The Florence may have closed its doors in Savannah a while ago, but that doesn’t mean Celebrity Chef Hugh Acheson‘s cooking in your own home. Hugh just released a book called “How to Cook” that offers 100 easily-crafted recipes. Even if you’ve never cooked a dish in your life, Hugh lays out 25 basic building […]
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It’s not very often that a 3 year old restaurant’s closing makes headlines. Depending on what you read or believe more than half of all restaurants shut down within that same three year period. It was supposed to be different in Savannah with The Florence. Owner Hugh Acheson and Executive Chef Kyle Jacovino were seen
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Well that sucks. Just about 3 years ago it was considered the biggest thing to happen to Savannah’s restaurant scene since Paula Deen put the city on the national map. Now, Hugh Acheson’s The Florence will end its run on Victory Drive in the heart of the city on June 25th. The news made official
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Sometimes June of 2014 feels like it was 30 years ago. Yet that is the moment in time I point to when I am asked (which is frequently) ‘where did all of this come from?’ The moment on the calendar I’m referring to was the same month that Savannah’s food scene began its journey toward
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I’ve met all kinds of people in my time as a food writer and more times than not, you can put them into a handful of categories. There’s the guy that cracked his 401K to retire and open a restaurant because he likes to cook. There’s the guy that shows up to work on time
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If you didn’t know who he was, frankly, you wouldn’t mistake him for any sort of bigger than life figure. He walks around with a book bag of sorts. Not a whole lot in there except a notebook and a Macbook. He is an incredibly accomplished chef, but doesn’t do much cooking anymore. He’s a
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A couple of months ago, I shared with you the fact that one of downtown Savannah’s most popular spots for breakfast and lunch was approaching a point where they were going to be opening for dinner. It was a natural progression. The space is beautiful, the reception from the community outstanding and the amount of
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Eat It and Like It’s “Italian” episode was actually formulated three years ago as a “Noodles” episode. The original plan was to feature different places in the Savannah area that did different things, essentially, with pasta. Italian food, Thai food, Chinese food immediately come to mind. It was back when our budget was non-existent. For
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I am not a morning person. Ask those closest to me. Funny, of course…Charming, like the Prince…a morning person, not a chance. I need a solid hour to myself and a good ole cup’a’joe (locally roasted Nigerian blend, perhaps a triple latte) to blossom into my afternoon self. Luckily, if I’ve run out at home,
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It was a great summer on Savannah’s food scene. We had new restaurants open, got news of still others planning to open and still other rumors of plans being made of plans to make plans to open. You get the drift. The restaurant scene has been active in the news cycle. Some of those places
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