Mondays with Maggie: Good Chili/Bad Chili and Great Gameday Deals
Fresh off his judging of the Hilton Head Island Chili Cookoff, Jesse has a few words about bad chili. Jesse and Maggie discuss some great game day deals on the […]
Savannah’s Newest Cocktail Bar: The Hot Eye -now open
Beneath the landmark Municipal Grand hotel, a new chapter in Savannah’s cocktail story unfolds. The Hot Eye opened this weekend. An intimate, late-night bar accessed through a discreet laneway entrance and a […]
Savannah Restaurant Week 2026: Hostess City Eats!
Given the fact that we’ve been tossing around some of these ideas for a few years, it is more than understandable that we are a little excited to finally share […]
How do Restaurants Handle High Food Costs?
Eating out is more expensive than it has been in a very long time. We’d all agree on that. How do chefs and owners juggle their costs while also trying […]
Pomodori’s Amanda Cifaldi: Work Life Balance
Amanda Cifaldi and her family have not only been on Hilton Head Island since the 1970s, but she is also the engine behind two of the island’s most popular restaurants, […]
Random Ruminations from the food scene: October 2025
I’m sure there are a lot of you who can hardly believe it, but the lonnggggggg anticipated opening of The Darling Oyster Bar in Savannah appears to be on final […]
Changes Ahead for Savannah’s 208 Wine Bar: Cocktails
In the 4 years since Christina Pirovitz-Williams opened her wine bar on Bay Street in Downtown Savannah, it has become a staple for locals. That’s hard to say these days […]
100 Things to do in the SC Lowcountry Before you Die
Jesse Blanco We have the pleasure of being joined by Cele and Lynn Seldon. They are a couple of authors here in the South Carolina and South Carolina Lowcountry and […]
Savannah Food Fest Season 2025: Your Fall Lineup
Oktoberfest – Various locations through October 18th There is a ton of Oktoberfest-related ballyhoo going on in the area. So much so, it got its own write up. See all […]
Mondays with Maggie: Shrimp Fest Recap and a Fabulous Espresso Martini
Jesse and Maggie discuss his experience at Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival, plus an outstanding espresso martini. Maggie shares some boiled peanut tips, plus a spot for good fried shrimp. […]