The Lexington outpost of the local Miyo’s restaurant chain is closing at the end of the month.

Troubled times and eviscerated 401(k)s call for dependably delicious meals to calm jittery nerves and nourish the frazzled soul. To paraphrase…

Craft brewing is an art form, or it should be. And the brewer, like any artist, begins with the impression they’re trying to make with the fin…

[Editor's Note: Many of this week's events are getting canceled or postponed due to fear of the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus, and Free Times…

Caramelized onions don’t photograph well. They become a pile, maybe closer to a blob, of goopy, opaque and browned strips. That being said, I …

When I was six or seven, maybe a little younger, I had my first conscious run-in with mushrooms. My family rented a farmhouse on the outskirts…

Allagash Brewing Company has been brewing in Portland, Maine, since 1995. The brewery is unusual in the craft beer world in that it specialize…

The North Carolina-based grocery store chain wasn’t able to test out this concept in its home state because all liquor stores are state-run there.

A Delaware-based brewpub chain announced a Columbia location in the BullStreet development on Thursday.

Many of Columbia’s most talked-about restaurants — and restaurant experiences — don’t come cheap, with dinner entrees often at or above $20. T…

Google “people eating out more often,” and a litany of results appear, detailing the decline of home cooking and how Americans are frequenting…

The internet age has changed the way we think about food. A fine and tasty plate is now not only accessible through going to a restaurant or f…

It’s got air hockey and a pool table on the premises, but the most popular form of, er, exercise at Columbia’s sign-less and semi-secret Rocka…

The ownership group behind Lexington’s O’Hara’s Public House is bringing a nighttime dessert bar to the city’s Main Street.

Bierkeller Columbia announces spring biergartens, expanded production

Words can’t describe how I feel now about missing out on Mr. Bunky’s all the years I’ve lived in Columbia. 

Last week, I ducked into the Vino Garage for the first time since it reopened last fall, and was instantly reminded of how much I had missed i…

In 2011, Brandi Beaulieu turned 21 and flocked to Flying Saucer Draught Emporium.

Sean Powers graduated from the University of South Carolina last May and expected to leave Columbia. He says he had job offers on the table fr…

Popular vegan food truck A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen is set to hold a grand re-opening for its restaurant in on Wednesday. 

Michelle Wang plans to re-open her Vista restaurant M Grille in April.

On Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative renewed 25 percent tariffs on certain European wines, a mild victory for local…

Way before food trucks were a thing, there were taco trucks. While the food truck boom helped push a lot of new chefs to the forefront during …

I was mortified. I had driven all the way out to Sam’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Lexington to fill my growler, a cool little flip-top number wi…

As the city’s beer scene grows, so too does the demand for places beyond breweries to buy and enjoy tasty suds.

It’s a Saturday afternoon, and the brewery taproom is overrun. There’s a huge, disorganized line pressing into your back as you stare down a d…

Whether it’s a bike ride with pub stops or practicing sun salutations while sipping a pint, local breweries really shine when they think beyon…

Just under two weeks after announcing a pivot away from regular meal service to focus exclusively on special events, Columbia chef Scott Hall …

Co-owned by Sally Wu and executive chef Levi Whitlock, Palate combines Asian and Southern leanings, with a heavy focus on seafood. Given Wu’s experience as the owner of three-strong local chain Fresh Poke, the mixture makes sense. Wu also points out that there is a little Spanish and Jamaican influence, as well.

As anticipated beer releases go, none loom larger than Bell’s Hopslam. The fresh-hop double IPA arrives in January/February each year to relia…

One thing this area has classically lacked is a good dinner theater. Particularly popular during the ’70s and early-’80s, dinner theaters not …

Private Property is a somewhat upscale lunch and dinner spot in Lexington, located in a space that more closely resembles a country club than …

Presented by KW Beverage, the Columbia Craft Beer Week brings tap takeovers and and many more beer-centric events to the area. What’s really e…

Former Vista dance club The Woody is readying for its re-opening on Columbia's growing Main Street. 

A lot has changed at the University of South Carolina in the past ten years. The Russell House, once a dark and dreary Student Union, now look…

Sarah Simmons and Aaron Hoskins were in the kind of dispute only chefs could quibble over — chicken or no chicken? 

Valentine’s Day is on a Friday this year, which means people are more likely to go all out. To facilitate the fun, a lot of Columbia restauran…

There’s something about a blue drink that speaks to the child within all of us, and Bourbon’s Blue Hawaiian Slushie — on offer for the bar’s annual Tiki Week(s) through Feb. 9 — is the perfect choice for those looking to stop and feel childlike for a brief happy hour.

Columbia’s Bone-In Barbeque restaurant, an early cog in the city’s BullStreet development, is ending regular meal service. Instead, it's becom…

The Columbia outpost of the health food grocer Earth Fare will close, along with all other locations, per a Monday press release from the company.

When Stephanie Bridgers closed Rosewood's Local Buzz coffee shop in September, she didn’t think the business was in her future any longer.

This is the kind of release that can only be pulled off by breweries known for high quality and stalwart consistency above all else.