We started our Saturday with lunch at one of my favorite restuarants, The Mustard Seed. After 3 baskets of the BEST foccacia bread, we ate lunch. Since this baby LOVES fresh stuff I traded the risotto that I normally order for gazpacho and a salad. Brett got a gourmet pizza with corn and tomatoes and much more, Ryan and Natalie decided on pasta dishes.
After lunch we went to Boone Hall Farms for fresh tomatoes, blueberries, blackberries and boiled peanuts, then we headed to Marble Slab Creamery for dessert. After all that food, Brett and I neded a short nap. When we woke we went to eat dinner at The Wreck of Richard and Charlene, a true "hidden" dive. I had the BEST fried green tomatoes. They were barely seasoned, lightly battered and not accompanied by any fancy sauces or garnishes like the ones in the downtown restaurants and they were perfect! Those tomatoes were followed by perfect fried seafood! This restaurant is truly " a wreck", an old shabby building that you will never find unless you are with a local but it has a line out teh door even in the rain and it was wonderful!
After dinner, we saw a movie and then it was time for more dessert. This time we headed to Fonduely Yours. Melted chocolate, need I say more? A walk on Stith Street Bridge ended our evening.
Our Sunday morning, we went to a charming little restaurant on the Isle of Palms called The Sea Biscuit (once again a line out the door). Omelets and french toast were the order of the day! Yummo.
Then we headed home. I truly believe that several times a year one needs to journey to Charlston to EAT! You will never be able to visit all of the amazing restaurants this city has to offer. Visiting this weekend, reminded me that my heart still belongs to Charleston. I hope one day that God will send us back!
2 comments:
I wish God would decide that the time is now. Then ya'll could be the locals that take us to all the dives!
You look great in that pic!
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