The Fat Hen - Johns Island Restaurant Review

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 [...]

Bowens Island Restaurant - James Island / Folly Beach Restaurant Review

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”

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

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 can get [...]

The Savages - Movie Review

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 is really [...]