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A blog on Southern Recipes & Restaurants by FoodieScore. Molly and Matthew Tessnear, a husband-and-wife foodie team who love sharing the great food they score.
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3M ago
When we travel to the coast of the Carolinas, at least one seafood meal seems necessary. Thanks to a recommendation on one of our Facebook posts seeking suggestions for great places to eat in Myrtle Beach, we discovered this gem, Chesapeake House, in the northern stretches of the strand. Chesapeake House looks like a basic ..read more
FoodieScore
4M ago
“Culinary Confessions” is a series that opens the books on our eating habits and shares our shopping, cooking, dining and diet strategies with you. We sample a LOT of different restaurants and food shops, so we interact regularly with businesses and staffs, as well as their websites and social media. Prior to most visits to ..read more
FoodieScore
7M ago
Some restaurants are too iconic to ignore forever. The Beacon Drive-in, which opened in 1946, is one of those restaurants. The Beacon has such a cult-like following among longtime diners in the Carolinas and beyond that we had to revisit it and have to share it here. It’s often talked about as a must-visit spot ..read more
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7M ago
We love fried okra, and each summer we have our own fresh source of the Southern favorite as we grow okra plants in the backyard garden. But we also like having multiple recipes for foods so that we have options and variety. Versatility is the name of our game in the kitchen! And, let’s face ..read more
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7M ago
My wife Molly says I have restored her faith in tomato sauces. She’s had bad experiences in the past, but my homemade sauces with real tomatoes (many grown in the backyard) have changed her perspective. I like making my own tomato sauce because it has a completely different flavor and less sugar than those jarred ..read more
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9M ago
Molly loves Crab Rangoons at Chinese buffet restaurants. So when we saw a TikTok recipe for a Crab Rangoon Dip, we saved it immediately to try. Unfortunately, the dip disappointed. It was a solid crab dip, more like some we’ve eaten in places like Charleston, S.C., but it didn’t taste one bit like Crab Rangoon ..read more
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11M ago
Fresh seafood and a waterfront view. That’s what so many vacationers seek when visiting coastal areas, at least in the Carolinas. I’ve been going to the Charleston Crab House on Wappoo Creek since I was about 10 years old, nearly 30 years ago. Back then they served “Crab Puppies,” hushpuppies with actual bits of crab ..read more
FoodieScore
1y ago
My parents started traveling to Charleston in the mid-1980s. By that time, Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream & Sandwich Cafe had already been operating on Savannah Highway for more than a decade. By the early 1990s, my parents were taking me with them to Charleston almost every year, and it became our family vacation destination ..read more
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1y ago
Crowd-sourcing can be an incredibly helpful way to find great places to eat, especially when traveling far from home. And that’s how we found Page’s Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant, S.C. As we prepared to visit the Charleston area, I joined a 38,000-member Facebook group called “Chucktown Foodies.” I asked a simple question: What’s the ..read more
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1y ago
You know those restaurants that have a vibe that makes you feel like you’re somewhere you’re not? Taco Boy in Folly Beach, S.C., is one of those places. The shop sits near the main intersection in the heart of Folly Beach, about 10 miles from downtown Charleston. But by the looks of it you’re entering ..read more