TheSunNews.com: Food

DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for Jan. 26-Feb. 1

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:12 EST

Jan. 26-Feb. 1

• Aisla Pub, 4601 Girvan Drive, Myrtle Beach, R, 89

• Anything, 13088 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, R, 88

Oysters are nice, but these mollusks can make fans naughty, too

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:28 EST

Oysters are grown and sexy food.

Gastronomes who dig them know this: Oysters can rock your world, even if your world isn’t rocked.

We don’t care that there isn’t scientific proof they are authentically aphrodisiacs because the fact is there is something magical about these mollusks.

Small pizzeria delivers with big tastes

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39 EST

The smiles alone won me over, but the food will keep me coming back to Aromas.

The pizzeria in St. James Plaza, at 10799 Unit 12 on S.C. 707 in Murrells Inlet, is the kind of eatery I find irresistible.

When you walk in, smiles smother you. You can feel the genuine love from the staff.

DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for Jan. 19-25

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:25 EST

Jan. 19-25

• 2001 Kitchen, 920 Lake Arrowhead Road, Myrtle Beach, F, 100

• 707 Diner, 9408 S.C. 707, Myrtle Beach, F, 100

Girl Scout Cookies crumble into a variety of recipes

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:43 EST

Girl Scout Cookies are darlings of cookie monsters of all ages.

Thin Mints is the elder of the group, as well as the bestseller, ever since Girl Scouts of The USA began selling them in 1951.

“They are chocolate, and people do like chocolate,” said Mary Erskine, marketing and communications director of Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina. “However, it isn’t straight-up chocolate. It has a mint kick, and it is a good-tasting cookie.”

Pastaria 811 readies to make its move

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:41 EST

For 17 years, David Demer was hidden from view.

His business, Pastaria 811 Italian Restaurant, was in the rear of Litchfield Exchange, a mini-mini mall, sort of, where cafes have come and gone, but where artists and other creative folks maintain a presence.

Still, folks, 85 percent locals, found Demer in Pawleys Island.

Green advances are being made in eco-friendly efforts

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:13 EST

Charlie Caldwell doesn’t mind admitting when his wife is right, which, as most men know, is all of the time.

So when Alice Caldwell reminded him it was time to finish what he started – to stop using plastic shopping bags at Ovis Hill Farmers Market – he naturally concurred.

“My wife told me to do it, and I always listen to my wife,” Caldwell said as he checked out shoppers on a recent Wednesday at Ovis Hill Farmers Market at The Gallery on 8th in Myrtle Beach. “It was time to make it happen.”

DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for Jan. 12-19

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:59 EST

Jan. 12-19

• 2001 Kitchen, 920 Lake Arrowhead Road, Myrtle Beach, R, 95

• Alyse’s Restaurant, 1040 U.S. 17 S., Surfside Beach, R, 96

Georgetown Ryan’s closes, Horry County locations open for now

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:40 EST

GEORGETOWN | Ryan’s in Georgetown closed permanently Thursday morning after its parent company, Buffets Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday.

The company owns 494 restaurants in 38 states under names such as Old Country Buffet and Ryan’s.

As of Thursday, the Horry County locations in North Myrtle Beach, Conway and Surfside Beach still were opened.

Fresh bread rolls with the punches with personality

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:33 EST

The unmistakable blast of freshness only baking bread can produce delights your sense of smell as you enter into Benjamin’s Bakery.

Employees whisk to and fro with fresh loaves as customers in this warm and wonderfully fragrant hub stare at a mini mountain of transformed flour on a wooden table.

Present are an array of our crushes – brioche swirled with ample amounts of cinnamon, a dark rustic loaf of walnut raisin bread and cracked black pepper parmesan bread are among the tasty treasures.

Grilled cheese gets a makeover at new eatery

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:16 EST

Garden City Beach is a bit crabbier nowadays.

And the blame can be placed squarely on the shoulders of the Buondonno (pronounced bon don o) family.

On Monday, Joe and Marion Buondonno, the parents of five children, opened The Grilled Cheese & Crab Cake Co. in the Oasis Plaza.

Coastal Uncorked adds new events, nixes trolley stops

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29 EST

Coastal Uncorked events were announced Monday for the third annual food, wine and spirits festival, which will take place April 22 through 29.

Gone is the Tasting Trolley – which many participants described as “a party on wheels” – that allowed folks to go to selected destinations, mostly hotels, where they ate and drank at themed parties before riding trolleys or buses to the next stop. The first year there were 11 destinations on the trolley route, while last year there were 10.

“It had too many moving parts,” said Heidi Vukov, founder of Coastal Uncorked and owner of Croissants Bistro & Bakery in Myrtle Beach. “A lot of people have said being in one location gives them a better opportunity to socialize with their friends.”

DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for Jan. 5-11

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:38 EST

Jan. 5-11

• 2 Dogs A Walkin, 1689 U.S. 17 N., Little River, R, 95

• 501 Shop, 4761 U.S. 501 W., Myrtle Beach, R, 95