Social media influencers arrived as fast as social media came online, attracting attention to restaurants, businesses and products with pretty pictures and pithy phrases.
The thick noodles come topped with a heap of pungent sauce consisting of ground pork with aromatic red chilis and green onions, alongside finely cut red bell peppers, and serves as ample coating for the entire dish.
Jarritos come in a variety of fruity flavors, from the pedestrian lemon, lime and strawberry, to the more tropical tamarind, guava and pineapple.
The Family Fresh Mex food truck was in operation for more than six years before its owners were ready to open a brick-and-mortar location.
Columbia restaurant and bar owners were largely pleased with the news that Gov. Henry McMaster’s 11 p.m. alcohol curfew will be waved starting…
At 38, Richard Pellerano left his business career for a vocational baking and pastry program at the Robert Morgan Educational Center in Miami.…
The leafy, tannic flavors from the double-steeped Orange Pekoe black tea layer in perfectly, keeping the sweetened condensed milk from overwhelming the beverage, and leaving behind a smooth aftertaste that will keep you going back for frequent quick sips.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
Cocos and Beer's El Molcajete is a titanic feast that can fill an entire serving plate with plenty left over.
In neighboring Cayce and West Columbia, the latter of which is home to the almost finished Savage Craft Ale Works, the promise of something bi…
In less than a year, a convenience store owner became a budding restaurateur.
David Grillo wouldn't be opening his own restaurant without Eddie Van Halen.
Cayce’s Piecewise Coffee is expanding into an adjacent space that will almost double its indoor seating.
The gin-based drink is served neatly in a coupe glass and has a strong complexity, pairing its base spirit with two liqueurs, mole bitters, lemon and a saline solution.
Minutes after 5:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday of February, Shaun Piggott was brewing.
The Midlands' beer scene continues to soldier on through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
$2.75. 2701-B Rosewood Dr. facebook.com/CrustBakehouse.
Your favorite brewery will release new beers this spring. We have the details.
Sometimes ground beef is not enough in a burger. The leaner meat of the majestic, thick coated, bearded beasts who once roamed the Great Plains and grunt rather than moo is simply far tastier.
The Grand Strand West Coast IPA is one of those simple solid beers that hints that there’s likely other great things going on in the brewery's tanks.
When Bill White decided to close the Vista dive bar Uncle Louie’s in April of last year, it was obvious he made the right decision.
It’s been roughly two weeks since Andy Shlon died. But his iconic Andy's Deli in Five Points is still running with his son in charge.
Bourbon head bartender Kat Hunter has won the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Restaurant Bartender of the Year award.
We tackle some of the best snacks that 88 Oriental Market specifically has to offer and also touch on some specific Lunar New Year snacks that the store has in stock.
“We are trying everything we can think of to remain open and could use your support,” the bar posted last month, listing its specials.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
The long-awaited Hideout in Weco, a new space from Laurent Prescelti of the downtown cafe Crepes et Croissants, opened on State Street on Jan. 13.
Most weekends, Joshua “Chef” Andino can be spotted near the Five Points College Mart until the wee hours of the night as he slings chicken keb…
Most weekends, Joshua “Chef” Andino can be spotted near the Five Points College Mart until the wee hours of the night as he slings chicken keb…
Less than a month after relocating his Bubba’s Biscuit restaurant to Lexington, owner Arif Rizvi's rebooted business was smacked by the pandemic.
The noodles are cooked to just the right tooth and comes uber creamy, practically enrobed in a silky smooth and sweet peanut butter sauce.
Owner and roaster Beach Loveland describes it as a light-medium coffee. The bean is one his favorites, and he said he currently leans to such naturally processed varieties.
Doug Ames was once a minor league baseball player, a left-handed pitcher, drafted in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Jan. 6, pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, damaging the building and clashing with local police, resulting in the death of four ri…
$7 for a 32 oz. tea. 504 Gervais St. facebook.com/vista.nutritionSC.
Kairos Mediterranean, a South Carolina-based micro chain that started in Mount Pleasant four years ago, is a welcome addition to the build-a-bowl scene.
There’s something special, almost heroic, about walking into your home with a literal box of food, filled to the brim with cartons of takeout from Egg Roll Chen.
Andy Shlon, the eponymous owner and face behind the register at Five Point’s 42-year-old Andy’s Deli, died on Thursday, his nephew and former …
The menu includes a bevvy of chicken options, as the name suggests. The Darkos are slinging sautéed chicken gizzards, chicken soup, chicken and waffles, rotisserie-style whole chickens and plenty more.
Kairos Mediterranean, a South Carolina-based micro chain that started in Mount Pleasant four years ago, is a welcome addition to the build-a-bowl scene.
At $5 a crowler (the equivalent of paying $11.25 for a six-pack), it won’t break the bank if you’re ready to level up from Blue Moon.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, even the most lauded professionals in the local restaurant community have felt the impact.
The tacos are hits almost everywhere they’re sold, including those in Columbia that have started to offer it.
The South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association’s annual Restaurant Week is here and it’s packed with deals at local restaurants for alm…
This week’s bite features the truck’s signature burger, the Chubby. It features melted havarti atop two patties with a subtle cabernet ketchup and sweet bacon-onion jam.
It takes a lot to stand out on the crowded Asheville beer scene. But having only recently celebrated its one-year anniversary and now pushing into out-of-state distribution, it seems that DSSOLVR is doing something right.
2020 was like a persistent haze. Days and weeks and months went by with seemingly little change in our lives.
When owner Billy Rentz was given notice that his lease wouldn’t be renewed, it only took a day for him to find his new location.
Handrolls (Temaki) are basically raw fish presented ice cream style, with raw fish brimming out of a crispy nori cone.
When The War Mouth put out a late November social media post urging customers to support them or they would potentially close, the support cam…
Wine and beer are associated with two dramatically different worlds, the former associated with fine dining, the latter with saddling up casua…
Some say the federal government’s $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill could provide a bridge for the hospitality industry to persevere through t…
If there’s ever been a time to truly toast the upcoming new year, it is now. This time last year, we were starry-eyed with hopes for a new decade, and by the end of it, we all just need a drink.