Food + Beverage

Pumpkin Whipped Feta-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Dates

A Decadent Holiday Party Hors d’Oeuvres That’s Too Easy to Make & Enjoy Article by Chef Meg Banker I first experienced the magic of a bacon-wrapped date and whipped feta 10 years ago, as a server at Butcher & Bee. When designing Southern Siren’s menu, I chose to stuff my bacon-wrapped dates with feta as an homage to the Mediterranean- and Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant where my husband and I hosted our rehearsal dinner. Sometimes the easiest things to make are the bites people love most...

Shopping

Ready...Set...Tailgate!!

Get Carried Away has everything for game day: team gear, wine, gifts, decor, and bites. Article by Molly Carter Game Day, Courtesy of Get Carried Away Whether you’re headed to the stadium, settling in for kickoff at home, or meeting friends at The Perch, Get Carried Away has your tailgate covered. From game day snacks and entertaining favorites to plenty of team spirit, their Mount Pleasant market has everything you need to cheer on your favorite team in style. Champagne for the mimosas...

Entertainment

Music, Roots & Legacy

Darius Rucker returns to his Charleston roots, honoring his mother and investing in the community he still calls home. Article by Ashley Nelson A Legacy of Giving For Darius Rucker, Charleston has never simply been the place he grew up. It is the place that shaped him. His memories, his family, his friends, his music, and the lessons he learned along the way are all rooted here. And while his career has taken him around the world, coming home still feels different. “Charleston is a part...

Health + Wellness

The Signature Approach

A thoughtful approach to primary care centered on you. Article by Molly Carter | Photography by Scott Henderson Photography For patients looking for a more personalized approach to primary care, there is a growing option right here in Mount Pleasant. Roper St. Francis Physician Partners Signature Primary Care currently has two locations serving the Charleston area, including one right here in Mount Pleasant, with an additional Mount Pleasant location coming soon. The practice’s concierge...

Life + Culture

Service & Sacrifice

Honoring the generations of service members, veterans, and military families woven into our city's story. Article by Ashley Nelson When I began thinking about our Thankful issue, I found myself considering all the different directions we could take. There is certainly no shortage of things to be grateful for here in the Lowcountry. But as our country celebrates its 250th birthday, I kept coming back to something that feels especially meaningful in our hometown: the incredible military presence...

Food + Beverage

Food & Wine Classic

Big Names, Local Flavor and Three Days of Culinary Adventure Article by Sarah Rose | Photography by Cameron Wilder The lineup for the third annual Food & Wine Classic this Nov. 13-15 is one to get excited about with acclaimed local and national chefs, beverage experts and speakers, including author and former vice chair of the James Beard Journalism Committee, Kat Kinsman, and editor-in-chief of Food & Wine Magazine, Hunter Lewis.   Kinsman, who will be joining local celebrity chef Amethyst...

Travel

Savor Valencia

A local's guide to Spain's most flavorful city Article by Sarah Rose | Photography by Provided by Visit Valencia With over two thousand years of history, Valencia, Spain is renowned for its gothic architecture, museums, shops, Mediterranean cafes, rooftop bars and luxury hotels. With bountiful options of where to eat, play and stay in Valencia, the following roundup takes the overwhelm out of planning a visit to this cultural and gastronomic mecca. Eat: As the birthplace of paella, an...

Home + Design

Designed to Live Beautifully

A pool can be beautiful. But the best pools do more: They transform the way a family lives at home. Article by Ashley Nelson | Photography by Lowcountry Launch Some backyards simply hold a pool. Others become a destination. This one, complete with a sparkling pool, sprawling patio, and glowing fire features, is unmistakably the latter, and it's a perfect showcase of what sets Bricc Pools + Outdoor Living apart. Behind every Bricc project are founders Brandi and Eric Cobbs, who launched the...

Food + Beverage

Fall Recipe: Polpette d’Oro

Inside the Southern Siren Kitchen: Italian Comfort With a Lowcountry Twist Article by Chef Meg Banker Meg Banker’s introduction to cooking started at 8 years old in her Pop-Pop’s Italian restaurant, with low-stakes prep tasks like boiling pasta, steaming bread, and rolling meatballs. Polpette d’Oro – or “Meatballs of Gold” – are an homage to her family’s heritage and the Lowcountry culinary traditions that have shaped her since moving to Charleston in 2011. Ground chicken brings plenty of...

Food + Beverage

The Heart Behind Basil

Henry Eang’s remarkable journey from Cambodia to the Lowcountry, and the restaurant empire he built along the way. Article by Sarah Rose Growing up in the small village of Pursat, Cambodia during the turbulent civil war era of the 1970s, Henry Eang lived with his family in the back of a noodle house that had no electricity, and with no running water, they bathed in the river. Through the first half of first grade, he walked half an hour each way to school and back. Then, under the Khmer Rouge...