Special Report
Summerville's annual Sweet Tea Festival, which celebrates the town as the birthplace of the popular iced Southern beverage, is back this year with a weeklong street fair, food trucks, arts vendors and live entertainment.
Jack's Cosmic Dogs, a galactic-themed hot dog vendor in Mount Pleasant, recently received an accolade that put it on top of Los Angeles' famous Pink's.
The 10th annual Charleston Beer Festival was set to feature more than 30 breweries, from Maine to California, in the fall at Riverfront Park.
The event is being hosted in partnership with locally owned King Street bookstore Blue Bicycle Books.
Bottomless pours of wine, beer and cider await at this summer's Charleston wine festival. Plan for a designated driver or ride share to be safe.
Charleston street food vendors claim King Street is less safe at night after a new city ordinance went into effect banning sales past 1:30 a.m.
Now there's a downtown outpost exclusively slinging the stuff daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Brown, who serves as both comedian and chef, is known for hosting live culinary variety shows across the country, from his "Edible Inevitable" tour to "Eat Your Science," which made it to Broadway.
Busy Philipps, an actress known for her roles on "Freaks and Geeks," "Dawson's Creek" and "ER," made a petition out to Charleston residents on Twitter in search of a bear-shaped cake pan for her daughter's birthday.
Both federally and in South Carolina, Hardscoop was considered a distillery and operated as such. Now, it's also a winery.
Here are eight food-and-beverage-centric Father's Day gift ideas, all made in Charleston.
Just after culinary historian and chef Dan Kohler wrote an editorial in The Washington Post recounting how the Cooking Channel wouldn’t allow him to reference slavery on his cooking show, a series detailing the history and food traditions of Juneteenth is being produced by the Food Network.
Two prominent chefs with ties to South Carolina delivered historical Lowcountry cooking to the sets of streaming programs that aired in May.
If you can't snag your preferred table or would rather pick up a to-go option, here are some samplings for treating mom.
From a flight to a sushi roll, here are six showstopping Lowcountry takes on a traditional ice cream cone.
April is here, which means in South Carolina, we're entering soft-shell crab season.
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, The Post and Courier sought out three bartenders at local Irish pubs to share their favorite drink recipes.
Most people like their hot dogs with ketchup and mustard. Some like them with headlights and tires.
More dessert food trucks are popping up in response to the increase in demand from neighborhood associations for food truck gatherings to satiate its quarantined residents while large events and festivals are off the table.
As the legal battle for cannabis in South Carolina wages on, one strain of THC has state approval and can now be found in a vending machine at Fatty's Beer Works.
Cigar connoisseurs typically snub infusions, often critiqued for being sickeningly saccharine, but two retired schoolteachers from Goose Creek have convinced a growing fan base to try some palatable local flavors.
Country music star Miranda Lambert attended a gospel brunch at Halls Chophouse and ordered a spiced vanilla latte and avocado toast at Harken Cafe on Queen Street while she was in Charleston this week.
Downtown bars and nightclubs on Thursday night hastily adjusted their operations in response to rumors that a network news program film crew was in town to capture crowds gathering at nightlife establishments despite reports that South Carolina is home to a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus.
Brunch is not only a favorite weekend activity of the Lowcountry social set and a mimosa-infused remedy for the hungover but also a staple for restaurants that rely on the service to pull in the best profits of the week.
The Charleston food and beverage scene is struggling still, and some gift purchases from their shops during the holiday season are certainly welcome, maybe this year more than ever before.
DMX was also spotted at the Pineapple Fountain this weekend.
As turkey farmers across the country fear they've bred too many large birds for a season expected to feature more intimate gatherings, local catering companies have struggled to guesstimate how much food will be needed for upcoming parties.
A celebrity dog trainer will make an appearance on Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family" Wednesday as he learns how to cook chili for Charleston Animal Society's 20th annual chili cook-off.
Handcraft Kitchen and Cocktails in Mount Pleasant will again toast the season with festive cocktails and over-the-top holiday decor.
For those riding the hard seltzer trend, let us not forget its bubbly and tangy predecessor, ideal for the gluten-intolerant and tart-partial.
When Caroline Smith-Adams, 15-year bar manager at Voodoo Tiki Bar in West Ashley, died suddenly in September, the owners knew that a concept they had been formulating would take on her spirit.
A year and a half after an overnight fire shuttered a popular Park Circle pub, it's back with a fitting coronavirus-era addition.
Chef, best-selling author and PBS host Vivian Howard will be in Charleston this month for a drive-thru book signing at Tradesman Brewing, presented by Blue Bicycle Books.
For some local vendors used to serving up specialized treats at sporting events, football season is another reminder of the pandemic's losses.
Fall is here, and so are seasonal attractions at farms across the state — but with coronavirus safety protocols intact.
Initially, the Charleston Brewery District operation was slated to open early this year.
A rainbow of tents and fresh, seasonal vegetables returned Saturday morning to Marion Square for the first time this year but without the usual accompanying jump castles, food trucks and live music.
A 228-year-old periodical that predicts the weather, examines the stars and sprouts gardening tips also prints household recipes, and a Charleston cook has made her way into its planned pages for 2021.
A College of Charleston student majoring in early childhood education didn't expect to start a business this summer involving a beverage she legally can't partake in and organic soy wax from the Midwest.
The Charleston Farmers Market, which typically runs from April through November in Marion Square, remains closed. But many vendors who rely on sales from the market say it's time to reopen.
Caroline Smith-Adams, bar manager at Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge in Avondale, died Tuesday night at age 40.
Lenny Piccirillo, the longtime A.C.'s Bar and Grill bouncer and bartender who was known for his friendly ways and a post-shift drink of whole milk on the rocks, died on Wednesday. He was 59.
A Gullah-Geechee chef from Charleston is back with the third season of her Food Network show "Delicious Miss Brown."
The Charleston Wine + Food Festival, typically held in March each year, will not take place in 2021 due to coronavirus concerns.
In the midst of festival season, the coronavirus has waylaid many plans for fun summer experiences.
As the coronavirus pandemic entered its second full month in South Carolina, our drinks columnist tagged along peddling alcoholic ice pops to the suburbs.
"Pants are more uncomfortable than masks, and you don't throw a fit when we ask you to wear those," said one bartender.
Commonhouse Aleworks in Park Circle joins a growing list of breweries that will make the "open-source" beer.
"I think a lot of people are kind of scared about what to say, or people don't know what they can say," said one beer/social media expert.
Yes, they've got a stand. And whistles.
