We stocked up on classic SC traditions this issue - from Spartanburg's Beacon Drive-In and Chef Robert Carter's (locally grown ingredients only) Lowcountry Bowtie Pasta to the historic Colleton County Rice Festival and one of the South's best "soggy" recipes - The Chicken Bog.

 

Jackie Hite of Jackie Hite's BBQ in Batesburg-Leesville

Restaurants Well Worth the Trip

In South Carolina, our restaurants are about a lot more than just serving the best barbecue, fresh seafood, steaks, burgers and down-home cooking in the nation - and, yes, we can back up that claim. Palmetto State eateries are also unique destinations that make eating out a culinary adventure always well worth the trip.

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Chicken Bog

Some say the use of the word "bog" to describe this dish refers to the "sogginess" or "bogginess" of the swamp bogs of the Lowcountry. Others say the name comes from the fact that pieces of chicken are "bogged" down in rice. Whatever the origin - chicken and rice never tasted so good.

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Carolina Food Pros

With a mission to promote South Carolina's artisan growers and producers and to preserve South Carolina's rich culinary heritage, Carolina Food Pros offers specialty food items, unusual gift boxes and unique food tours of historic Charleston.

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Chef Robert Carter's Lowcountry Pasta

Chef Carter, executive chef of Peninsula Grill in Charleston, calls his recipe "Lowcountry Bowtie Pasta" because everything in it is grown locally - lima beans, black-eyed peas, sweet corn, okra, tomatoes and "the ever popular, yum, blue crab meat."

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Colleton County Rice Festival
April 25-27

Since it first arrived in 1685, "Carolina Gold" or "King Rice" helped create enormous wealth for the Lowcountry. The Colleton County Rice Festival celebrates the rice growing heritage of Colleton County with three fun-filled days of family activities in the warm SC spring sun.

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The Beacon

Since 1946, it's been a Southern tradition to eat at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, SC. This famous Southern landmark is home to the world-famous Beacon Iced Tea (they sell more tea than any other single restaurant in the US), Chili Cheese A-Plenty, Sliced Pork-A-Plenty, Onion Rings and The Pig's Dinner. It's a SC don't miss.

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Chef Brett McKee
Owner & Executive Chef
Oak Steakhouse

One of the five finalists for Chef magazine's "Chef of the Year," Chef Brett McKee is credited for inspiring the popularity of steakhouses in Charleston. Immediately after Chef McKee opened Oak Steakhouse, a New York-style Italian steakhouse, in 2005 the restaurant was named 'Best New Restaurant' by the Charleston City Paper and received national acclaim.

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Make Your Own She Crab!

Now you can create your own SC she-crab, pick a fun place for her to hang out, select fabulous fashions, including St. Patrick’s Day accessories, and share your she-crab creation with a friend.

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