. Fridays<br />
and Saturdays.<br />
Home Team BBQ (D) 126 Williman St., 225-RIBS ext. 4;<br />
(WA) 1205 Ashley River Rd. 225-RIBS ext. 2; (SI) 2209 Middle<br />
St., 225-RIBS ext. 3. Extensive BBQ list including three-meat<br />
platters and BBQ nachos in a hip, family-friendly atmosphere.<br />
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Award-winning dry rubbed wings are not to be missed. A<br />
number of housemade BBQ sauces are available on the table<br />
to douse meat as you please.<br />
Bars and Taverns<br />
Dunleavy’s Pub (SI) 2213 Middle St., 883-9646. Traditional<br />
Irish-American fare offering excellent burgers, pub<br />
dogs, sandwiches from crab cakes to roast beef, salads and<br />
plate specials. Large beer selection and outdoor seating<br />
available.<br />
Moe’s Crosstown (D) 714 Rutledge Ave., 641-0469.<br />
No-frills vintage pub located near Hampton Park has<br />
an extensive menu of burgers, sandwiches and late-night<br />
menu for bar bites. A pool table and multiple TVs brings<br />
in sports fans and cold draft beer and happy hour specials<br />
brings in a regular crowd.<br />
Poe’s Tavern (SI) 2210 Middle St., 883-0083. Festive<br />
local pub serving fish tacos, sandwiches, salads and the<br />
best burgers on the island. Lunch and dinner daily.<br />
The Griffon (D) 18 Vendue Range, 723-1700. An intimate<br />
English pub for fish ‘n’ chips, burgers, craft beer<br />
and extensive appetizer list, with walls covered in signed<br />
dollars. Open for lunch, dinner and late night eats daily.<br />
Café<br />
60 Bull Cafe (D) 60 Bull St., 718-3145. Upscale eatery<br />
offers elegant deli sandwiches, soups, salads and breakfast<br />
bites, as well as a variety of homemade prepared<br />
foods, deli meats and cheeses, produce and boutique<br />
wines and beer. Open daily. 9 am- 9 pm.<br />
Mediteranean cuisine<br />
with Homemade<br />
Pastas & Bread<br />
Celiac & Vegan Options<br />
Outside Dining<br />
Indoor Dining<br />
75 Wines<br />
by the Glass<br />
Craft Cocktails<br />
Open Tuesday-Saturday 5-10pm • Bar open 5-Midnight<br />
82 Society Street • <strong>Charleston</strong>, SC<br />
843-577-1102 • www . charlestonmuse . com<br />
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East Bay Deli (D) 334 E Bay St. Ste H, 723-1234. Mouthwatering<br />
deli sandwiches with all the trimmings and an<br />
abundance of side dishes and specialties are all the rage<br />
at East Bay Deli. Choice meats and fresh-cut veggies, along<br />
with oversized spuds, make this a popular breakfast, lunch<br />
and dinner spot.<br />
Five Loaves Café (MP) 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., 849-<br />
1043. Gourmet soups, salads and sandwiches in a relaxed<br />
atmosphere. Daily soup menu includes nearly ten rotating<br />
selections. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Sunday brunch 10<br />
am to 2 pm.<br />
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Laura Alberts Tasteful Options (DI) 891 Island Park Dr.,<br />
881-4711. An array of housemade salads, gourmet sandwiches<br />
and seafood dishes. Large selection of wines and craft beers.<br />
Lunch daily, dinner Wed., Saturday brunch.<br />
Saffron Café & Bakery (D) 333 E. Bay St., 722-5588.<br />
Freshly baked goods like breads, pastries and desserts, signature<br />
sandwiches and salads, pizza, housemade pasta and<br />
Middle Eastern specialties like saffron chicken and shrimp<br />
curry. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Live music on the<br />
weekends.<br />
Ted’s Butcherblock (D) 334 E Bay St., 577-0094. Oldfashioned<br />
butcher counter and gourmet deli has prepared<br />
foods to take home or eat at cafe tables. A neighborhood<br />
butcher, Ted’s offers quality meats and seafood handcut to<br />
order. There’s a large variety to choose from, including the<br />
monthly featured sandwich, paninis and elevated prepared<br />
foods.<br />
Eclectic/Fusion<br />
Barsa Tapas & Lounge Bar (D) 630 King St., 577-5393.<br />
Elevated Spanish tapas, paella & cocktails are the draw at<br />
this stylish lounge with rare downtown parking lot attached.<br />
Open daily for lunch & dinner.<br />
843-200-8422 boozepop.com<br />
Cru Café (D) 18 Pinckney St., 534-2434. A local favorite<br />
serving up gourmet foods with an Asian flair like Chinese<br />
chicken salad and ginger glazed salmon. Indoor or front<br />
porch dining. Lunch & dinner Tuesday-Saturday.<br />
Graze (MP) 863 Houston Northcutt Blvd., 606-2493.<br />
Diverse eclectic cuisine with small “grazing” plates. Dishes<br />
include spicy tuna tataki and Korean-style chicken wings.<br />
Lunch & dinner Mon-Sat.<br />
Jack of Cups (FB) 34 Center St., 663-0042. Global and<br />
flavorful dishes like pumpkin curry soup, Thai noodle salad<br />
and a roasted poblano mac and cheese can be found on this<br />
seasonally-rotating menu. Enjoy a homemade sangria or<br />
pick from the curated beer, cocktail and wine list inside the<br />
cozy space or on the large outdoor patio.<br />
cocktails for<br />
Grown-Ups<br />
Safe place to go when the bars<br />
close and catch a safe ride home!<br />
Red Drum (MP) 803 Coleman Blvd., 849-0313. Traditional<br />
Lowcountry cuisine with a Southwestern flair. Charred<br />
octopus BLT, crab meat tostaditas and steaks in a casual<br />
atmosphere. Dinner Tues-Sat.<br />
Fine Dining<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Grill (D) 224 King St., 577-4522. World-class<br />
dining at one of <strong>Charleston</strong>’s top eateries inside the Belmond<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Place. An ever-changing menu from Chef Michelle<br />
Weaver is uniquely divided into four main groups –<br />
Social & Shared, Roots & Stems, Waves & Marsh, Field &<br />
Pasture. Live jazz Sat, Sun & Mon. Dinner nightly.<br />
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Circa 1886 (D) 149 Wentworth St., 853-7828. Delectable<br />
cuisine is served up at the Wentworth Mansion with<br />
dishes like crabcake souffle and braised pork shank. Dinner<br />
Mon-Sat.<br />
Fig (D) 232 Meeting St., 805-5900. Nationally-acclaimed<br />
bistro serving fish, locally-sourced food. Menu changes daily<br />
with selections like fish stew provençal and chicken liver<br />
pâté.<br />
Gabrielle (D) 404 King St., 843-990-5460. Bold and<br />
flavorful Southern cuisine that celebrates local bounty like<br />
grilled local swordfish and grilled oysters. Located inside<br />
Hotel Bennett, dine for lunch and dinner daily in the indoor<br />
dining room or outdoor dining terrace, which overlooks<br />
historic Marion Square.<br />
High Cotton (D) 199 East Bay St., 724-3815. Southern<br />
cuisine offered high-fashion style, with fresh local vegetables,<br />
seafood and charbroiled steaks accompanied by tasty<br />
sauces like bearnaise and cabernet. Dinner nightly.<br />
Magnolia’s (D) 185 East Bay St., 577-7771. A refined take<br />
on traditional Southern cooking served in a warm, sophisticated<br />
environment. Pan seared sea scallops are served with<br />
a sweet corn hoe cake, pickled okra relish and brandy bacon<br />
cream. Lunch & dinner daily with Southern brunch on<br />
Sunday.<br />
Peninsula Grill (D) 2 Unity Alley, 577-0025. Southern<br />
classics served in an elegant, yet relaxed setting. Bold flavors<br />
and impeccable service make this a local favorite. First class<br />
wine list and romantic courtyard dining available. Dinner<br />
nightly.<br />
French<br />
39 Rue De Jean (D) 39 John St., 722-8881. A refined<br />
French café and bar features Parisian-inspired classics, including<br />
five preparations of mussels, sweetbreads, braised<br />
rabbit and more.<br />
Brasserie la Banque (D) 1 Broad St., 779-1800. Neighborhood<br />
French restaurant inside a historic former bank serves<br />
traditional French cuisine in the style of the classic French<br />
brasserie.<br />
Chez Nous (D) 6 Payne Ct., 579-3060. Pint-sized and romantic<br />
neighborhood spot with elevated food and wine from<br />
France & around Europe in a cozy space. Only six dishes<br />
are served for lunch & dinner and changes daily. Check the<br />
restaurant’s website or Instagram page to see what’s being<br />
served today. Closed Monday.<br />
Gourmet Sandwiches<br />
& Pizza<br />
Pastries & Desserts<br />
Gelato & Sorbetto<br />
Wine Bar<br />
Dessert Cocktails<br />
<br />
Felix Cocktails et Cuisine (D) 550 King St., 203-6297.<br />
Plates inspired by Paris in a trendy café-inspired setting,<br />
served until midnight, along with versatile cocktails and<br />
wines by the glass. Lunch and dinner daily with classic<br />
French dishes and brunch on Saturday and Sunday from<br />
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. with Parisian Mac et Cheese, quiches and<br />
more.<br />
Gaulart & Maliclet Fast and French (D) 98 Broad St.,<br />
577-9797. Providing French food in <strong>Charleston</strong> since 1984<br />
on iconic Broad Street. Lunch items include an open faced<br />
Croq’ Monsieur and daily lunch specials for $13 that include<br />
a glass of French wine. A popular chef special fondue is<br />
featured on Thursdays for dinner. Breakfast, lunch & dinner<br />
Mon-Sat. Closed Sunday.<br />
Italian<br />
Indaco (D) 526 King St., 727-1228. Trendy eatery featuring<br />
Italian fare & wood-fired pizzas, hand-crafted pastas, home-<br />
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made salumi and cured sausages plus a patio and extensive<br />
wine list. Dinner nightly and Sunday brunch.<br />
Le Farfelle (D) 15 Beaufain St., 212-0920. Bright and<br />
airy neighborhood osteria for thoughtfully sourced, reimagined<br />
Italian cuisine with a host of rotating freshlymade<br />
pastas like duck confit agnolotti and squid ink<br />
spaghetti. Shared plates include octopus carpaccio and<br />
warm rosemary focaccia. Dinner nightly.<br />
Melfi’s (D) 721 King St. 513-0307. Melfi’s is a trendy<br />
classic Italian restaurant with fresh pasta, salads, larger<br />
plates and inventive thin crust pizza. Sit at the long<br />
wooden bar, indoor and outdoor dining tables or an<br />
intimate pizza counter to watch the action of the two<br />
wood burning ovens. Reservations recommended. Dinner<br />
Monday-Sunday starting at 5 p.m.<br />
Mondo’s Italian Restaurant (JI) 915 Folly Rd., 795-<br />
8400. A favorite local hangout serving traditional Italian<br />
baked dishes like Italian sausage lasagna and housemade<br />
pasta with a number of sauces beyond traditional red<br />
sauce, like vodka sauce over penne and gorgonzola<br />
cheese sauce over fresh rigatoni. Patio dining available,<br />
weather permitting. Dinner Mon-Sat. Closed Sunday.<br />
Wild Olive (J) 2867 <strong>May</strong>bank Hwy., 737-4177. Rusticchic<br />
dining with a simple menu of artisanal Italian dishes,<br />
excellent Italian desserts & a sizable wine list. Dinner nightly.<br />
Mediterranean<br />
Muse (D) 82 Society St., 577-1102. Eclectic cuisine in<br />
a secluded and quiet atmosphere inside a <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
single house. Entrees include grilled swordfish, sea bass,<br />
short ribs, duck, risotto, homemade pasta & bread and a<br />
large wine selection. Dinner nightly.<br />
Stella’s (D) 114 St. Philip St., 400-0026. Classy throwback<br />
diner for Greek dishes and meze to share, plus<br />
Mediterranean Sunday brunch. Check out the whole<br />
fish of the day, topped with ladolemono, a traditional<br />
blended extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon dressing.<br />
Dinner daily and Sunday brunch.<br />
Leylas (D) 298 King. St. 501-7500. Kebabs, meze and<br />
other Lebanese dishes are served in an upscale-casual<br />
space with a wine list that includes many Lebanese<br />
brands. Try the pan-seared halloumi cheese, fattosh<br />
salad, shawermas and more. Dinner nightly.<br />
Mexican<br />
Santi’s (D) 1302 Meeting St., 722-2633; (S) 114<br />
Holiday Dr., 851-2885. An array of authentic Mexican<br />
dishes in a comfortable dining atmosphere. Voted best<br />
margaritas. Lunch & dinner, Mon-Sat.<br />
Taco Bartina (WA) 1301 Ashley River Rd. 225-7426.<br />
Expanded spot for all your taco and burrito cravings<br />
with an impressively large menu, breakfast tacos served<br />
all day and taco Tuesday specials. The blackened fish taco<br />
is not to be missed. Margaritas include housemade agave<br />
mix. Lunch and dinner daily.<br />
Taco Boy (FB) 106 E Ashley Ave., 588-9761. Fresh<br />
Mexican entrees like fish and fried avocado tacos and<br />
an array of beer, margarita selections and their famous<br />
frozen screwdriver. Lunch & dinner daily, along with<br />
weekday discounted menu item specials.<br />
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Pizza<br />
Crust Wood Fired Pizza (JI) (D) (S) 1956 <strong>May</strong>bank<br />
Hwy. Locally sourced ingredients are piled atop hand<br />
crafted artisan pizza. Three locations in the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
area all have both indoor and outdoor seating. Fan<br />
favorites include the arancini, butternut pizza and the<br />
“Crustavore” pizza made with bacon, pepperoni, crispy<br />
prosciutto, sausage, hot coppa, tomato sauce and mozzarella.<br />
Lunch and dinner daily.<br />
Evo Pizza (NC) 1075 E Montague Ave., 225-1796.<br />
This local favorite serves creative Neapolitan-style woodfired<br />
pizza using seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients.<br />
Try the adventurous pastrami and corn or pistachio pesto<br />
pizza or stick to classics like the margherita. Lunch &<br />
dinner daily. A new location, Baker & Brewer opened in<br />
downtown <strong>Charleston</strong> at 94 Stuart St. open for breakfast,<br />
lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Fams Brewing (JI) 1291 Folly Rd., 225-4646. Local<br />
pizzeria and microbrewery serving New York and<br />
Chicago style pizza. Pair the Chitown classic—loaded<br />
with mozzarella, double pepperoni, double sausage<br />
and chunky sauce—with an award-winning craft brew.<br />
Large outdoor seating area. Lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Seafood<br />
Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar (D) 205 East Bay St.,<br />
853-8600. Traditional raw bar with fresh seafood choices<br />
including oysters, clams, flounder and shrimp. Extensive<br />
beer and wine selections. Lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Blu Restaurant & Bar (FB) 1 Center St., 588-6658. Fresh local<br />
seafood at an oceanfront setting. Spend a day at the beach and<br />
then enjoy tapas-style entrees. Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Bowen’s Island (FB) 870 Bowens Island Rd. 795-2757.<br />
Known for its locally-harvested oysters, fried shrimp, hushpuppies,<br />
Frogmore stew, flowing beer and unmatched view of<br />
the river, marshes and islands, locals and visitors flock to this<br />
one-of-a-kind counter-service restaurant with their appetites<br />
and cameras. Dinner 5pm - 9:30 pm Tues through Sat.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> Crab House (JI) 45 Wappoo Creek Dr.,<br />
795-1963; (D) 41 Market St., 853-2900. “Family owned<br />
for 30 years and still crackin!” Fresh Lowcountry seafood<br />
served in a casual, family atmosphere. Featuring fresh<br />
blue crabs, snow crab legs, ahi tuna, fresh salads and sandwiches,<br />
seafood platters and more. Lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Coast (D) 39-D John St., 722-8838. Relaxed atmosphere<br />
with an array of fresh local seafood dishes including fresh<br />
ceviche and an outstanding drink list. Dinner nightly.<br />
Chubby Fish (D) 252 Coming St., 222-3949. Small,<br />
warm neighborhood eatery and raw bar offering a varied<br />
and rotating menu of seafood—from seafood curry to<br />
ceviche—and large selection of oysters alongside a creative<br />
wine list and desserts. No reservations, two seatings<br />
per night for dinner.<br />
The Establishment (D) 28 Broad St., 608-8295. Impeccable<br />
service and sophistication in the historic James<br />
Gregorie House serving fresh and sustainable seafood<br />
from <strong>Charleston</strong> and surrounding waters like swordfish<br />
and seafood stew. Dinner Mon-Sat. Closed Sunday.<br />
The Ordinary (D) 544 King St., 414-7060. Southern<br />
seafood hall and oyster bar located in an old bank. The<br />
fancy seafood menu celebrates the bounty of Coastal Carolina<br />
waters supporting local and regional fishermen, crabbers, oystermen,<br />
farmers and producers. A lively bar highlights the stunning<br />
space. Dinner Tues-Sun. Closed Monday.<br />
Pearlz Oyster Bar (D) 153 East Bay St., 577-5755; (WA)<br />
9 Magnolia Rd., 573-2277. Fun, eclectic locations serving<br />
the freshest seafood in a casual dining atmosphere. Oysters<br />
prepared raw on the half shell, baked Rockefeller-style, fried<br />
or steamed are served all day. Lunch & dinner daily.<br />
The Royal Tern (J) 3005 <strong>May</strong>bank Hwy. 718-3434. Nested<br />
in the heart of Johns Island, The Royal Tern is an elevated<br />
neighborhood eatery with daily seafood specials and inspired<br />
cuisine. An array of freshly-prepared seafood and steaks as<br />
well as seafood towers and tartares from the raw bar. Open for<br />
dinner Monday-Saturday.<br />
T.W. Graham & Co. (McClellanville) 810 Pinckney St.<br />
843-887-4342. A charming, old-timey restaurant in the fishing<br />
village of McClellanville that only uses fresh catch for<br />
their platters of grilled and golden fried seafood along with<br />
housemade sides and pies. Lunch Tuesday-Sunday, lunch and<br />
dinner Friday and Saturday. Closed Monday.<br />
Southern<br />
82 Queen (D) 82 Queen St., 723-7591. A swanky bar &<br />
intimate courtyard make this refined Southern spot a specialoccasion<br />
favorite. Favorites include grilled salmon, seared<br />
duck breast, Carolina crab cakes and seasonal mussels. Excellent<br />
wine list. Lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Slighty North of Broad (D) 192 East Bay St., 723-3424.<br />
Delicious, upscale food like grilled Carolina quail, oyster stew<br />
and shrimp and grits in a casual setting. Lunch, Mon-Fri.<br />
Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat and Sun.<br />
Virginia’s on King (D) 412 King St., 735-5800. Upscale<br />
yet relaxed atmosphere serving up traditional fare like fried<br />
chicken, deviled crab, po’boys and an array of side dishes.<br />
Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily.<br />
Steaks<br />
Burwell’s Stone Fire Grill (D) 14 North Market St., 737-<br />
8700. “The next generation of steakhouses” coined by those in the<br />
know of beef trends, Burwell’s serves up choice cuts of beef, including<br />
Wagyu hanger steak, along with local seasonal vegetables<br />
and sustainable seafood. Great location on the Market. Full bar<br />
and happy hour. Dinner nightly.<br />
Grill 225 (D) 225 East Bay St., 266-4222. Upscale and fancy<br />
with private booths and white-jacketed service, serving up<br />
prime USDA steaks and select seafood entrees. Lunch &<br />
dinner daily.<br />
Halls Chophouse (D) 434 King St., 727-0090. Family-owned<br />
and high-end dining with a rich interior setting and impeccable<br />
service, offering up steaks cooked to perfection and choice seafood<br />
dishes. Dinner nightly, Saturday lunch and Sunday gospel<br />
brunch with signature steaks and Southern favorites.<br />
Oak Steakhouse (D) 17 Broad St., 722-4220. Upscale steakhouse<br />
fare in an impeccable setting, serving certified Angus beef and<br />
freshly-caught seafood. Award-winning wine list. Dinner nightly.<br />
The Ocean Room at the Sanctuary (KS) 1 Sanctuary Drive.,<br />
768-6253. Rich mahogany sets the tone for this upscale eatery,<br />
serving up choice dry aged beef and fresh local seafood<br />
from an ever-changing menu. Dinner Tues-Sat.
TRAVEL<br />
The Country Music Hall<br />
of Fame and Museum<br />
Musically Inclined<br />
The perfect weekend in Nashville<br />
By KATIE MCELVEEN<br />
Before I visited Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum,<br />
I imagined some sort of rhinestone-paved Yellow Brick Road studded with life-sized<br />
figures of Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift and other country music legends, all clad in authentic<br />
stage costumes. There would, of course, be music blaring in the background.<br />
That assumption ended the moment I stepped into the guitar-shaped<br />
building, where I discovered a multi-sensory experience that utilized<br />
photos, videos, artifacts and even wonderfully huge wall-mounted diagrams<br />
to trace the origin of country music from its 18th-century roots<br />
(really!) to the present.<br />
I had no idea, for instance, that it was Hollywood that added the<br />
Western component to country music or that cross pollination between<br />
country and rock artists started in the late 1950s, not the 1970s as I’d<br />
thought. I left the museum with tremendous appreciation and admiration<br />
of the talent and innovation of country music’s artists and songwriters.<br />
Oh, and I was humming, too.<br />
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum isn’t Nashville’s<br />
only museum devoted to music. There’s also the Musicians Hall of<br />
Fame & Museum, which pays tribute to the musicians who played on<br />
famous recordings; RCA Studio B and museums devoted to Johnny<br />
Cash, Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline and George Strait.<br />
The newest entry is the National Museum of African American Music,<br />
which opened in 2021 and looks deeply into the 400-year evolution of<br />
Black music in America.<br />
We started in the Roots Theater, where a film sets the stage for<br />
the experience, linking Black music to the arc of history. From there,<br />
galleries use photos, videos and artifacts to take a deep dive into vari-<br />
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The Country Music Hall<br />
of Fame and Museum.<br />
ous genres of Black music like gospel, rap and soul. A sense of history<br />
comes courtesy of innovative listening stations, which offer an auditory<br />
journey through the musical sphere of hundreds of Black artists—their<br />
peers, their followers and those who had influenced them.<br />
But while music might be the banner that identifies Nashville, it<br />
has also shaped the city, drawing thousands of creative types—some<br />
musicians, some not—who have opened restaurants, galleries and<br />
shops in neighborhoods all over the metro area.<br />
For visitors like me, that influx of creativity means there’s a huge<br />
variety of cool, off-beat and interesting things to eat, drink and do<br />
in Nashville. There’s a slew of new hotels, too, including a 235-room<br />
Four Seasons, where programs like private songwriter sessions and<br />
VIP access to the Gibson Guitar Garage translates the brand’s signature<br />
elegance through a musical lens. ONE Hotel might be the site<br />
of Nashville’s hottest rooftop bar, but the welcoming guest rooms are<br />
as hushed as they are comfortable. Even better, the luxury property is<br />
focused on sustainability, both in design and operations. For guests,<br />
that means rooms filled with live plants, in-room water dispensers and<br />
organic body products from the British brand Bamford that smell like<br />
a summer garden.<br />
Where to Shop & Eat<br />
Legendary record and book shop Grimey’s also serves as a small-scale<br />
music venue, hosting local groups who play on a small stage in the<br />
back. Up the road but a world away, it was hard not to get lost in the<br />
gorgeous artwork at the elegant LeQuire Gallery, where a shy shop<br />
goat clickety-clacks around the gallery doing her best impression of a<br />
shop dog.<br />
I wish I’d had more time to shop at ABLE, which got its start selling<br />
scarves made by women coming out of the sex trade in Ethiopia.<br />
As the company grew, it began to offer sustainable jobs to more and<br />
more women, who, today, design and create jewelry, handbags, clothing<br />
and shoes in Ethiopia, Brazil, Mexico, China, Portugal and Nashville.<br />
I ate well in Nashville, too, starting at Chauhan Ale & Masala<br />
House, where chef Maneet Chauhan’s mashup of Indian and Southern<br />
cuisines—nachos made from spicy keema and crispy Indian papadi<br />
instead of tortilla chips; fritter-like Nashville hot cauliflower pakora—<br />
was a delicious departure from what I thought would be a weekend of<br />
Southern fare. Dinner at the Nashville location of Butcher & Bee was<br />
another explosion of flavors, some familiar, others not, but all delicious.<br />
As innovative dishes like citrus salad with creamy labneh and pepper<br />
jelly vinaigrette; whipped feta with fermented honey and an amazing<br />
pastrami-spiced tri-tip roast appeared on the table, I was glad we were<br />
eating family style.<br />
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National Museum of<br />
African American Music<br />
were deceivingly simple, like my butternut squash, which had been<br />
roasted in maple syrup until it couldn’t hold another drop. It arrived<br />
warm, atop a pool of homemade butterscotch pudding, with a scoop of<br />
butter pecan ice cream melting alongside. Instead of putting the dish<br />
over the edge, the accompanying drift of whipped cream served, oddly<br />
and happily, as a palate cleanser.<br />
Like many creative types who have made Nashville their home,<br />
Chef Brock found himself drawn back to the city by its energy and<br />
spirit. “There’s a lot of creative momentum in Nashville right now,” he<br />
says. “For people with big dreams, it’s the place to be. •<br />
Grimey’s New<br />
& Preloved Music<br />
record store<br />
I spent one entire day eating food prepared by Chef Sean Brock,<br />
who got his start cooking in Nashville, became a legend in <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
with the restaurant Husk and, in 2014, returned to Nashville.<br />
My first two meals were combined into a brunch of champions<br />
at Brock’s kid-friendly Joyland that included an egg, bacon and cheddar<br />
sandwich on a meltingly soft biscuit, a malted milkshake, part of<br />
a cheeseburger and too many fries to count. Dinner was at Audrey,<br />
which Brock opened in 2021 as an ode to his grandmother, who taught<br />
him both to taste and to cook. Her legacy lives on at the restaurant,<br />
which serves perfect iterations of classic Appalachian dishes, but with<br />
dashes of brilliance that transform each dish from simple to sublime.<br />
Truffles, it turns out, give chicken and dumplings a shot of umani that<br />
make a great dish better; horseradish sabayon bathes oysters in silky<br />
warmth that still allows their sweetness to shine through. Desserts<br />
Harriet’s<br />
Rooftop, One<br />
Hotel Nashville<br />
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Burger Night Your Way<br />
How to pull-off burger night at home<br />
By ANNE WOLFE POSTIC<br />
Burger King debuted its<br />
iconic “Have it your way”<br />
tagline around the time I<br />
was born. They toyed with it<br />
over the years and recently<br />
adopted a variation, “You<br />
rule.” If you’ve streamed<br />
anything recently, or<br />
watched actual television,<br />
you’re probably humming<br />
that catchy new song about<br />
the Whopper right now.<br />
Sorry. But here’s the point:<br />
everyone should enjoy a<br />
burger however they like it best, especially at<br />
home. And I agree! Cheese, no cheese, fancy<br />
toppings or nothing but the classics, veggie,<br />
turkey, beef, or whatever protein you love — I<br />
support you. As the long, lazy days of summer<br />
offer plenty of opportunities for burger night, I<br />
thought I’d share my way. <strong>May</strong>be you’ll learn<br />
something new, or maybe you love where you are.<br />
Next up: cheese. I prefer to shape each burger around the cheese,<br />
rather than place it on top at the end of cooking. This method prevents it<br />
from sliding off into the grill or pan and also leaves it delightfully melty.<br />
And there are no rules about what kind of cheese to use: bleu, cheddar,<br />
Swiss, brie, gouda, Havarti, whatever. Of course, I have no beef with the<br />
perennial southern favorite, pimento.<br />
On to the toppings. Once again, you rule! Tomato, lettuce, pickles,<br />
and onions are great. Depending on the day, some of our favorite options<br />
are caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, pineapple, pickled<br />
jalapeños, pickled red onions, tzatziki, sprouts, bacon, fried egg, kimchi,<br />
guacamole, coleslaw, shredded and pickled daikon and carrots for a bánh<br />
mì vibe…the list goes on. An array of condiments is also key, including<br />
the classics like mayo, mustard and ketchup, as well as all the hot sauces.<br />
As for cooking, though burgers from the grill are the standard,<br />
grilling isn’t always the best option. <strong>May</strong>be it’s raining, or the<br />
propane tank is empty, or you hate the idea of standing over a hot<br />
grill. For your consideration: the grill pan. Usually cast iron, often<br />
enameled, the pan has ridges to provide that delightful char-grilled<br />
look. Burgers in a pan are so easy, you may never fire up the grill<br />
again. Heat the pan on high until flicking a little water on it sizzles,<br />
add a little butter or oil to prevent sticking. Turn the heat down to<br />
medium and sear your burgers a minute or two on each side. Put<br />
the pan in a pre-heated 350-degree oven to finish the burgers to<br />
your liking. We usually skip the oven since we prefer meat on the<br />
rare side, so a couple of minutes on each side on the stove suffices.<br />
For medium rare, internal temperature should be 120 to 125 degrees,<br />
130 to 135 for medium, and 150 to 160 for well done.<br />
In the final stretch, we have buns. Ciabatta, classic, croissant, doughnut,<br />
brioche, pretzel…all good. Do you! (But you already knew that.)<br />
The most important thing about home-cooked burgers is that<br />
you enjoy them. Really. That’s it. Burger night is fun, low-key, and<br />
delicious. You don’t need fancy china, unless you’re into that. No<br />
need to dress up, because a juicy burger loaded with your favorite<br />
toppings will stain your tuxedo in a flash. Just drop a stack of napkins<br />
near the toppings so people can grab as many as they need. You<br />
may want to take a minute to ice down your favorite cool beverages<br />
and pick a playlist, but that’s as complicated as it should get. Bon<br />
appétit! •<br />
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