CRESCENT PEOPLE: Chef Brent Quiggle — Charting a Course for Queen Anne’s Revenge
You may have asked yourself after last week, “So, where’d they get the name Queen Anne’s Revenge for a restaurant?” We’re glad you asked. Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard’s flagship. Yes. THAT Blackbeard. Edward Teach or Blackbeard was no stranger to the Carolina coast. On November 28, 1717, Blackbeard’s two ships attacked and captured […]
FROM THE DESK OF: South Carolina Well Represented at 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards
By: Taft Matney I’ve had people come up to me and ask, “What are those James Beard Awards you keep talking about?” To which I quickly reply, “Have a seat, and let me tell you. They are the World Series and the Super Bowl. They are the Stanley Cup. They are the Kentucky Derby. They […]
YOUR TURN: “Top 10 Charleston Restaurants” by Joseph Morris
Within the past few decades, the restaurant scene in Charleston has become one of the most talked-about in the nation. Top chefs from all over the nation are flocking to this city filled with historic traditions to create a new spin on Southern cuisine fused with international flavors. Delight your taste buds with fresh seafood, […]
CRESCENT Things: James Beard Award Winner Ted Lee (Part 4)
WHY CAN’T GREENVILLE GET CHARLESTON OYSTERS? We just keep ‘em all. I keep thinking, Matt and I are experimenting with FedEx because We’ll do oyster roasts up here and you can’t find clusters, they don’t sell them out at the Hunts Point Fish Market. We’ve done experiments where the guy who does our packing for […]
