Chefs come and chefs go. That’s part of the business. Anyone in the industry will tell you that. Only a few make headlines when they move on. In Savannah, David Landrigan deserves one. Chef David ended is 10-plus year run as Executive Chef at Circa 1875 last week. Landrigan developed a huge following with locals. […]
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Savannah’s reputation as one of America’s most haunted cities brings it countless tourists all year long. Maybe it’s the veil thinning between worlds or maybe the longer nights put people in the mood for a little fright with their food, but every October people ask for haunted local restaurants. You’ve probably been told about the
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In what has become something of an annual tradition downtown Savannah, Circa 1875 is throwing a party to celebrate Bastille Day, July 14th. Bastille Day is a national holiday in France commemorating the day of the storming of the Bastille in France. A major turning point in the French revolution. History lessons aside, Circa 1875,
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There are a lot of great restaurants in Savannah that locals enjoy. Vic’s on the River, The Olde Pink House, Garbabaldi and The Grey are just a few. We chose to add Circa 1875 for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that CIrca’s Gastropub bar is probably the most
We usually spend our summer time at the beach or up to our eyeballs in a swimming pool ’round these parts. It’s just too brutal to do anything otherwise. But if some of our favorite eats in and around the Savannah area are going to throw a party, well then we are very likely to
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The 3rd Savannah Food and Wine Festival wrapped up a few days ago with another magnificent brunch at the Westin Savannah Harbor. That setting punctuated what was a near perfect week in our beautiful city. From the record-setting Low Country Boil back on Saturday the 7th, to the absolutely triumphant Taste of Savannah at the
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As we find ourselves mere days away from the start of the 2015 Savannah Food and Wine Festival, we are approaching that time where friends of mine (I will politely refer to them as procrastinators) start peppering me with questions about events and what they should attend. I certainly don’t mind answering any questions a
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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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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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I spent a lot of time chasing food and foodies last week. By my math, I visited every event in the Savannah Food and Wine Festival except for three. Two were a result of not being able to be in two places at one time, the other (River Street Wine Stroll) was because of my
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