The Lee Brothers Present THE LEE BROS CHARLESTON KITCHEN — Part 2

In this segment, Matt and Ted Lee demonstrate “Skillet Asparagus with Grapefruit,” another selection from their new book “The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen.” Filmed at “Charleston Cooks!” in Columbia, SC, Ted and Matt “bring together that early March mojo” as the asparagus is just popping up on Johns Island. As Matt said, “We want people […]

The Lee Brothers Present “The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen” — Part 1

  We were going to sit down with Charleston’s Lee brothers, Matt and Ted, to ask them about their new book The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen. Then we asked ourselves, “Why?” We thought you’d much rather see them in action while talking about the follow-up to their James Beard Award winning book Simple Fresh Southern. […]

Enjoy “Boiled Peanut Day.” (And It’s Pronounced “BAWL-d Peanuts”)

  Our friends The Lee Brothers rose to fame because of the love we have in South Carolina for boiling the raw legume (Remember, peanuts are actually beans.), and the South Carolina Peanut Board and Department of Agriculture are going to share that love. You may not know it, but August 25 is “Boiled Peanut […]

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 […]

FROM THE DESK OF: Greetings from South Carolina

First thing’s first. Welcome to CrescentMag.com. CRESCENT is something that rattled around in my head for a long time, so it’s exciting to see what was only an idea now fully realized. CRESCENT is an online magazine for folks interested in what’s going on in South Carolina and the region but who don’t live and […]