Lowcountry Cuisine Charleston 2020 Spring

www.LowcountryCuisineMag.com | www.MountPleasantRestaurant.com | www.CharlestonRecipes.com lowcountry cuisine LC 31 marvel featuring a wild boar hot link, Texas beef link and Berkshire pork and cheddar sausage. Smoked chicken wings with B&B rum chili barbeque sauce are packed with flavor. Try the peanut butter-stuffed jalapenos with pickled golden raisins and cotija cheese for a fun way to round out a meaty meal. NICO Mount Pleasant Head over to NICO to get your fix of locally sourced seafood. Roasted oysters are popped in the wood- fired oven and topped with your choice of classic French sauces, from Provençale butter with parsley and garlic to cheesy Camembert with white wine and shallots. The sea board offers an exciting pairing of pickled anchovy, crab octopus salad, oyster mousse, sea scallop ceviche and smoked salmon. The decadent foie gras brûlée on toast is accompanied by sweet and savory strawberry bacon marmalade, making it the perfect way to round out your trio. AMEN STREET Charleston Amen Street may have the best oyster happy hour in town at $9.99 for a dozen, but you’d be remiss if you stopped at ordering a heap of bivalves. Shrimp corndogs sound a bit off the wall but sink your teeth into the fluffy batter to find a juicy whole shrimp inside, and you’ll be instantly converted. Dipped in their homemade spicy Carolina mustard, the combination of sweet and tangy is a home run. If you can resist ordering five plates of corndogs, the hearty jumbo calamari are topped with corn, tomato, bacon and lemon aioli, and are both crispy and filling. FELIX Charleston Felix gives the quintessential French bistro a modern update with a cozy leather banquette, lively community table and sleek marble bar with plenty of seating. Kick things off with their nightly happy hour special, $8 flutes and frites, a glass of house champagne accompanied by a plate of perfect fries. Next, go for the torsades, heavenly twists of puff pastry and ham topped with a fluffy mountain of shredded cheese. Finish it off with decadent crab croquettes with garlicy almond pistou and crisp radish. THE ORDINARY Charleston Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, toasting a win at work or it’s a regular old Wednesday, find an excuse to treat yourself to a few delicious dishes at The Ordinary. A good portion of the menu is made up of small plates, perfect for sharing with friends or enjoying solo. Embark on your journey through seafood heaven with the smoked amberjack pate with buttermilk crackers, a creamy snack bursting with flavor. An unlikely pairing, steak tartare with crispy oysters and horseradish is a surprising dish that makes perfect sense as soon as you taste it. If decadence is what you’re after, the triple seafood tower with a variety of raw and cooked seafood is as decadent as it gets, and pairs perfectly with whatever you choose to toast with. EDMUND’S OAST Charleston Take a seat at a picnic table on the Edmund’s Oast patio and you might feel like you’re hanging out at a friend’s house. But you won’t find food like this at any old backyard get together. Dive into the fully loaded poutine, fries topped with gravy, cheddar and chihuahua cheeses and giardiniera. The happy hour sticky peanut wings with chilis are an impeccable blend of sweet and heat. If you’re feeling adventurous, fried tripe with Calabrian chile and honey is sure to fit the bill. STEMS & SKINS North Charleston Stems & Skins has generated a lot of buzz around their exceptional selection of natural wine, and they’re doing some exciting things in the kitchen, too. Wake