A little Valentine poem:
You are my valentine; you bring me pleasure.
With all my love you could not measure,
So on this day I shall always treasure.
Happy Valentine’s for ever and ever.
Food & Drink
Loving the Daily Grind
“It’s a place you can come in and work, hang out with friends or just chill. That’s the space that we want to be,” Duncan said.
Cooking for the Season
RECIPES INCLUDED: Herbal Chai Tea, Protein Seed Crackers, Beet Hummus, Delicata Squash Chips, Creamy Cashew Butternut Squash Soup, Stuffed Acorn Squash, Warm Farro Salad, Raw Vegan Cacao Truffles
Restaurant Weeks Are Upon Us
Crowds will never be at a lower point any time during 2024 than they will be the final week of January and into early February. It’s the perfect time to take a ride to see downtown Savannah and enjoy some of the great eats that have been making national headlines for a few years now.
Eating Healthy in Coligny
Start your new year with a fresh, healthy start in Hilton Head’s downtown.
All Roads Lead to Cactus Street: Long-Time Friends Follow Their Restaurant Dreams
We tried to do a few things that were traditional, then a few things you couldn’t get somewhere else.
Jeff Wong and Patrick Nelson: Teamwork Keeps Good Times Flowing
Besides an innate ability to navigate a busy bar while each is pinballing between customers clamoring for drinks, there’s a mesh to their personalities that adds to the neighborhood bar feeling at Woody’s.
A World of Flavor: Take a Global Tour of an Expanding Culinary Destination on the North End
“It’s challenging to open a franchise in a small town,” Zhu said. “They usually go to big areas like Atlanta, Charlotte, or Orlando. I knew that, but I just wanted to give people these opportunities to try new flavors and expand a little bit.”
Everything Pumpkin
A dream collaboration: Recipes by Chef Lynn Michelle, Glassware, Plates and Serving Dishes can be found at Cassandra’s Kitchen, Pumpkin Chocolate Cake by Daniel Mendoza of D’flavor Custom Cakes
Oyster Festival Serves Community as Well as Environment
This year, the Island Recreation Association will host its popular Hilton Head Island Oyster Festival Nov. 10-11 at two venues.
E Tang: Hilton Head Island’s Hidden Gem
Oh yeah, then Mr. Chen brought out a whole fish, scored and fried and bathed in a fantastic garlic brown sauce.
Savannah Food Crawls With Jesse Blanco
And speaking of Christmas, this book would make an excellent Christmas gift for anyone you know who enjoys visiting Savannah or will be visiting Savannah sometime soon.
Skillets Turns 30: Join Us in Savoring Three Delicious Decades
Whether good days or bad, high times or low, we all just want to sit down to something delicious and comfortable with people we like.
Coming Back for Seconds: Rock N’ Ribs returns to fill your ears with rock and your belly with some of the best barbecue on earth.
And in the end, fun is what it’s all about. Well, that, and giving back.
Palmetto Bluff’s Buffalos: Scrumptious Summer Stampede
“Buffalos is such an important part of our community with arguably the best restaurant views in the Lowcountry, and we are excited to showcase the new and improved space to our residents, members, and the broader Bluffton community…there is a real buzz in the air.”
A Taste of Heritage: Bluffton’s Newest Destination Restaurant, Okan
He’s honoring others on his culinary journey by giving back, helping black-owned farms build programs to serve more restaurants, and working to establish his place in the Lowcountry.
Get Cooking With Le Cookery and Hilton Head Olive Oil & Balsamics
“…the business has also expanded into completely stocking kitchens for their clients. As a newly offered service, they go into a client’s kitchen, inventory the contents, make recommendations and supply the kitchen with tools—from pots and pans, to dinnerware, to glassware, to appliances, to placemats and more.”
Jesse Blanco: Proud MOMMA is Sprouting on the South End
Once upon a time, Kim was baking at home. Eventually she and her family moved into a space on Hilton Head’s north end where they were doing some sandwiches and catering.
Growing a Family Legacy: Hardee Greens
Hardee Greens Vertical Gardens aims to serve, strengthen, and sustain The Harsta Family of Hardee Greens; Chase, Roel, Logan, Eric and Jennifer In early 2020, people around the world were beginning...
Food Truck Heaven: You Have Arrived
If you find yourself hankering for always-delicious, sometimes-exotic comfort foods that just hit the spot, be sure to check out one of the many food truck vendors that call Hilton Head and our surrounding areas home.
A Lowcountry Night Out: Fashion Feature
As you gear up to see what’s new at all our old standbys, we figured we would throw together a vision board for you with some of the hottest fall fashions from our favorite local boutiques.
Editor’s Note: September 2023
We hope you enjoy all things culinary this month.
Margaret Crenshaw: Hilton Head Island’s Beloved ‘Foodie’ by Jesse Blanco
We moved here three months later and never looked back. At the time, the second pharmacy on the island was opening and they needed a pharmacist, so my dad had a job.
Big Jim’s at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
Here’s what people are saying: “Always Great Food! Surprisingly Good! Anytime we’ve come, the food has been excellent! Nice treat! Check out Big Jim’s.”
Hilton Head Wine & Spirits
“What’s Up, Bob?”
Liquid Assets
After building up unprecedented public interest, The Bank is finally open!
Life Is Too Short To Skip Dessert
The beauty of dessert is that it does not have to pretend to be healthy. It’s simply one way of adding a little sweetness to life.
Forrest Fire BBQ
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...
Daily Cafe + Market
Longtime Hilton Head Island residents bring the Daily Café and Market to life at Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina
Rockfish @Bomboras Bar: Family-owned destination upping its game once again
“I think we should start a family business,” said a young Taylor Whitehead, son of Rocky and Ginny Whitehead, owner/operators of Rockfish Seafood & Steaks at Bomboras on Hilton Head Island. It...
CQ’s Celebrates 50 Years: A tradition since 1973, iconic restaurant has grown up with us
When a restaurant is still creating exceptional dining experiences and wonderful guest memories 50 years after first opening its doors, you know they are doing something right. “Nothing lasts 50...
A Spring Soirée with Chef Lynn Michelle and Cassandra’s Kitchen
There are as many social occasions and parties in the spring as there are flowers blooming in the South. Easter, the RBC Heritage, school graduations and Mother’s Day are just a few reasons we...
The Real March Madness is at Coligny: It’s the first month of spring, and the party is heating up in Hilton Head’s downtown.
We can get out and mingle with friends and neighbors, listen to some great live music, toast a night out with a delicious meal and maybe get in a little retail therapy. And, as every year, we launch...
Diary of a Chicken Wing Judge
It has become something of an annual rite of spring around here—for me, anyway. There are a lot of people who obviously look forward to warmer temperatures. Many more look forward to anything green...
Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival
Practically any festival that has existed on Hilton Head Island for any decent length of time can trace its roots back to a small gathering of some well-intentioned locals hoping to raise some money...
Goodbye, Purple Cow
“I need you to go check the back of my car! See if there is any powdered sugar in there! If not, I need you to go to the grocery store as fast as you possibly can.” It’s just before 9 a.m. It’s like...
Goodbye Hangover, Hello Dry January: What happens when you ditch the booze for 31 days
Raise your hand if you woke up with a hangover on January 1. Surprise! You are not alone. According to a Twitter analysis via Brandwatch, New Year’s Day is the most hungover day of the year, and by an astonishing margin. What better than a pounding headache to inspire a behavior change?
Letting it Rise: Much like a mouthwatering pastry at the French Bakery, the key ingredient in everything is time.
You probably don’t even realize how much of your day is spent in a rush. Scheduled down to the minute, with appointments stacked on appointments, you aren’t even aware that somewhere in the back of...
Charlotte Hardwick: Leading the Way to Wellness
+ Easy, delicious recipes that pack a nutritional punch
Holiday recipes with Chef Lynn Michelle and Cassandra’s Kitchen
I like to cook. No, I love to cook. Generally, a trip to the grocery store is not on my top-10 list of favorite things to do, but if I know I’m going to prepare dinner for a group of family or...
The Quiz Business: Meet the masters of ceremonies behind some of the Lowcountry’s most exciting trivia nights
What boy band performed the famous Chili’s “Baby Back Ribs” jingle in a 2002 commercial? Who is the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdowns scored? What is the official language of the African nations...
Where There’s a Whippoorwill, There’s a Way
How Marissa Paykos and James Young turned a few acres into a new way of looking at farming.
Where in the World is Clayton Rollison?
The worker bees in the trenches will tell you that chefs come and go. The only constant in the food and beverage industry is change. You could be in the weeds with a best friend on Thursday night only to find out they took a job across the street on Saturday. The most fortunate restaurant owners will tell you their biggest secret is consistency with the staff. Make them happy whatever it takes.
Ready for Kickoff? Here’s Your Fall Food & Football Finder
We already know Hilton Head Island and the surrounding Lowcountry is where the masses migrate for good food and that everyday vacay feel. As the summer winds down, cooler breezes kick up, and...
Follow a Local to Mixx on Main
Expanded facility and new Sunday hours add more fun to the mix
Lowcountry Fish and Grits Music Festival
Music, food, and a good time for the binyas (natives) and comyas (non-natives)
Homegrown Grocery Store
I might just be posthumously a millennial, but there is an ingenuity to being seemingly industrious without actually doing anything. I believe my parents’ generation labeled it as being lazy, but...
Editor’s Note: September 2022
Dive Bars + Shrimp I am not a dive bar kind of gal. After over 40 years on this planet, this is one thing I know about myself. If I’m going to go out for a drink, I want to look at a gorgeous view...
Taking in a Dive along the Coast
When you think about all the games we played to pass the time as kids, it doesn’t take long at all to rattle off a list. Of course, this was long before the smartphone changed everything. Heck, I am even talking pre-cable TV and remote controls. Can you imagine our kids living through such a time?
Favorite recipes by: Chef Lynn Michelle
September Shrimp Baiting Season There is nothing finer than the simultaneous September full moon rise and sunset, the changing colors of the marsh grass for a Lowcountry fall, and shrimp baiting...