Shellabrate Good Times, Come On!
Toadfish Conservation Coalition’s annual oyster celebration returns to Bowens Island on Sunday, Dec. 8 by Lorne Chambers | Editor One of the premier oyster events in the southeast is returning to Bowens Island on Sunday, Dec. 8. Appropriately named Shellabration 2024,...
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It’s a New Day at Alfredo’s
Folly’s Italian restaurant is now serving breakfast, hosting special holiday dinners, and has plans to add small retail section by Lorne Chambers | Editor Just in case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a lot of interesting things happening at the tiny Italian bistro...
2023 Taste of Folly Set for January 13th-14th
Friday, January 13th: The weekend will kick-off with the Cocktail Competition on Friday at the Tides in the Pavilion Ballroom from 7-10pm! This battle of the bartenders will showcase the beach's best mixologists making delicious craft cocktails! Tickets are $25 ahead...
Planet Follywood pop-up dinners give the kitchen staff a break and customers something different
Outer-Planetary Pop-ups by Lorne Chambers | Editor Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the entire ecosystem of the food and beverage industry, staff shortages at restaurants has been a major problem in the Lowcountry. Finding and keeping help has been an on-going...
Taco Boy now serving weekend brunch at restaurant and slinging breakfast tacos from its food truck
Hooray for Huevos by Lorne Chambers | Editor In 2020 Taco Boy made the jump from its long-time Center Street home to a hipper, newer, and much larger building on East Ashley Avenue when it swapped spaces with its then-sister restaurant Wiki Wiki Sandbar. The...
Bowens Island Turns 75
Iconic seafood restaurant reaches historic milestone, celebrates all year long By Lorne Chambers | editor The 75th anniversary is considered the Diamond Anniversary. Appropriate for Bowens Island, a restaurant and destination that has managed to be both the crown...
A Tasty Day on the Island
Taste of Folly returns Jan. 13 & 14 with new flavors and classic tastes by Lorne Chambers | editor We often hear the term “Keep Folly Funky” but nowhere is that funkiness more present than in the local food scene. Folly Beach is unlike any other beach town in the...
Local restaurants Share Recipes for “the Big Thanksgiving Meal”
Thanksgiving Folly-style Traditional and non-traditional recipes from local restaurants for “the Big Meal” by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer What is Thanksgiving without food made with love? We asked Folly restaurants to share their favorite recipes that bring...
Dead Low Coffee Co. opens early to give Folly Beach its caffeine fix
The Lowdown on Dead Low Dead Low Coffee Co. opens early to give Folly its caffeine fix by Lorne Chambers | Editor Several years back, Patrick Garlock was on a surf trip in California, heading up Highway 101 (The 101 if you’re from Cali) and stopped to have some...
Making Waves
The Bounty Bar opens on Folly welcoming “seafarers, misfits, and sirens” from Staff Reports After much anticipation, the Bounty Bar has opened its doors. From top to bottom, it’s a fairly steep departure from the high-concept Hawaiian-themed Wiki-Wiki Sandbar, which...
You Scream, I Scream, We all Scream For Three Monkeys Ice Cream
New ice cream shop inside St. James Gate offers monster milkshakes and other frozen treats By Lorne Chambers | editor Back in 2019, before the pandemic, St. James Gate co-owner Stephanie Mahan had the idea to open an ice cream shop. She and her long-time partner John...