High Tech Dining...
Of course they bring you a menu at
Burwell's Stone Fire Grill. It's handsome and nicely bound.
And a printed wine list. And the list of desserts offered.
The usual printed things you find at most dining places.
But...they also hand you an
iPad?
Our server Meredith explained it had all the updated information (such as the changing craft beers available) AND displayed pictures of the meals.
Oh yeah. In full color.
I also realized that I did not show the crab cake dinner that
Joan had ordered.
We eagerly shared back and forth so she knew how good my petite filet was as I prepared hers "well done."
The crab cake lumps she transferred to my plate allowed me to savor what she had ordered.
That is shredded potato in the center of the platter.
Joan informed me.
"Takes a lot to get the taste," she added.
Several have asked what the dessert was.
I would say a white gelatin with sweet-tasting crispy thin cookies stuck in the top.
Oh, Joan told me we were enjoying panna cotta.
(Go ahead, treat yourself by clicking on the pictures.)
That's probably the last I'll say about the new restaurant. I think it fills a niche and will do well.
Well, when I eat there again, I might take some more pictures.
To share with you.
Labels: craft beers, iPad menu, panna cotta. gelatin, shredded potato, well done steak
House Of Blues? No, House Of BREWS
I wandered around a tasty converted house a few days ago.
It was very crafty I might add.
Here is one of the back bedrooms with the closet doors removed.
Now THAT'S a nice way to furnish a room!
Reminds me of college.
Some of you may know that I am developing a taste for craft beers. The word
"light" on beer labels was beginning to annoy me.
They all seemed to be light on taste and variety.
I recently enjoyed a
beer brewery bus tour that carried our small group to three local craft beer makers:
PALMETTO BREWING downtown,
COAST BREWING in North Charleston on the old Navy base and
WESTBROOK BREWING in Mount Pleasant.
These are dedicated beer producers who love to experiment.
So here's a place to buy hundreds of these distinctive brews from all over the world.
And, they have four kegs tapped so you can sit down and enjoy a beer.
Here's the Master Bedroom I just walked through in Mt. Pleasant.
This converted home opened a few months ago. It's called
HOUSE OF BREWS.
This I believe used to be the dining room before the whole house was dedicated to all things brewed.
Yes, that would include tea.
And a variety of tea pots and beer glasses.
In Belgium, there is a glass for each type of beer.
As I said in an earlier blog,
"they had me at KWAK." This brew haus makes it possible to have that experience.
They have bottles of that beer AND they can sell you the cute bulb-bottomed glass in a wooden holder.
Then you go home and fill it up.
A house is not a home..until it's filled with beer.
(Click on the photos to see more details.) Thanks for stopping in. Wish I could pour you a beer.
Actually I'm drinking one right now.
Labels: Coast Brewery, craft beers, House of Brews KWAK, Palmetto Brewery, Westbrook Brewery
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