The State of our Plates: A Few Words from your Favorite Restaurants
It would appear that the price of everything has reached ‘out of control’ for a while now. Please stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Given the fact that […]
Gullah Historian/Chef BJ Dennis Prepares for HHI Seafood Festival
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who does more to preserve Gullah Culinary Culture in the Carolina Lowcountry than BJ Dennis. A Charleston native who now lives in the […]
16 Moments over 16 Years
This website is celebrating a little Sweet 16 this week. (February 3rd is the actual date). As you might imagine, there have been many highs, many lows, and a whole […]
Food Network Star Kardea Brown Prepares for Visit to HHI
Jesse is joined this week by Chef, Restaurant owner and Emmy Award Winning Kardea Brown. She talks some of the highs and lows in her journey to this point and […]
Savannah Restaurant Week: A Food Lovers Guide
Restaurant Week is here. Over 20 area restaurants participating in this annual event aimed at giving local restaurants a boost during an otherwise slow time of the year. We’ve been […]
Seaside Sourdough: Bluffton’s Hidden Gem
Jesse chats with Natalyn Chmielewski, a Bluffton-based cottage baker who’s been cooking up a storm and creating some seriously sexy breads….right out of her own kitchen. Jesse Blanco: Welcome back […]
Random Ruminations from the Food Scene January 2026
Running off at the keyboard thankful that the threat of icy weather is very unlikely to interfere with Restaurant Week this year. Hard to forget last year’s nightmare. *Which means […]
James Beard Awards Semi-Finalists Announced
One sure-fire way to know that awards season is beginning up is the list of nominations that begin to flood media pipelines. Thursday morning it was the Academy of Motion […]
Mondays with Maggie: Cooking at Home and a Great Salmon Dish on the Island
Maggie is hibernating this winter. As such, she’s been cooking up a storm at home. Breads from scratch, soups and more. She shares some of her favorites, plus her spot […]
Eat It and Like It VIP Ticket for HHI Seafood Festival
It’s not a stretch anymore to say that the Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival has become the best week of the year in food on Hilton Head Island. No question. […]