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Bring back the days when a duck was a duck. And lamb was a sheep and not a sheep in wolves' clothing. Now, as an avid food-label reader, I am learning that less is best!

At Leon's Oyster Shop, the oysters shine, but the fried chicken does, too

Tourist food = bland and boring? Not so at these all-star restaurants in Williamsburg, Virginia. Foodies: if you've been having the itch to travel, here's where you should go and what you should order

UPDATED WITH TOP 10! A sweet (and sour and spicy...) local surprise on Bon Appetit's 50 nominees for Best New Restaurant 2013. Plus, we'll tell you where your next foodie vacation needs to be...

Last week The Alley hosted a Stone Brewing Beer Dinner. Here's what I thought of Chef Courtney Tomer's cuisine, plus what I learned about the Columbus Street spot

The start of summer is here! I've got good-looking gear for this weekend's activities, plus some cool stories on local brands

After a Saturday night full of food (I'm talking vats of oysters and an open-faced pig roast) and dancing, we scouted out two of the highlights of SEWE weekend: those swooping birds and diving dogs

The Daily Beast just ranked Charleston the #4 Drunkest City in America (ahead of New Orleans AND Vegas, mind you). What do you think? Shall we sober up or belly up and have another?

The holidays mean different things to different folks—gifting, eating, drinking, laughing. For me, more than anything, they're a time I'm beautifully obligated to be with the family that made me.. me

Cured bacon mini BLTs, oysters with spinach, asiago cheese, brandy, and garlic, chicken pot pie... I've got the rundown on Stars (after giving them the requisite time to open up and settle in)

(Hint: It's right up the road.) For four years running, Asheville's earned top nods for its hometown brews. I've got a list of where to go and what to drink

Need a REAL scare this season? Here are the nightmare customers who plop down at our tables, storm our hostess stands, and generally leave us horrified (or in rare cases, victorious!)

The life and works of Edgar Allen Poe at the Dock Street? I mean really... is there more haunting a trio than Charleston, Halloween, and this dark and brooding writer? Here's a sneak peek

Don't bet on football, frat tats are sad, seniors are older not wiser, the world doesn't care if you fail out—here's my (free!) advice for incoming CofC and Citadel students this week

Did I walk into another era? Or perhaps the set of a romantic film? Nope. It was the Eco Bridal Book and Film Release Gala

Because you never really know someone until you know what's on their bedside table... reading wise, that is

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