Soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHdXQAQHjd8
During my Spring Break and my sister’s Spring Training, my family and I had a one day adventure in Charleston, South Carolina. We walked around the small city, seeing the market, Fort Sumter, and other sites. Charleston felt incredibly quaint and dainty – houses and roads are perfectly groomed and the architecture is charming.
For our dinner, my sister made us a reservation at Husk, a restaurant that takes a new twist on Southern food. In 2011, it was named Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurant in America. Our dinner was delicious, though some dishes were better than others. The most disappointing was the scallop appetizer (which was bland), but all of the other dishes were tastefully composed and concocted an interesting combination of flavors, new and old. The prices are not cheap, but I would say it was worth it.
The Pickling Room
Here’s a taste of what we had:
Cheerwine with dinner, of course.
Oysters to start. Wood Fired Caper’s Blades Oysters with Herbed Chicken Fat and Aji Dolce Pepper Mash, that is.
This was, in my opinion, the best dish we had:
“Kentuckyaki” Glazed Pig Ear Lettuce Wraps with “Fermented” Cucumbers and Red Peppers, Cilantro
and the worst…
And because we love food, despite the fact that our bellies were very very full, we ventured to get dessert.
Pecan Tart with Bourbon-Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Sorghum-Caramel Sauce
Brioche Custard with Sweet Potato Anglaise, Candied Pecans, and Toffee “Caramel”
Some of my beautiful, focused dining companions.
This was my first experience in the South, nonetheless my first dining experience. I’m ready to return to try some more.