by Jesse Blanco | Sep 29, 2023 | Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Humor, October 2023
A funny thing happened on the way to the bookstore… If you are keeping score at home (and I realize only a few of you are), then you probably know I wrote a book in 2022—my first of what I hope will be many. I’ve since written a second book, and there is a third...
by Jesse Blanco | Aug 30, 2023 | Food & Drink, September 2023
Eat It and Like It’s Jesse Blanco and Sprout Momma owner Kim Tavino. From Kim Tavino’s seat, the outlook is rosy. It’s easy to see the world through rose colored glasses when you’ve got a full house midday and a massive kitchen and baking operation in the back that...
by Jesse Blanco | Jul 30, 2023 | August 2023, Food & Drink
Of all the people I know and have spoken to about food on Hilton Head Island, Margaret Crenshaw makes navigating the food scene easy. Any chat with her is an encyclopedia of knowledge. I think she keeps all menus filed away in her head sorted by categories and...
by Jesse Blanco | Jun 27, 2023 | Food & Drink, July 2023
Jesse and Bob Prust meet for a catch-up lunch at Forrest Fire BBQ in Coligny Plaza. Life comes at you quickly sometimes. The next thing you know, it’s been two years plus since you sat down for lunch with an old pal. He may have recently retired, but I’m more than...
by Jesse Blanco | May 31, 2023 | Food & Drink, June 2023, Town of Hilton Head
Scott Forrest Bodkin, the pitmaster in residence at Forrest Fire BBQ. In December of 2021, I got an invite to come try some food. The location wasn’t a secret, but the nature of the food kinda/sorta was. I wasn’t given too many details. There were no secret knocks or...