Sugar Daddy’s Wine & Food Bar I’ve been into this downtown newcomer a half dozen times, scoring a delicious small plate and glass of wine as an appetizer before heading […]
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Random bites: Cafe Zeum, Isaac’s on Drayton
Cafe Zeum This elegant little cafe perched overlooking the impressive lobby of the Jepson Center for the Arts is decidedly the place to people watch. Judges, lawyers, community leaders – […]
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Good, inexpensive Pinots
What a crazy spring… There seems to have been an unending line of wine makers and winery owners doing their annual East Coast sales swing. Add to that the usual […]
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Thriving in a green world
The Whitemarsh Island carry-out cafe Thrive has recently become the first-ever certified green restaurant in Savannah, as certified by The Green Restaurant Association. “When we opened the restaurant we had […]
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Random bites: Cilantro’s, McDonald’s hoopla
Cilantro’s Mexican Cantina and Grill This new location of an old favorite has taken a definite step up in new digs located on Bay Street between Ruth’s Chris Steak House […]
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Moa better beers
Many exotic critters are native to the Down Under nations of Australia and New Zealand. These animal oddities — koala bears, kangaroos, penguins — crop up on wine labels to […]
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Seductive Saracina
The label “Saracina” may not be a household name, but if I mention “Fetzer,” most wine drinkers would recognize the name. But the Fetzer family, particularly former CEO John Fetzer, […]
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Random bites: Bayou Cafe, Mirage, Cilantro’s
Bayou Cafe I have high expectations when I see Cajun food on a menu,. After all, it’s a cuisine built around integrity, tradition and freshness. That’s not what I found […]
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Kao and a schizophrenic Foodie!
Kao Thai Cuisine The best sweet and sour chicken I ever tasted was prepared at a Szechuan Chinese joint in, of all places, New Orleans. Since then, I’ve looked long […]
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Learning to like LIOCO
Among the new class of wine makers are upstarts who eschew the expense of vineyards, fancy tasting facilities and big payrolls. Instead, these newcomers settle into readily available warehouses and […]
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Random bites: Rancho Alegre’s new location
Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant This little southside restaurant has been, without question, one of my favorite destinations for great value and excellent food. Now, a second, larger and squeaky clean […]
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Release the kraken!
Yeah, you’ve got more to do on St. Patrick’s Day than read my column. But hey, you might be reading this while you wait for the parade to begin. That […]