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It’s All So Delicious..................................45 The Sweet Spot Manda Levine ..................................................68
In This Issue
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Theme: The Deilicious Issue ........................33
Photography Alice Keeney
Simple Wishes for Our Perfect Dining Experience..................36
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We love so many things about every issue of skirt!, but there’s a reason why we have an annual food-themed issue:We love food. Specifically, we love delicious food. Bonus if it’s nutritious too, but that’s not a deal-breaker. Oh, the things we will put skirt! is published monthly and distributed free throughout the greater Charleston area. skirt! reserves the right to refuse to sell space for any advertisement the staff deems inappropriate for the publication. All content of this magazine, including without limitation the design, advertisements, art, photos and editorial content, as well as the selection, coordination and arrangement thereof, is Copyright © 2014, Morris Publishing Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this magazine may be copied or reprinted without the express written permission of the publisher. SKIRT!® is a registered trademark of Morris Publishing Group, LLC. We’re on Facebook and Twitter! Facebook.com/skirtCharleston Twitter.com/skirtCharleston
in our mouths in the name of “research.” But besides the ridiculous abundance of food-related deliciousness in these pages this month, we also get to share what delicious means to us and the amazing people featured in this Delicious issue. We’ll never get tired of hearing stories about people serendipitously landing in
He’s So Original .............................................42 Profiles.................................................. 61,62,64 We Salute ........................................................67 She Said, He Said ............................................70
Charleston from parts near and far. Every profile we’re featuring this month had a story about heading south or southeast, finding Charleston, and making it their
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siana native adopting Charleston as his new hometown (we are not so different from NOLA), we’ve heard versions of this story so often over the
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years and it warms our heart every time. Some of us landed Meet ..................................................................78
here exactly the same way (minus the motorcycle, but how badass is that?). We hope you find your version of delicious in these pages...whether it’s a cheese wheel wedding cake, a fine bottle of wine, or words that speak to your heart. Life is delicious and we
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People we have never even met wag invisible upon a magazine cover featuring chocoaccusatory fingers with every forbidden morsel we pop into our mouths. With every late treats of such tantalizing beauty that I fading food fad, we are left with the same guilt which perpetuates the years of our was powerless to resist their seductive lure. discontent. Denial, moderation, withholding pleasure like an angry parent withholdSprinkled with gold, the pralines held all the ing hugs; if this is the path to enlightenment, metaphysical and physical, it doesn’t promise of bite-sized perfection. Ensconced in their satiny box, each chocolatework for me. I need more sweetness in my life, not less. More caramel. wrapped square offered up its own path to paradise: whiskey-smooth, cappucciThe purest of loves, caramel is nothing more than melted sugar. When no sophisticate, tropical delight, gold-dustboiled slowly in a pot of water, sugar ed, sugar-swirled. A boxful of masterpieces, breaks down, its molecules bonding with a Louvre for the taste buds. Giddy with anheat and water, until it becomes something ticipation, I tossed the magazine in with my else, a transformation of everyday ingrediother practical purchases—milk, potatoes, ents into something greater than the sum Cheerios, toothpaste—anxious to devour of its parts. Its new golden color and silky With every joyful the photos inside the moment I got home. smoothness signal the completion of a finger-swipe through Page after page, I fell more in love. Like common chemical process. Some things in cooling caramel, every Pavlov’s dog, my mouth watered at the life are just that simple. chocolate freckle added sight of sea salt caramels, my pulse raced I set out to make candy gifts for the to my cheeks, every twirl at espresso truffles. My two-dimensional as I opened the refrigholidays, but during the process of makerator to store another ardor was desperate to get past infatuation ing them I experienced my own chemical tray of delectables, I felt and dive head-first into a deeper, more sentransformation. Maybe it was the fact of lighter, nimbler, brighter. sual relationship. I cleared my schedule to doing a kindness for others or the satismake time for getting to know each other, faction of seeing a project through to its stocking my kitchen with necessities like final result or the injection of novelty into chocolate bars, cream, various members of the daily grind of normal life. But I think the sugar family, gingerbread spices, shaved it was less complicated, more elemental. coconut, espresso, butter, cocoa, walnuts, With every joyful finger-swipe through butter, white chocolate, Bailey’s, butter, and butter. If, in my ambitious purchascooling caramel, every chocolate freckle added to my cheeks, every twirl as I ing, I had bitten off more than I could chew, metaphorically speaking, I was sure opened the refrigerator to store another tray of delectables, I felt lighter, nimto find some willing allies ready to literally help relieve me of my excesses. My bler, brighter. Around me, the world appeared more vivid than before, a sheen husband and children would (for once) be happy to help in the kitchen. glistened over my former surroundings like polished silver I could see my true For two weeks, I chopped, stirred, measured and melted. I rolled into balls, reflection in. My essence, it turns out, is sweet and light. Some may call it a dusted with cocoa, sprinkled with powdered sugar and glazed with cinnamon. “sugar high”, but I call it “happiness”. My hand, stuck in its default stirring position, creaked open like a hinge in desPacked in crinkly cellophane bags, tied with ribbon and hand-delivered, my perate need of oil and my hips ached from hours of standing at the stove, but I candy gifts were a big hit with the relatives and friends and friends of friends. As was incredibly, impossibly, gloriously happy. Tired of taste-testing, the rest of the I handed them over to their recipients, I watched their faces light up with anticifamily resorted to frozen pizzas for dinner, while I lost my appetite for real food. pation and gratitude. Living on sugar worked wonders for me. Nourishing myself solely on my wares, “You shouldn’t have gone to such trouble,” several told me. I was up Up UP all the time. I felt great. Terrific, actually. I woke up smiling, And though my fingertips stung, red from steam burns suffered from vigilantly telling jokes, laughing loudly. I smelled like chocolate and cinnamon. Colored stirring sugar until it reached the requisite 237 degrees necessary to solidify caramel, sugar played hide-and-seek in my curls. Gooey caramel lurked under my neI assured them: “It was no trouble at all. I absolutely loved making them.” glected nails, hoping I would lick my fingers again (I most definitely did!). All of I knew I would do it all again next year. Because I don’t think I am the only my senses conspired to keep me buoyant. one who needs more sweetness in life. Manda Levine lives with her family in Germany, where she is working on a memoir about raising children in a foreign country. She has found that sea salt caramel is a cure-all for writer’s block, bad moods and general malaise. During summer vacations to Charleston, SC, she indulges in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and sweet tea, both sadly unavailable in Germany. skirt!magazine
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Choose from over 60 distinctive flavors of the highest quality oils and vinegars. The Crescent Olive Mt Pleasant
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Hand-selected Roasted Seasonal Root Vegetables, Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes & Sautéed Fresh Green Beans with Shallots. Whole Foods Market Mt. Pleasant
Saison-Wechsler, “season-changer” is the perfect cocktail for fall. Whiskey, lemon and herbal and root liquors mixed with Aztec chocolate bitters create a wonderfully smooth finish. Bay Street Biergarten, Downtown
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Oysters Rockefeller: Oysters on the half shell topped with house made bacon, chopped spinach, breadcrumbs
Grilled Atlantic Salmon: Warm salad of arugula, roasted golden beets, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and lemon wildflower honey vinaigrette.
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Long Point Grill, Mt. Pleasant
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Offering exemplary California wine selection including labels from Camus, Belle Glos and more. Please visit us during one of our tastings.
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Hawaiian Tuna: Asian Slaw, Avocado and Ginger Vinaigrette. Langdon’s restaurant, Mt. Pleasant Steamed snow crab clusters, oysters, shrimp with seafood seasoning, sausage, corn on cob & potatoes served in a bucket with butter sauce and sprinkled with Coach’s Seafood seasoning. The Crab Shack Coosaw Creek, West Ashley, Folly beach
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Housemade Canoli: Orange Crème filled. Vincent Chicco’s, Downtown Photo: Holy City Hospitality, Photographer Jonathan Boncek
Hummingbird Cake: Other fresh baked cakes include: Double Chocolate, Brownie Bottom Cake, Coconut Cake, Strawberry Shortcake (seasonal), Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, and Southern Red Velvet.
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foodie bucket list
just in case yours isn’t long enough. pain de seigle (French Rye Sourdough) from Balthazar Bakery in NYC. BBQ from Jack Stacks in Kansas City, Missouri. A glass of champagne on the rooftop garden at 230 FIFTH in new york. The “mother-in-law” sandwich from Fat Johnnie’s in Chicago. Duck fat fries, no calorie counting allowed. The epic Ezell’s Fried Chicken in Seattle. Five courses at Chez Panisse, a reservation that’s worth the wait. A big bowl of the daily special at Momofuku Noodle Bar in NYC. Chowder in a bread bowl at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Restaurant hopping for tapas in Barcelona. Steamers at J’s Oyster in portland Maine. A Pink’s hot dog (or three) in Los Angeles. Bangers & Mash at the The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach, California The best gumbo from the “Queen of Creole” at Dooky Chase in NOLA. the cinnamon donut at Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee. (Where the Chicago PD goes.) Barbecue at FRANKLIN’S in Austin. (The two-hour wait is worth it.) Chicken Martini at Pasta Brioni in Scottsdale, Arizona. CONCH FRITTERS AT ALABAMA JACK’S IN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA. PIZZA AT FRANK PEPE PIZZERIA IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT DOOR COUNTY CHERRY STUFFED FRENCH TOAST The White Gull Inn, Fish Creek, WIsconsin.
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Chari Skinner loves to play with her food.
“That’s the best part about our business,” says Chari. Her gustatory game began when she learned to make pasta as a child in an Italian-influenced kitchen. “Going back to the roots of Italian cuisine is turning nothing into this beautiful thing.” As Executive Chef at Union Provisions, she’s turning fall meals into feasts filled with warmer, heavier foods including whole rabbit prepared three ways, plus flatbread and gnocchi, which she says is “like playing with Play-Doh.” Before sliding into the Charleston scene, her playgrounds were Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona and The Lodge at Koele in Hawaii, where she chased after bright pops of fresh produce. “You eat with your eyes first.” She’s also spied plenty of women popping up in her industry, collaborating in kitchens with men. “We’re starting to step up and say: ‘We’re going to take this by storm.’”
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Karalee Fallert is a culinary community champion.
You may not know her name, but you know her restaurants if you’ve been in Charleston for more than five minutes. Karalee Fallert is the creative spark behind the Holy City’s most popular eateries for the past decade, including Raval, Monza, Taco Boy, The Royal American and, just this year, Lee Lee’s Hot Kitchen and The Park Cafe. Restaurants are her “thing,” but her heart is in the community. Co-founder of The Green Heart Project, an organization that creates urban gardens and educational programs at local schools, Karalee says her focus has always been on community. “Even if you don’t have kids in public schools, the childhood obesity epidemic affects where you live. We’re raising the next generation, and we want them to be healthy.” Karalee loves working with kids in schools “because you see their excitement first-hand. When they grow their own food, they’re excited to cook with it and eat it.” And that includes kale, by the way. See more about the organization and find out how you can get involved at GreenHeartSC.org.
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Victoria Neikirk is a master of the fresh catch.
You’ll see her in the upcoming season of “Chopped” on the Food Network (calves eyeballs is the only hint we’ll give), but Executive Chef VIctoria Neikirk has been a fixture in the kitchen at Pearlz for a little more than four years now. Her background is a mix of continent-hopping culinary adventures and private dining for celebs like Spike Lee and Beyonce, but after 30 years in NYC, she hopped on her motorcycle and headed south, landing in Charleston to stay for a while. “As soon as I drove over the Ravenel Bridge, I felt like I was home,” says Victoria. She broke her lease in New York and the rest is history. She’s the talent behind the tasty small plates (and the rest of the menu) at Pearlz. Don’t miss their “Evening of Red” on January 29, a five-course meal with wine pairings, plus proceeds benefit local charities. “I love the company behind Pearlz,” says Victoria. “They feed hundreds of people every holiday season and I like being part of that.”
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“Is dinner ready, yet?”
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Cameron and Mark have begun cooking together. A lot. Shiny machinery and gratuitous gadgets have cluttered our kitchen. Too much, if you ask me. New mixers, pasta machines and their first cousins clog our counters. Team “Father & Son” has been on a bender. When asked if this equipment is necessary, I get the attitude Chef Ramsey reserves for ne’er do well chefs. These newfound cooking projects (and the mess that ensues), have invaded my justfor-show kitchen, their novelty long gone. Simply put, Mark and Cameron have surpassed their quota for new recipes. Their weekly endeavors have left me annoyed at all things stainless steel —I’ve come to wince at the mere sight of a Williams Sonoma bag. Last Sunday afternoon, my home chefs were extra zealous. Flour was everywhere; Cameron’s eyebrows were flecked with evidence. They planned to surprise me with pasta from scratch— fettuccini and ravioli—when I intera sport, I’d be an Olympian. rupted mid-creation. Stacked bowls and pots abounded, caked wooden spoons Cameron has become enamored with cooking reality shows of late. and spatulas were strewn about. Red sauce He especially regrets not applying for simmered on the stove, an aroma of basil the kids’ television competition, “Maswafted around me. The tag team was foterChef Junior.” The consummate observcused, Mark guiding his trusty sous chef. er, he marvels at handy utensils, studies Hungry, I was slightly miffed. chopping techniques and has absorbed “It’s a work in progress,” Mark said. the appropriate lingo. He now asks that Cameron has traded “Come back later Mom...it’s gonna be his baseball bat for a his food be garlic-infused, braised and awesome,” Cameron said. rolling pin of late, and perhaps, pan-seared. has embraced cooking They promised a meal to remember. I With thick, dark hair and brown, alwholeheartedly. He’s exited, suspicious, but moved by the immond-shaped eyes, Cameron has a Latin even donned Mark’s age before me. Mark and Cameron shared aura. He has a chatty personality and relishes grilling apron to whip up both a side view silhouette and penchant banter about cuisine and culture. Cameron breakfast, and is often for food. They were making a meal, and has traded his baseball bat for a rolling pin seen with a dish towel indelible memories in the process. For a of late, and has embraced cooking wholeslung on his shoulder. moment my hunger waned, the father-andheartedly. He’s even donned Mark’s grilling son snapshot sustained me. apron to whip up breakfast, and is often Folding laundry, I worked up an apseen with a dish towel slung on his shoulpetite. The aroma of sizzling ground beef der. My tween has morphed into a chef, escaped from the kitchen. It was 8:30 pm. in miniature. “Is dinner ready, yet?” I said. Though not a foodie, I’ve joined Cameron in his television obsessions. I’m “The pasta isn’t dry enough to boil,” Mark said. caught up in the drama. My high schooler, Grant, initially complained about I waited 30 minutes before inquiring again, and then was asked to set the our viewing choices, but has become equally hooked. We’ve collectively drunk table. There was hope for the hungry. The four of us, famished, sat and conthe Kool-Aid. Cameron especially favors shows featuring Scottish Chef Gorsumed the home cooked adventure. don Ramsey, the Simon Cowell of cooking competitions. The contestants have “The noodles are too thick,” Mark confessed. a military-like demeanor, answering “Yes, Chef” after every instruction. It’s beThe raviolis were too thin; they broke, spilling crumbled meat, promptcome a running joke at home. When I ask the boys if they’ve made their beds, ing Grant to register a complaint. But the sauce was just right, worthy of my they answer “Yes, Chef.” And if asked about finished homework or brushed mother-in-law’s approval. teeth, they again, parrot “Yes, Chef.” I also get the occasional, “Walking with Our kitchen was covered in white dust and disarray. I was the weary Clean Up scallops, Chef,” or “Two minutes on the Wellington, Chef” —common replies Committee. Our little chef fell asleep on the couch unbathed, but triumphant. on the Fox show, “Hell’s Kitchen.” y 13-year-old son, Cameron, loves to cook. As does my husband, Mark, and varied members on both sides of our Italian-ColumbianCroatian-German family. Sadly, I do not share their affection for the kitchen; the culinary arts are not my forte. If ordering takeout were
Aline Weiller is an essayist, journalist and blogger who has been published in Brain Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, Your Teen, Scary Mommy, Grown and Flown and Great Moments in Parenting. She’s also the CEO/founder of Wordsmith, LLC, a public relations firm based in Connecticut, where she lives with her husband and two sons. 68
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I have a sense of humor that I don’t want associated with my professional life. Help! This is very common, and you’re wise to know to separate the two. Create a pseudonym and keep your personal jokes anonymous, expect to those you trust.
SDg Social Do Good Nearly 1 in 5 children in America can’t count on having enough to eat this holiday season. No Kid Hungry (impact. nokidhungry.org) helps make sure our children don’t suffer the negative effects of malnutrition. From raising awareness, to volunteering, to donating, I encourage you to take action and help our nation’s children. Just $20 per month provides 200 meals.
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For the Single Ladies:
Sick of Tinder’s shallow shenanigans? Check out Votr, which is an app that pairs you based on political and social views.
Ashley T. Caldwell is the Founder & CEO of The Modern Connection, a social media firm. Even though she’s known for her social media prowess, Ashley LOVES putting down her iPhone and experiencing the beautiful Lowcountry IRL. She’s also the head #PSL addicts anonymous. You can reach her at Ashley@themodernconnection.com, 843-718-2988.
“We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.” Erik Qualman
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IN LOVE WITH: The burst of color on these Jonathan Adler Clear Dot glasses. Simply elegant and modern! Lyndon Leigh, Mount Pleasant
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“Smart, slick and sexy. How to Get Away with Murder might be your new obsession.” (Mark A Perigard, Boston Herald) Hats off Viola Davis and Shonda Rhimes!
We are not waiting until December to start our holiday shopping. Already eyeing this iPhone camera case, the Watershot PRO, and this terrific Smakaball lacrosse trainer.
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LustING AFtER: These Heirluminare candles are sold in porcelain ceramic antique reproduction jars. Perfect for our holiday kisses.
thesmilelist What Makes Us Happy.
25 Things That Make Us Happy
GRAtEFuL FoR: Pumpkins galore! Chobani Pumpkin Spiced yogurt is our new breakfast and Palmetto Brewing Co.’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale is our afterwork happy hour pick.
October’s Billboard charts featured a record-setting all-female top five, with Meghan Trainor leading the pack with “All About That Bass” (our office dance party fave), followed closely by Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off,” Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow,” Jessie J., Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. This means that women account for the Hot 100’s top five exclusively for a fifth straight week as of mid-October, rewriting the chart’s longest streak. Go, ladies!
kudos to: A rising star in basketball coaching, Candice M. Jackson was named the seventh all-time women’s basketball head coach at the College of Charleston in April!
# AGAIN! Thanks Condé Nast.
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“ The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” Lucille Ball
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