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Quick Report On the Festival Launch Party

By David Heiser ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ One comment

This evening I had the opportunity to attend the annual Launch Party + Summer Benefit for the Charleston Food + Wine Festival. The launch party was supposed to offer a “taste of the festival” and had several stations with local chefs offering samples that represented the Festival’s signature events. Proceeds went to the MUSC Children’s [...]

McCrady’s – Charleston Restaurant Review

By David Heiser ⋅ August 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Disclaimer: Before I get started with this review, I’ve got to divulge some things in the interest of full disclosure. 1) Until recently, I worked for a company called Table Maestro, a central reservation service which has McCrady’s as a client, so I’ve developed somewhat of a relationship with the staff, 2) McCrady’s staff knew [...]

The Fat Hen – Johns Island Restaurant Review

By David Heiser ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

If you were thinking about opening a restaurant, there are few places that would be more attractive options than the downtown peninsula of our fair city. Charleston is a major tourist destination with a reputation for great food. People come to the Lowcountry looking forward to opening their wallets for a fantastic meal. So, what [...]

Congratulations to Chef Bob Waggoner of Charleston Grill for making the cover of Sante Magazine

By David Heiser ⋅ June 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sante Magazine is a national food & beverage industry publication that is directed at restaurant professionals rather than consumers. The cover of this month’s issue features Charleston Grill‘s executive chef Bob Waggoner. The article, titled “Chefs get personal,” describes how chefs are beginning to participate in more face-to-face interactions with their customers by taking time [...]

Bowens Island Restaurant – James Island / Folly Beach Restaurant Review

By David Heiser ⋅ June 15, 2008 ⋅ One comment

If you’re looking for the best dining room view in the Charleston area and you’re looking in Downtown or Mt. Pleasant, you’re not going to find it. In fact, if you do want to find it, you may very well need a map. Bowens Island Restaurant, an establishment that features plastic furniture and doesn’t accept [...]

Huge Congratulations to Chef Robert Stehling of Hominy Grill, 2008 James Beard Award Winner for “Best Chef Southeast”

By David Heiser ⋅ June 10, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Well, a Charleston chef took home a James Beard Award this past Sunday evening, but it likely wasn’t who you would have expected it would be. Chef Robert Stehling of Hominy Grill stood above four other nominees, including FIG‘s Mike Lata to take home the award for Best Chef Southeast. Chef Sean Brock of McCrady’s [...]

Hannah Takes the Stairs – Movie Review

By David Heiser ⋅ June 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

MetaCritic Score: 63 Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Hey IFC First Take, I really like the majority of your movies, but will you please give me the last 83 minutes of my life back? My time could have been better spent alphabetizing my refrigerator or counting my leg hairs. OK, now that I’ve vented my frustration a bit I [...]

Miyabi Kyoto – West Ashley Restaurant Review

By David Heiser ⋅ June 5, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Everybody loves hibachi restaurants. There really isn’t much to not like. Shrimp, chicken, steak, fried rice, and sauteed vegetables. Simple, straightforward, fairly difficult to screw up, and with a little entertainment to boot. The only downside to the Japanese steakhouse industry is that, because they’ve found a formula that pleases the masses, it has eliminated [...]

El Bohio – James Island Restaurant Review

By David Heiser ⋅ May 18, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

I’ve known about El Bohio for a while. I initially read about it a few months ago on the always excellent Rotten Oysters blog, but it was running in about 10th place in my list of places I wanted to try. It moved to the front of my list a few days ago when I [...]

The Savages – Movie Review

By David Heiser ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

MetaCritic Score: 85 I need to watch something cheery one of these days. A large part of me loves these compelling, dark family dramas, but enough of them without something positive to break them up tends to wear you down. That being said, I still really liked The Savages quite a bit. Philip Seymour Hoffman [...]

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