Author name: Jesse Blanco

Mondays with Maggie: Santa Fe, Steaks, Thai Food and Lots of Shrimp

Jesse and Maggie talk about her dinner at Santa Fe Cafe, a new Thai restaurant on Hilton Head Island and lots and lots of Shrimp this weekend coming up. Alright, welcome back to Mondays with Maggie, my name is Jesse Blanco, host of this podcast, and primary contributor to eatitandlikeit.com, her name is Margaret Crenshaw, […]

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Random Ruminations from the food scene – September 2023

Running off at the keyboard while enjoying the fool out of the first two official weeks of football season. What a ride so far. *Congratulations to everyone at Brochu’s Family Tradition on being named to Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurant for 2023. A fantastic honor and if you’ve been there, certainly no surprise. See the

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Brochu’s Family Tradition named to Bon Appetit’s 24 best new restaurants

No surprise here, at all. If you’ve been there, and I know so many of you have, then you know. Brochu’s Family Tradition, a laid back spot tucked away in a quiet corner of the Starland District, has been named to Bon Appetit Magazine’s 24 Best New Restaurants for 2023. A well deserved honor. The

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Pop Ups, expansion and the State of the Food Scene: A chat with John Benhase

John Benhase is a co-founder of Starland Yard, Savannah’s very popular food truck park in the Starland neighborhood. Beyond that, he is also an incredibly talented chef. In his decade plus in Savannah, he has watched the scene grow pretty dramatically. In this episode, we talk to him about expansion at Starland Yard, his own

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Savannah’s Plant Riverside introduces new Executive Chef

Plant Riverside District – a leading destination for exceptional food, live entertainment and more in Savannah, Ga. – recently hired former Sea Island Company Executive Chef Eric Fullem as Executive Chef. At Plant Riverside District, Fullem oversees culinary operations at 14 acclaimed restaurants as well as banquet services for the award-winning JW Marriott Savannah Plant

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Plant Riverside District to host Oktoberfest Festivities

Plant Riverside District – which is widely known as Savannah’s Entertainment District – is delighted to present the third annual Oktoberfest celebration, which will offer a lively blend of old and new German traditions from Wednesday, October 4 through Saturday, October 28, including the return of the popular Savannah Wiener Dog Races. All family-friendly festivities

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Playing with Food: Teaching Children Healthy Eating Habits

It doesn’t take a lot research and study to understand why childhood obesity continues to be an issue in this country.  All it takes, really, is a focused trip to the grocery store.  The least expensive foods-more times than not-are the least nutritious. That, coupled with the average family trying to stretch their household dollar

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