NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:09:03 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu rec.food.restaurants:53623 Birgator wrote: > > My son and his wife just arrived for a visit in Charleston, SC, and want to > go out for her birthday on Monday. I know from nothing, except I make a mean > shrimp and grits myself, and would appreciate any suggestions. Fine dining, > no shrimp and grits, prefer French, should be wonderful -- he is a chef but > has no contacts here. No Zagat in this area ... and locals are not much > help. I checked the Post and found Beaumont, Brett's and Mistral that all > sounded interesting. Any help appreciated! The Peninsula Grill at the Planter's Inn is just fabulous. http://www.plantersinn.com/peninsula/home.html We had one of our best meals ever there. Sharon
Charleston, SC
Fine Dinding in Charleston SC
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:36:16 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu rec.food.restaurants:53631 Thanks for the hints on where to eat in Charleston -- duly noted, archived and will definitely try out your recommendations. In the meantime, son and wife ended up at Brett's, Maybank Highway on the way to James Island and Folly Beach. Add that one to your list: They glowed when they got home, and ranked it with the best restaurants ever. Perfect service, fantastic food, not outrageously expensive, generous portions, and they're taking me there for my birthday. They mumbled happily about carpaccio with truffle oil, tuna tartare, beef tartare, foie gras, creme brulee, intelligent salads ... I don't think they ever got out of the appetizers! Regards, Birgitta
Greetings Birgitta Charleston has some very fine, fine dining. We had great meals at the Charleston Place Grill and Louis's. But.... I'd much rather throw on my oldest set of clothes, and head south to James Island and seek out either Bowen's Island for roasted marsh oysters by the shovelful or Mr. Bakhman's Fish Market for white shrimp - the top of that day's catch - steamed and served in the rough. You can get fine french dining in any major city, probably at a higher level than Charleston, but you won't fine fresher shrimp than those from Mr. Backman nor as complete a dining adventure as found in an oyster roastin' shack on Bowen's Island. Both happen to be shown, complete with pics, in the "To Charleston For Oysters" section of www.HollyEats.Com. Holly Moore http://www.HollyEats.Com