Recently, I took my mom on a mini-vacation to Apalachicola, Florida. She and I have always loved the Forgotten Coast and with summer winding down, we wanted to take advantage of the smaller crowds. Apalachicola is a small Gulf Coast town in Franklin County. It started off as a port town, but today’s main industries […]
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There aren’t really enough great things you can say about The Grey. One of the best restaurants in Savannah, certainly, and widely regarded as one of the best in the South. Chef Mashama Bailey offers her spin on Southern classics, but is never afraid to turn it up a little bit. The Diner Bar up
In Savannah, when you talk about ‘off of the beaten path’ the first place you need to mention is The Wyld. Formerly Bonna Bella Yacht Club and extremely popular with the locals, Chef/Owner Tony Seichrist came down from Atlanta and gave the entire operation an overhaul. Call it casual seafood with a tiny big city
There are a handful of spots along River Street where you can find good oysters, Bernie’s is one of them. We like Bernie’s for the atmosphere as much as the food. Oysters raw, everything else very likely fried, deep fried and not on your diet menu. The music might tell you Bernie’s is a dive
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I’m choosing to add Farm Bluffton to this list in the Savannah section because the reality is if you want quality, it’s best to visit the source, right? May River Oyster Company in Bluffton produces the area’s best local product. A lot of Savannah restaurants carry these guys, but for a real treat, take the
Because the readers and viewers ask: **I hate oyster roasts with the white hot passion of a thousand suns. I see them as a knife fight huddled around a table. The payoff is a half ounce piece of food? Knife, scrape, shuck, cracker, hot sauce eat, repeat? Yeah, I’ll be over here with the beer
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First in a Series Confession: Even before Eat It and Like It came along, I was a foodie geek. Had a trip on the horizon? I was always looking up interesting places to eat on the web, comparing menus to one another and long before I got to my destination, I had a pretty good
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