Lowcountry Cuisine July 2018

www.LowcountryCuisineMag.com | www.MountPleasantRestaurant.com | www.CharlestonRecipes.com lowcountry cuisine LC 63 oysters, chanterelles and black trumpets with the recent warm weather and rain.” Garrison owns a home in Green Pond, South Carolina, in the heart of ACE Basin – one of the largest pristine estuaries along the Atlantic Coast. Trekking miles, he explores the brackish riverbanks around his residence only to uncover delicious morsels hiding in shaded pockets. “I’ve been lucky enough to gain access to some of the private hunting properties there,” said Garrison. “Our permits also allow for foraging in National Forests, where in South Carolina we have Francis Marion locally, Sumter in the Midlands and Nantahala in the Upstate. We are also now able to cross into Georgia and North Carolina to forage in those forests as well.” The latest place Garrison’s mushrooms have surfaced is at Broad Street’s newest culinary offering, The Establishment – a sleek seafood eatery within a historic home dating back to 1791. Here, hen of the woods complement juicy rib-eyes. “It’s always a thrill to discover a new mushroom, identify it, then be able to spot them from a mile away,” said Garrison. “For example, the old man in the woods, corals and stinkhorns are fascinating specimens. Not all are edible, yet they are still unique and important to the natural ecosystem.” Continuously fueled by the desire to bring varied flavors to diners’ plates, Garrison is also very much driven by the chase. Foggy mornings in muddy boots provide endless possibilities and the high of unexpected discoveries. “Just imagine finding a patch of small black trumpet mushrooms in the middle of hundreds of thousands of acres of woodland forest,” said Garrison. “It’s pretty magical. There’s a reason why lots of foragers say that ‘the mushrooms find you instead of you finding the mushrooms.’” World Famous Fish and Chips Order Take Away: 843-789-4649 Tues-Sat 11am-9pm Come ‘ave a proper pint at our pub, Cheers! 4254 Spruill Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 thecodfatherchippy.com