Smoked meat is an art form at Twisted Pig
Imagine a southern barbecue joint way out in the country where smoking meat is considered an art form, and a wall of tantalizing smoke-laced air hits you upon exiting your car, causing your salivary glands to shift into overdrive.
Waterfront watering hole flows with flavor
Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill, which opened a year ago on the Little River waterfront, has become one of the area's hottest gathering spots.
A gem of a new pizza joint serves it Ohio-style
The young trio of partners who own Gem City Pizza in downtown Myrtle Beach were excited on April 10, because they had been interviewed by a reporter from their hometown Ohio newspaper for an article about their new restaurant.
Sports pub serves the whole team with aplomb

Sports fans and food lovers are appreciating a new family-style sports bar where local restaurant veterans have incorporated longtime favorite recipes into a new concept.
Notable chef triumphantly returns to stomping grounds

Chef Louis Osteen is back in Pawleys Island, five years after he closed Louis's at Pawleys and The Fish Camp Bar at the Hammock Shops Village.
Gourmet grilled cheese aims to please

A new Garden City Beach restaurant specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches and crab cakes is appealing to diners' cravings for rich lusciousness.
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DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for May 17-23
• 3500 North Ocean Grill, 3500 N. Ocean Blvd., North Myrtle Beach, F, 93
Dining notes for the Myrtle Beach area
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Cast-iron skillet remains the pan of choice in the South

As interest continues to grow nationwide in all things Southern food – restaurants, chefs, cookbooks – there’s a “natural curiosity” about the humble yet iconic cast-iron skillet, said Virginia Willis, the Atlanta-based authority on the region’s cooking. The cast-iron skillet’s virtues, and utility, can’t be underestimated, in her view.
DHEC inspections for restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area for May 9-16
May 9-16
Dead Dog Saloon officially reopened

Charlie Campbell, owner of the Dead Dog Saloon, said it’s a miracle his restaurant on the Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk has reopened so soon. The doors opened for a private party Wednesday with a mixture of the firefighters and construction crews that restored the building, along with some of their most loyal customers.
Blue Crab Festival to showcase crafts, blues and local seafood in Myrtle Beach area

Festivalgoers can expect more selected vendors, Top 40s and blues music in addition to beach music and local seafood at this weekends Blue Crab Festival, which almost didnt happen this year.
Dead Dog Saloon hopes to reopen in July, employee relief benefit planned

Crews already are working to rebuild the Dead Dog Saloon so the eatery on the Murrells Inlet Marsh walk, which burned Wednesday morning, can reopen before the summer sun sets.
Little River Blue Crab Festival to showcase seafood from local restaurants

This years Blue Crab Festival will have seafood from local restaurants only, according to members of a new Little River Blue Crab Festival committee.
Oysters are nice, but these mollusks can make fans naughty, too

Oysters are grown and sexy food.




