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A podcast from The Post and Courier about dining in the southeast and beyond. Hosted by Hanna Raskin and Robert Moss. The show is released every Wednesday in conjunction with the food section. Unlike the printed page, though, it has theme music: To hear


    • Feb 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 152 EPISODES


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    Ep 144 - Hash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 22:51


    Hanna has everything you need to know about barbecue hash.

    Ep 143 - Wine tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 31:04


    Hanna and Dave talk about the impact of wine tariffs on Charleston restaurants.

    Ep 142 - 2019 in review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 28:19


    Hanna and Dave talk about the biggest trends and events in the 2019 food scene.

    Ep 141 - Bussin' School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 24:48


    Hanna talks about her latest project: Bussin' School, where readers are asked to submit their family recipes for the Lowcountry's most iconic dishes.

    Ep 140 - Is Savannah good or bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 31:54


    Dave is back from a trip to Savannah and he and Hanna could not disagree more about whether it's a good place to visit.

    Ep 139 - Dog bites in breweries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 34:39


    On Oct 26 a woman was mauled by a dog at Low Tide Brewing. Dave Infante talks about the column he wrote about the incident and the thorny issue of letting dogs in breweries.

    Ep 138 - Thanksgiving 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 25:12


    It's time for Thanksgiving yet again, this time we've got a story about a holiday dinner with over 400 guests and some discourse about Thanksgiving sides.

    Ep 137 - Live at Charleston Wine + Food w/ Brooks Reitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 39:04


    Brooks Reitz joins Hanna and Dave to talk about pancakes and the restaurant business.

    Ep 136 - Seltzer, hard seltzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 30:43


    Hard seltzer brands are red hot but can local craft brewers get in on the action or will they be left behind?

    Ep 135 - How Thai restaurants measure spiciness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 24:31


    A lot of Thai restaurants use a system of stars to let eaters customize how spicy their dishes are, but how does that scale work? Hanna has the answers.

    Ep 134 - The best mac and cheese in Charleston

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 29:00


    What restaurant has the best mac and cheese in Charleston? Hanna and Dave have the answers.

    Ep 133 - Is 'stoner food' an insult?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 29:03


    Hanna used the term 'stoner food' in a recent review causing unexpected offense. Is it an insulting term? Or is it actually positive? Plus: Coast Brewing is building a new taproom.

    Ep 132 - Where's the good Chinese food in Charleston?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 24:43


    Dave and Hanna ponder where all the good sit-down Chinese-American food is in Charleston.

    Ep 131 - Beer collab and Dashi review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 33:52


    Dave tells us about a new local beer collab between Ponysaurus and Edmund's Oast, Hanna's got the latest on her review of Dashi.

    Ep 130 - Beer week recap and New Mexican food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 25:59


    Dave gives us a recap of his Beer Week experience and Hanna tells us about her trip to New Mexico to learn about Hatch Chilis and the new food truck coming to Lewis Barbecue.

    Ep 129 - Dining in Summerville; an unexpected new beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 24:21


    Hanna is here with recommendations for dining out in Summerville and Dave has some news about a new craft beer from a star of the series "Southern Charm."

    Ep 128 - Introducing Dave Infante

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 27:23


    The Post and Courier has a new food writer and this podcast has a new cohost! Meet Dave Infante and learn about his background and hear a few of his ~spicy~ takes on craft breweries and hard seltzers.

    Ep 127 - Making a list

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 38:58


    What foods do 2020 presidential candidates need to eat to win the primary? Hanna talks about how she made her list of SC food staples. Robert talks about his list of catfish restaurants. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 126 - Brand makeover

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 40:15


    How to restaurants rebrand? Looking at a few examples, both successful and not so successful. Plus: does Charleston need to grow up?

    Ep 125 - Spring break

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 36:53


    Hominy Grill is closing its doors and the Spirited Brunch returns to Charleston. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 124 - Live from Charleston Wine + Food 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 31:10


    Live from the 2019 Charleston Wine + Food festival. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 123 - Beer & Beards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 32:34


    Local beer, news about the Beard awards, plus: could Purim be the next Cinco de Mayo? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 122 - Risks & rewards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 37:49


    Sweet tea is worse for your health than you thought. Plus: New dining options come to Joint Base Charleston and we discuss some risky political food decisions. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 121 - Play it safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 32:27


    From 2000 to 2010 kitchen slicing accidents more than doubled, now there are fancy new gloves to keep your fingers on your hands. Plus: the pros and cons of new parking regulations, and we wonder if critics are killing restaurants? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 120 - Corn and controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 37:17


    Hanna travels to Mexico in search of the origins of Jimmy Red Cord, plus some very spicy takes about souther food from Twitter. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 119 - Locally grown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 36:25


    General manager for Growfood Carolina, Sara Clow, joins Hanna and Robert to talk about locally grown produce. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 118 - The big cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 24:37


    Burrata cheese is taking over Charleston menus and a history of Mexican Queso. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 117 - Solamente en el sur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 38:58


    All about the Mexican food and trends you can only find in the south. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 116 - Cheap eats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 28:45


    The end of Washington Post's Cheat Eat column plus Grand Strand pancake houses. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 115 - Back to business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 23:13


    Hanna and Robert are back from vacation and talk about what they did over the holidays. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 114 - Future tense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 35:15


    Looking ahead and trends and forecasts for 2019. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 113 - Holiday round-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 28:04


    Hanna and Robert close out the year with a look back at some major news of 2018. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 112 - Red beans and rice roadshow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 57:16


    Pableaux Johnson joins us to talk about his Red Beans and Rice Roadshow. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 111 - Hitting the road

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 33:02


    A followup on Cheetos, plus Hanna and Robert talk about the best highway road stops and how to find them. Link to the Cheetos story: https://popula.com/2018/10/24/flames-on-the-side-of-my-face/ Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 110 - Giving thanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 27:23


    Giving thanks for some good food news. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 109 - It's got to be said

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 27:46


    Hashing out the situation with Mike Ray, owner of Normady Farms bakery. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 108 - Transparency and cover ups

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 27:09


    All about transparency in food and food journalism. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 107 - Dive bars and malls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 33:53


    How have dive bars and mall food courts become endangered species? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 106 - Revise and resubmit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 39:17


    Is it ok to put Goldfish on your mac and cheese? Is it a good thing millennials are killing American cheese? Are people out there dying from eating too many Cheetos and Takis? Plus: Robert talks about some BBQ revisions. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 105 - Crossing borders and pushing boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 31:17


    Facebook marketplace has become a booming source of unregulated home cooking, plus trying out some Mexican sushi. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 104 - Research trips

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 32:30


    A BBQ mea culpa from Robert and Hanna's made a surprising discovery about crab legs. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 103 - Doom and gloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 36:08


    Are local restaurant reviews dying? And what about restaurants in Charleston? Is a spate of recent closings isolation or the sign of a bubble popping? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 102 - Peachy keen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 33:46


    Back from our hurricane break. Did you know this year had a great peach crop? Plus: a totally new way to use peaches and an all-new peach brandy from Highwire. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 101 - Divisive foodstuffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 22:09


    All about the foods you either love or hate. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Special - Hanna on chain restaurants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 16:28


    Visit highwayhelper.simplecast.fm to listen to audio reviews of the top restaurants or read the story.

    Ep 100 - Five and ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 37:07


    All about lists and listicles. What makes a restaurant truly southern? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 99 - Oui chef

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 45:31


    Chef Sean Brock has formally left the Neighborhood Dining Group. What does this portend for the future of the Charleston dining scene? Also, what happened to all the women chefs in Charleston? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 98 - Festival preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 27:14


    Gillian Zettler from Charleston Wine + Food gives us a preview of this years festival and talks about how this year's festival will feature more women. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 97 - Good advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 32:29


    Robert gets advice on ranking BBQ restaurants from The Washington Post's Tim Carman and Hanna has some tips for expanding your culinary horizons. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 96 - Fish tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 35:58


    James London from Chubby Fish joins us to talk about the trials and tribulations of trying to open the restaurant. Why did it take so long? What could Charleston be doing better? Speaking of seafood, Hanna explains why the idea of oyster season is out of date and you can now confidently enjoy them year-round. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

    Ep 95 - Politics & protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 36:07


    Tim Carman of The Washington Post joins Hanna and Robert to talk about a new law that might lead to the end of tipping, plus the controversy over Red Hen refusing to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)

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