Two of the killer burgers at Charleston Burger Co. on Ashley River Road. Those are onion rings on the left, by the way.
Social is everyone’s favorite happy hour bar (according to our Best of Charleston poll for the last couple of years). Its new chef Jesse Sutton, along with owner and sommelier Brad Ball, have transformed the menu into a serious study of food and wine.
You may have spotted two of Charleston’s newest food trucks around town: AutoBanh (quite possibly our favorite name for a food truck ever) and Brasilis. One serves the super trendy banh mis and other Vietnamese fare, while the other’s got Brazilian cuisine (churrasco sandwiches! feijoada! pastels!). Tell us what you think. Have you had a chance to try them yet?
There was a time when all you could get at Iacofano’s sandwiches, pizza, and Italian-American classics like lasagna. But now that they’ve upgraded to a bistro-style restaurant, the menu includes pan-seared diver scallops over green pea risotto with sweet corn broth and fennel pollen.
In Charleston and around the country, you always hear about certain chefs. You know, like Sean Brock, Mike Lata, so on and so forth. So we decided to give shout outs to some of the under-the-radar men and women who will help define our culinary scene, including Nathan Whiting at Tristan, Jill Mathias at Carolina’s, Michael Scognamiglio at Bacco, Brannon Florie at 17 North Roadside Kitchen, and Steven Lusby at 82 Queen.
Our restaurant reviewer Robert Moss makes the case for the grass-fed burgers at Triangle Char & Bar.
Black Tap has only been on the local coffee shop scene for a few months now, but already they’re making their mark with Affogato Afternoons. Stop in the Beaufain Street cafe on a Friday after 2 p.m. and treat yourself to “the adult version of an ice cream party”: a shot of espresso, vanilla ice cream, and homemade toffee. (Photo by Olivia Rae James).
