Dinner in Charleston

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Charleston is a foodie’s paradise and I doubt locals are ever bored with their choices. In addition to updated twists on long standing favorites, there’s a lot food ideas coming in from other cultures. Charlestonians welcome good tasting diversity.

Even so, I tend to steer visitors to where my own first Charleston dining experiences began: 82 Queen, Magnolia’s and Poogan’s Porch, for example. For me, they make wonderful first impressions and continue to impress through the years. Try these for starters, then branch out to more Charleston dining suggestions from Town and Country.

82 Queen Charleston dining suggestions First Charleston dining experiences

Bad things happened, an entire run of them that shut me down, caused me to withdraw from everything except my inner self.

One afternoon, in a hammock, I took a photo of myself. Just my legs. But there was no one to send it to. No one to understand.

I needed a sidekick so I sketched an armadillo because they’re crusty on the outside but not within. I made him my butler. Crusoe’s manservant Friday.

We began interacting—my hammock photo speaking to that critter, that critter speaking back.There’s a folder of cartoons somewhere. For now there’s just this one. (LINK)

Eventually after that I began writing novels.

I’m still a hermit, marooned you might say, but leaving my shell more and more—my inner self seeking its freedom through writing.