Lowcountry Cuisine July 2018

LC 52 www.LowcountryCuisineMag.com | www.MountPleasantRestaurant.com | www.CharlestonRecipes.com lowcountry cuisine 172-year-old antique mill and 100-year-old grit separator that Millers co-owner Greg Johnsman (owner of Geechie Boy Farm) restored himself are on display. Both machines are the oldest of their kind in the country. Even this early in its tenure, one thing is certain at Millers: order the waffles. Served with bananas, sorghum, caramel and meringue, they are an experience. Harold’s Cabin 247 Congress St. Charleston 843-793-4565 www.haroldscabin.com Brunch: Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Taking the “farm-to-fork” idea to new heights, Harold’s Cabin serves a rotating seasonal brunch menu from ingredients grown on the eclectic restaurant’s own rooftop garden. Once called “the coziest restaurant in South Carolina” by Food &Wine magazine, the cabin is rustic and neighborly, with wood paneling, tartan wingback chairs and Edison bulbs strung from the ceiling. Meals here match the décor: down home and comfortable. Real-butter biscuits, eggs in a nest and cornmeal fried shrimp are favorites. Try the French toast or chicken biscuit and gravy, both so fulfilling that they threaten to make your first meal of the day the only one you’ll need. Lost Dog Café 106 West Huron Ave. Folly Beach 843-588-9669 www.lostdogfollybeach.com Brunch: Sunday, 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. True to its name, Lost Dog’s defining feature is dual patio dining areas, which are almost always full with four- legged friends alongside their dining companions. “If you could not bring your four-legged friend, you can visit with other customers’ dogs and check out all the pictures on the dog wall of fame,” said owner Carol Kruer, who’s proud of how pet-friendly her Folly restaurant is. She does have a threshold: “One time a couple brought their pet pig to the Lost Dog, which I didn’t think was right. I mean almost everything we serve has bacon, sausage or ham in it!” The Folly Benedict is a staple: one shrimp cake and one crab cake topped with “the best hollandaise sauce you will ever taste,” said Kruer. Hominy Grill 207 Rutledge Ave. Charleston 843-937-0930 www.hominygrill.com Brunch: Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hominy’s brunch comes from a tradition even older than the restaurant itself. James Beard Award-winning chef Rated Best Seafood by Southern Living Magazine 9 Years in a Row 215 Meeting St., Charleston 843.723.6000 | Open 11am until 7 days a week | hymanseafood.com | like us on facebook 2015,2016,2017 Voted Best Crab Cakes in Charleston Charleston Living Magazine readers poll survey BY LOCALS (not tourists) Family owned businesses since 1890