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Grand Opening of MidiCi Mount Pleasant: Free Margheritas for Everyone

This past week/weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a Yelp Event at MidiCi Mount Pleasant and then subsequently their grand opening. MidiCi is not your average pizza place. When you walk in, you are greeted with the ambiance of a high end restaurant. There is mood lighting, a live tree, plenty of seating, and bathrooms that basically look like a spa. To match the high end ambiance, they also have high quality food.

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My 7 Favorite Shows on Food Network Right Now

I have mentioned my dad and my grandma as important influences on my love of food, but there is a third player in the mix that I have yet to highlight: Food Network. Growing up, I remember sitting way too close to the TV (mostly because I had terrible eyesight and no one seemed to realize) and watching Iron Chef America, Mario Batali, and Emeril. I was always jealous of the people who got to taste the food and I still hold that jealousy to this day. I still watch Food Network religiously, but now I watch it for a different purpose. My subconscious thought is that if I watch enough of it, I can find out how to get myself on there. Consciously, I just love the drama of the shows that are on nowadays (looking at you, Chopped).

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Opening of 1Kept Charleston: I Met Andrew Zimmern Y’all

Last Thursday, I was sitting at my house, getting ready to down some $1 beer at the RiverDogs game, when I received an invite to an exclusive foodie event from the Queen of the Food Age herself, Sydney Gallimore (follow her insta, she posts awesome pics). The event was the opening of the new restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel, 1 Kept. Sydney opened with the fact that it was hosted by Andrew Zimmern, so I said screw the RiverDogs and I basically ran over there.

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Behind the Scenes at Huriyali Gardens: Acai Bowls for Days

After graduating, I had the obvious struggle of finding a job and the whole adulting process. Luckily, when I was on Facebook one day, I saw that Huriyali was hiring. I had only been to Huriyali twice at this point, but I immediately fell in love with the place and the concept of their restaurant. Huriyali specializes in multiple varieties of fresh Acai bowls, smoothies, cold-pressed juices, and healthy meals. They are removing the stigma of healthy food by making it more approachable while preserving the nutrients and natural flavors.

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The Green Heart Project’s Harvest Dinner: Celebrating a Year of Hard Work in the Garden and the Classroom

What is the green heart project?

The Green Heart Project is a farm-to-school program that utilizes in-school gardens as a teaching tool. During the school day and in the after school program, the curriculum from the school is weaved into the day’s lesson in a hands-on fashion that the kids truly enjoy. The students have the opportunity to plant the garden themselves and learn about where their produce comes from. At the end of every lesson, the children do a taste test of something from the garden, which is a great way to expose them to new fruits and vegetables that they may not have the opportunity to try otherwise.

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