Three years ago, they won the Flavor of Georgia competition with an incredibly tasty olive spread. Now they have moved into a new storefront on Chapel Crossing Road and are selling their tapenades along with grab-and-go pasta meals, soups, and sandwiches. Continue reading »
While we enjoyed all the new places that we visited on our trip to south Georgia and Jacksonville, we were also very happy to revisit two restaurants that we really love. We took some more pictures of these joints to share with you. Continue reading »
You might have heard of one of the 800-pound gorillas of Georgia barbecue bringing in business to the coast. But only a mile away, there’s an older shack that’s still thriving in their shadow. We finally stopped in to give the little guy a try. Continue reading »
On the most recent trip down to the coast, our daughter got to pick the customary new place for the blog, and selected this pizza joint, not knowing that it’s actually a quite large chain that flies under everybody’s radar. Just as well everybody enjoyed their meal, really. Continue reading »
It may seem ridiculous to our readers (it certainly does to Grant) that I would go home to an island and then not eat any seafood, but it is a little hard for me to be pried out of those well-beaten paths and into a new restaurant… Continue reading »
Usually, our visits to Saint Simons give us many chances to walk around, take in the sights at our own pace and enjoy some pretty good meals. Our most recent trip, two weeks ago, was no exception. We had a nice visit, got some sun and exercise, and ate well. On the Saturday, after a … Continue reading »
Gnat’s Landing first came to our attention because of the 3-point VW bus that sits in front of the place with the vanity place “GNATZ.” That had a lot to do with how I chose the place. It was what sold the place when I was doing a search for kid-friendly places to eat when I brought my son to the Island to visit his grandparents. Continue reading »
Marie and I had been dating for long enough that her father had asked whether I was thinking of making an honest woman out of her. This was something that I intended to ask him about a couple of months later. Getting the parents’ permission first, that sort of thing. That came in time, a … Continue reading »
Not content with confusing me with the long and involved story of Terry Gironda and all the restaurants that she’s owned on Saint Simons Island and in Brunswick and all the names that keep changing, Marie’s father took the initiative to confuse me further. He suggested that I tell you good readers that he “bored” … Continue reading »
“Oooh, there’s a barbecue place,” I said. Four years ago. Well, you might have thought that I teased Marie enough two chapters previously. But this place, good grief. It took something like a dozen trips down here for Marie to finally add Southern Soul Barbeque to our island to-do list. She then began kicking herself … Continue reading »
Here’s a first for our blog. Today, I’m writing about a restaurant where I did not get to eat. Before anybody harrumphs about any lack of journalistic integrity, however, it is a place where I have eaten previously. About four months before we started the blog, Marie’s father took us to dinner at Blue Water, … Continue reading »
In August, the four of us took another trip down to Saint Simons Island for a long weekend with Marie’s family. We scheduled the trip to coincide with her brother Karl’s vacation, all the better to sample the soaps that he’s been brewing at home – I’m really not at all sure how one judges … Continue reading »
I was sorry to hear that Dressner’s had closed. The new business that moved in, well, they’ve got big boy shoes to fill. But Marie’s got more of an iron in this fire than I do. It’s always a bummer to hear that a favorite place has closed, but the place where a girl and her dad have had so many important meals together is someplace extra special, and Palmer’s better not screw it up… Continue reading »
