Operation Cronut

  By: John Malik By now the entire food world has heard of and salivated over a Cronut.  It’s a doughnut made from croissant dough, says Chef Dominique Ansel, owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York’s SoHo district.  Now Chef Ansel is no flash in the pan; he was Daniel Boulud’s pastry chef for […]

Everybody Wanted to be in SC TODAY.

More and more, South Carolina’s national media attention is the kind we want…and the kind CRESCENT has been dedicated to promoting since launching in October 2011. We have towns people want to visit, chefs who have become celebrities, food that is the envy of the snobbiest culinary critics, and products people can’t wait to get […]

SC Again Recognized for Culinary Excellence

During today’s press luncheon at the historic Lowndes Grove Plantation in Charleston, James Beard Foundation president Susan Ungaro and JBF board chair Emily Luchetti announced the finalists for the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the culinary world—from restaurants and chefs to cookbook authors and media. “The […]

The Lee Brothers Present THE LEE BROS CHARLESTON KITCHEN — Part 2

In this segment, Matt and Ted Lee demonstrate “Skillet Asparagus with Grapefruit,” another selection from their new book “The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen.” Filmed at “Charleston Cooks!” in Columbia, SC, Ted and Matt “bring together that early March mojo” as the asparagus is just popping up on Johns Island. As Matt said, “We want people […]

Greenville to Lose Landmark at the End of March.

On March 31, The Clock, an old-school greasy spoon drive-in and a Greenville institution, will close its doors for the last time. Owner George Madeckas told the Upstate FOX affiliate that based on a recent rent increase, he cannot afford to operate the restaurant at its current location. With Bob Jones University resting in the […]

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