November/December 2012 A multitude of traditional Greek dishes are served at Easter, while the Christmas and New Year’s holiday cuisine focuses primarily on baking. Christopsomo –Christ’s Bread – is a customary bread consumed either on Christmas Eve or during Christmas day lunch. In addition, several forms of traditional Christmas cookies fill the homes of Greek families … [Read more...]
Cuoco Pazzo – Mount Pleasant, SC – Chef Davide Davino
Some of us don’t have the money to travel to Europe. Fortunately, Chef Davide Davino, owner and chef at Cuoco Pazzo, brings the mood of Italy to our own Mount Pleasant. His flair for creating an authentic Italian experience shines through not only in the food but also in the hospitality. “I’m originally from Naples,” said Davino, “and I’ve been in East Cooper now for about … [Read more...]
Love is in the Air: I Smell Chocolate
Christophe Artisan Chocolatier-Pâtissier, I'ON, Mount Pleasant, SC The bell ting-a-lings as you walk into the magically aromatic shop called Christophe Artisan Chocolatier-Pâtissier. Nestled in the village of I’On in Mount Pleasant, the boutique is dedicated to the creation of delectable chocolates and pastries. This is a love story. Christophe Paume fell in love with … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant – Shem Creek – Lowcountry – Charleston – Seafood – vendors
One of the luxuries of living on the coast is that you have access to an abundance of local seafood. We Southerners are passionate about our food, and having fresh ingredients at our fingertips is just one of the advantages of residing in the Lowcountry. It should come as no surprise that seafood abounds on the menus of most Mount Pleasant restaurants. In many cases, the … [Read more...]
A Taste of Mount Pleasant: Lowcountry Sauces and Spices
Crazy about seafood and enamored with the place they both have always called home, John and Mary Caroline Rhea decided in 2008 to merge their passions by creating a cocktail sauce that would capture the essence of their native Mount Pleasant and, as they like to put it, “give seafood the respect it deserves.” Today their young but growing company, Charleston Original Sauces, … [Read more...]
Going to Market: Mount Pleasant Farmers’ Market
The atmosphere is festive, a cross between a country marketplace, a state fair and a small-town carnival, complete with funnel cakes, the peanut man and the come-hither aroma emanating from the Kettle Korn machine. Zeus, with its Greek gyros, the French crepe stand and Rio’s raviolis, officially Rio Bertolini’s Fresh Pasta Co., add an international element to the Mount Pleasant … [Read more...]