Where oysters come from

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Food, Lowcountry S.C./Charleston, Oysters | No Comments »

Went out on the Folly River on a cold Saturday a couple weeks ago, to hit the beds for some oysters.  We took our hammers, our crates.  The wind made the banks extra muddy. The oysters? Salty and perfect. We ...

Sounds of trains and soul music in Macon, GA

Monday, March 19th, 2007 Posted in Food, Travel | No Comments »

Excerpt from a piece I wrote for Charleston Magazine, published as part of the "On the Road" series... Maybe it doesn’t make much sense to drive all afternoon for a maraschino-red-tinted hot dog, just-seared on a flat-top grill and served with ...