New York Kissed Our Grits
South Carolina made grits took top honors at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City. Luquire Family Foods’ Carolina Creole Stone Ground Grits won a National Association of Specialty Food Trade Gold sofi™ award during the show. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation, and this win comes only a year after […]
Night Owl Chocolate — from Her Kitchen to Your Store
The US chocolate market is about a $20 billion per year industry, with markets of organic and boutique chocolates now growing roughly 20% annually. Americans love chocolate, and an Upstate entrepreneur is working to capitalize on that love. Building a small commercial kitchen in her home, Makesha Duncan and her husband have worked late in […]
CRESCENT’s Editor is a Big Loser
By: Taft Matney If you’ve spent almost any time reading CRESCENT, you know that as we discuss “South Carolina life, politics, and a little bit in between,” we talk about food. We talk about food A LOT. Why? South Carolina has some amazing food…and almost every kind you can imagine…and some of it is REALLY […]
Ready for Some SC Shrimp with Your Grits?
If you are, then you’re in luck. The commercial shrimp trawling season opened in South Carolina state waters within the General Trawl Zone (GTZ) on Thursday, May 30. The shrimp season normally opens in mid- to late-May after the peak spawning period of white shrimp has occurred. This year’s unusually cool spring resulted in slower […]
