Way back when I got to know a gentleman here in Savannah who enjoyed roasting coffee beans, Philip Brown jokingly billed himself as a “drug dealer.” After all, there is no telling what someone will do in the morning before they find that coffee buzz equilibrium. Count me among those, by the way. Well, when […]
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When word on the foodie grapevine came out that Kurtis and Sarah Schumm, already proud owners of Tybee Island Social Club and Tybee Island Fish Camp, were hitting it outta the park with a triple-header, their brand spankin’ new bÒ biên hut down at the south end of Butler Avenue, of course, I had to see what was
There might be a number of professions in this world where 11:00am is considered early. Owning and running a restaurant is definitely one of them. While half of the population is scrolling through Twitter trying to figure out what they are doing for lunch, Donald Lubowicki and Jeffery Downey are many times just pulling back
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Man it is hot. I tried to lick a popsicle and it was all the way down my forearm before I could even open my mouth. Bo Bien Hut is the latest spot from the creators of Tybee Island Social Club and Tybee Fish Camp. Kurtis and Sarah Schumm are giving Asian Fusion a shot
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This new Mexican restaurant, just opened in March on Wilmington Island, is worth checking out. The five Ramirez brothers who work there, with José, being the nominal owner as well as manager and bartender, have taken a cue from their two other brothers, who own a Jalapeños in Statesboro, on putting together the menu. While
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I had someone who is in a position to know that no less than fifteen new restaurants have opened in or near downtown Savannah in the last year. My first reaction was that the number was a bit inflated. That is until you actually put pen to paper and count the number of new restaurants
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I’ve met all kinds of people in my time as a food writer and more times than not, you can put them into a handful of categories. There’s the guy that cracked his 401K to retire and open a restaurant because he likes to cook. There’s the guy that shows up to work on time
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CO is a recent addition to Savannah’s Asian fusion restaurant scene offering banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich), pho, ramen, dumplings, sushi and signature cocktails. It is open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and cocktails and is located at 10 Whitaker Street, Savannah with sister restaurants in Charleston and Myrtle Beach. As we entered CO,
America turns another year older, that means a few things in Savannah, including the Leopold’s Ice Cream’s “I Pledge for Ice Cream.” Any child, 12 and under, who can recite the pledge of allegiance gets a free scoop of ice cream. Not every day, Mondays in July from 4pm-7pm. See you there. If you have
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If you didn’t know who he was, frankly, you wouldn’t mistake him for any sort of bigger than life figure. He walks around with a book bag of sorts. Not a whole lot in there except a notebook and a Macbook. He is an incredibly accomplished chef, but doesn’t do much cooking anymore. He’s a
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