Is it hot in here, or is it just me?
Joe Pasta is my go-to place for a dish of chicken parm.
Or veal.
Parmesan.
Garlic bread.
A mini pizza. Crunchy salad
Sitting at the bar, I was startled when I saw the chef create several intense bursts of flame. Not sure what he was preparing, but I asked him to tell me when he was going to make it flare again.
He came over soon and asked "Are you ready?"
My camera and I braced and WHOOSH!
I don't think it was my meal - or a bowl of spaghetti - in the dancing flame.
A nice dining tradition when going to a show at the Performing Arts Center, is stopping to eat in Centre Pointe at
FATZ CAFE.
It's on the edge of Tanger Outlet Shops and has always been a treat.
The grilled salmon with skewered veggies, served over rice is a favorite. And, for dessert, I tried the peanut butter and chocolate pie.
The Oreo cookie was a special surprise.
A new place I knew as a favorite food truck now had moved indoors on upper Meeting Street by the off ramps of the Ravenel bridge.
Hello, My Name Is BBQ was larger inside the building than I expected.
But, then, food trucks usually do not offer dine-in seating.
Oh, it still has its "meals-on-wheels" and appears at food truck rodeos but the inside move intrigued me.
I stopped in on a Saturday evening on my way to the Music Farm and had them create a Pork on Pork meal for me by adding bacon to the Holy City BBQ menu item.
You really can't get too much of a good thing.
They offered the largest variety of barbecue sauces I have ever seen. Mild to hot to outrageous. Mustard, tomato and Jalapenos. Hit the link and check out their menu.
(Click on the photos to see more detail.)
I have heard comments around me like
"Hah, He must be a blogger." when I take out my camera to snap a shot of my meal.
I usually hand the commenting person my card.
It says I DO have a blog.
Labels: Centre Pointe, chicken parm, Fatz Cafe, Hey, Joe Pasta, My Name Is BBQ, PAC, Please click http://photo.meetup.com/687., Tabger Outlet Stores, veal parmesan
Saturday in my neighborhood...
Tanger Outlet Stores in North Charleston has LOTS of parking lot room all around it.
Saturday about 300 neat looking cars & trucks filled some of that open space.
The
Street Thunder Classic Car Show, presented by the Corvette Club, had set up a vast array of vehicles, lovingly restored.
I won't call them antiques because I remembered them all and even owned a few.
Well, never did have a Corvette.
But I saw a '65 Mustang and a '57 Chevy that looked familiar.
I remember friends who were told to remove their rear-view mirror fuzzy dice.
Their parents said they blocked the view.
Not good for safe driving.
Hey, remember this was growing up in Charleston in the 1950s.
We had drive-in restaurants.
And these youth-gathering spots served beer.
That evening I revisited the beer memories at Coast Brewing Company on the old Navy Base.
Food Truck Rodeo. Live music by Noodle of the V-Tones. Acres of free parking.
Free admission.
Bring your kids and folding chairs.
This was my first time watching the food wagons circling.
Coast had pints of their product on sale and two fellows from the downtown
Beer Exchange offered several brews from Palmetto and Westbrook.
A big hoppy brewers family outing.
There were six trucks this evening.
Cute names like
Hello, My Name Is BBQ.
You knew what they were offering to eat.
Pot Kettle Black.com was a little more mysterious.
To me, so was
Roti Rolls. The longest line seemed to wind way out from
Diggity Doughnuts.
I have to add Tokyo Crepe was there, along with
Strada Cucina and
Geechee Island.
Support these innovative mobile food purveyors.
I'm sure I've heard the V-Tones play with a stand up bass before.
It is nice how it harmonizes with a well-played ukulele.
This evening the music flowed from beneath the moss covered oaks and added to the party atmosphere.
Live music, various foods and lots of beer.
Great night in the "hood."
(Click the photo for more details. Some have been Photoshopped.) Stay alert for more appearances by the Food Truck Rodeo Brigade.Good eats. Thanks for stopping by.
Labels: Beer Exchange, Charleston Corvette Club, Diggity Doughnuts, Food Truck, Geechee Island, Hello, My Name Is BBQ, Potkettleblack.com, Roti Rolls, Tanger Outlet Stores, The V-Tones
