YOUR TURN: “Goodbye Melet” By John Malik
EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently, Upstate South Carolina was rocked by the tragic deaths of nine members of two very close families vacationing together in Alaska. People in and around the Greenville area are still mourning the loss of Chris, Stacey, Meghan, and Conner McManus as well as Melet, Kim, Mills, Ana, and Olivia Antonakos. Whether you […]
Operation Cronut
By: John Malik By now the entire food world has heard of and salivated over a Cronut. It’s a doughnut made from croissant dough, says Chef Dominique Ansel, owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York’s SoHo district. Now Chef Ansel is no flash in the pan; he was Daniel Boulud’s pastry chef for […]
Why Take Advantage of Restaurant Week? Look to Stella’s Southern Bistro.
By: John Malik Jason Scholz pays about $8.00 for a whole chicken and in order for his restaurant to be successful as a business, that $8 needs to come back to him at least three times. “I can make a whole lot of wonderful with a whole chicken,” grins Jason, the Chef/Owner of Stella’s […]
What to do with all that Watermelon?
EDITOR’S NOTE: We suffered triple digit temperatures across South Carolina this weekend, but never fear. Our friend Chef John Malik has a way to beat the heat (if you’re 21 or over, of course). I believe I read somewhere that watermelon is the most popular fruit in the world. Embraced by all cultures, all ages […]
YOUR TURN: “The Class of the Field” By John Malik
“Here’s your lunch and if you’ll excuse me” I announced as I handed the paper plates to Juan and Jimmy. I was serving lunch to two professional racing drivers that I respected and admired yet at that moment I was certain no one wanted me near them. The producer was having none of it. […]
