Explore every episode of the podcast Charleston's Menu
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| The Art of the Restaurant Review | 27 Jul 2023 | 00:26:56 | |
Parker Milner and Robert Moss discuss some of what they've been working on before diving into restaurant reviews and how the landscape has changed over the years.
Moss, The Post and Courier's contributing food critic, recently wrote reviews of Italian hot spot Sorelle as well as El Molino, which serves up tacos, tortas and more.
Charleston's Menu is a podcast discussing dining, restaurants and all the food that lands on Parker and Robert's plate across South Carolina.
Are there any topics you'd like to hear on the show? Contact Parker at pmilner@postandcourier.com.
This episode was hosted by Parker Milner, Robert Moss Produced by Eric Russell | |||
| The story behind Little Miss Ha | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:55:48 | |
Parker Milner and Robert Moss discuss the sushi scene in Charleston, including Robert's recent review of 167 Sushi Bar. The duo is then joined by Little Miss Ha owner Janice Hudgins and Post and Courier features reporter Alan Hovorka. Hudgins discussed her family's journey and her career in cooking and restaurant ownership, which was largely inspired by her mother Thu-Ha Ngyuen. The group also discuss several other topics related to the restaurant landscape in Charleston and surrounding areas. | |||
| Jackrabbit Filly and King BBQ | 12 May 2023 | 00:33:02 | |
Parker Milner and Robert Moss are joined by Shuai and Corrie Wang, owners of King BBQ and Jackrabbit Filly and Brandon Olson, chef de cuisine at King BBQ. The trio discuss the inspiration behind the restaurants and their fusion of Chinese and North Carolina styles of barbecue. | |||
| Charleston's Menu: Pop-ups live from Charleston Wine + Food | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:39:06 | |
Post and Courier Food Editor Parker Milner and contributing food critic Robert Moss debuted the Post and Courier's newest food and dining podcast live from the 2023 Charleston Wine and Food Festival. This episode features recently named James Beard Finalist and owner of Tuk Tuk Sri Lanken Bites Sam Fore and owner of Mansueta's Filipino Food, Nikko Cagalanan Charleston's Menu will be a podcast discussing dining, restaurants and all the food that lands on Parker and Robert's plate across South Carolina. Hosted by Parker Milner and Robert Moss Produced by Eric Russell | |||
| Ep 144 - Hash (The Winnow) | 21 Feb 2020 | 00:22:53 | |
Hanna has everything you need to know about barbecue hash. | |||
| Ep 143 - Wine tariffs | 07 Feb 2020 | 00:31:08 | |
Hanna and Dave talk about the impact of wine tariffs on Charleston restaurants.
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| Ep 142 - 2019 in review | 24 Jan 2020 | 00:28:23 | |
Hanna and Dave talk about the biggest trends and events in the 2019 food scene. | |||
| Ep 141 - Bussin' School | 10 Jan 2020 | 00:24:51 | |
Hanna talks about her latest project: Bussin' School, where readers are asked to submit their family recipes for the Lowcountry's most iconic dishes. | |||
| Ep 140 - Is Savannah good or bad? | 11 Dec 2019 | 00:31:57 | |
Dave is back from a trip to Savannah and he and Hanna could not disagree more about whether it's a good place to visit. | |||
| Ep 139 - Dog bites in breweries | 04 Dec 2019 | 00:34:44 | |
On Oct 26 a woman was mauled by a dog at Low Tide Brewing. Dave Infante talks about the column he wrote about the incident and the thorny issue of letting dogs in breweries. | |||
| Ep 138 - Thanksgiving 2019 | 21 Nov 2019 | 00:25:14 | |
It's time for Thanksgiving yet again, this time we've got a story about a holiday dinner with over 400 guests and some discourse about Thanksgiving sides. | |||
| Ep 137 - Live at Charleston Wine + Food w/ Brooks Reitz | 13 Nov 2019 | 00:39:09 | |
Brooks Reitz joins Hanna and Dave to talk about pancakes and the restaurant business. | |||
| Ep 136 - Seltzer, hard seltzer | 06 Nov 2019 | 00:30:46 | |
Hard seltzer brands are red hot but can local craft brewers get in on the action or will they be left behind? | |||
| Ep 135 - How Thai restaurants measure spiciness | 30 Oct 2019 | 00:24:34 | |
A lot of Thai restaurants use a system of stars to let eaters customize how spicy their dishes are, but how does that scale work? Hanna has the answers. | |||
| Ep 134 - The best mac and cheese in Charleston | 23 Oct 2019 | 00:29:04 | |
What restaurant has the best mac and cheese in Charleston? Hanna and Dave have the answers. | |||
| Ep 133 - Is 'stoner food' an insult? | 09 Oct 2019 | 00:29:07 | |
Hanna used the term 'stoner food' in a recent review causing unexpected offense. Is it an insulting term? Or is it actually positive? Plus: Coast Brewing is building a new taproom. | |||
| Ep 132 - Where's the good Chinese food in Charleston? | 02 Oct 2019 | 00:24:46 | |
Dave and Hanna ponder where all the good sit-down Chinese-American food is in Charleston. | |||
| Ep 131 - Beer collab and Dashi review | 25 Sep 2019 | 00:33:56 | |
Dave tells us about a new local beer collab between Ponysaurus and Edmund's Oast, Hanna's got the latest on her review of Dashi. | |||
| Ep 130 - Beer week recap and New Mexican food | 18 Sep 2019 | 00:26:02 | |
Dave gives us a recap of his Beer Week experience and Hanna tells us about her trip to New Mexico to learn about Hatch Chilis and the new food truck coming to Lewis Barbecue. | |||
| Ep 129 - Dining in Summerville; an unexpected new beer | 28 Aug 2019 | 00:24:24 | |
Hanna is here with recommendations for dining out in Summerville and Dave has some news about a new craft beer from a star of the series "Southern Charm." | |||
| Ep 128 - Introducing Dave Infante | 21 Aug 2019 | 00:27:26 | |
The Post and Courier has a new food writer and this podcast has a new cohost! Meet Dave Infante and learn about his background and hear a few of his ~spicy~ takes on craft breweries and hard seltzers. | |||
| Ep 127 - Making a list | 31 May 2019 | 00:39:01 | |
What foods do 2020 presidential candidates need to eat to win the primary? Hanna talks about how she made her list of SC food staples. Robert talks about his list of catfish restaurants. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 126 - Brand makeover | 03 May 2019 | 00:40:20 | |
How to restaurants rebrand? Looking at a few examples, both successful and not so successful. Plus: does Charleston need to grow up? | |||
| Ep 125 - Spring break | 26 Apr 2019 | 00:36:58 | |
Hominy Grill is closing its doors and the Spirited Brunch returns to Charleston. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 124 - Live from Charleston Wine + Food 2019 | 12 Apr 2019 | 00:31:14 | |
Live from the 2019 Charleston Wine + Food festival. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 123 - Beer & Beards | 29 Mar 2019 | 00:32:38 | |
Local beer, news about the Beard awards, plus: could Purim be the next Cinco de Mayo? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 122 - Risks & rewards | 13 Mar 2019 | 00:37:54 | |
Sweet tea is worse for your health than you thought. Plus: New dining options come to Joint Base Charleston and we discuss some risky political food decisions. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 121 - Play it safe | 08 Mar 2019 | 00:32:26 | |
From 2000 to 2010 kitchen slicing accidents more than doubled, now there are fancy new gloves to keep your fingers on your hands. Plus: the pros and cons of new parking regulations, and we wonder if critics are killing restaurants? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 120 - Corn and controversy | 01 Mar 2019 | 00:37:16 | |
Hanna travels to Mexico in search of the origins of Jimmy Red Cord, plus some very spicy takes about souther food from Twitter. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 119 - Locally grown | 15 Feb 2019 | 00:36:30 | |
General manager for Growfood Carolina, Sara Clow, joins Hanna and Robert to talk about locally grown produce. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 118 - The big cheese | 08 Feb 2019 | 00:24:39 | |
Burrata cheese is taking over Charleston menus and a history of Mexican Queso. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 117 - Solamente en el sur | 01 Feb 2019 | 00:39:03 | |
All about the Mexican food and trends you can only find in the south. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 116 - Cheap eats | 25 Jan 2019 | 00:28:48 | |
The end of Washington Post's Cheat Eat column plus Grand Strand pancake houses. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 115 - Back to business | 11 Jan 2019 | 00:23:15 | |
Hanna and Robert are back from vacation and talk about what they did over the holidays. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 114 - Future tense | 04 Jan 2019 | 00:35:20 | |
Looking ahead and trends and forecasts for 2019. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 113 - Holiday round-up | 21 Dec 2018 | 00:28:07 | |
Hanna and Robert close out the year with a look back at some major news of 2018. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 112 - Red beans and rice roadshow | 07 Dec 2018 | 00:57:23 | |
Pableaux Johnson joins us to talk about his Red Beans and Rice Roadshow. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 111 - Hitting the road | 30 Nov 2018 | 00:33:06 | |
A followup on Cheetos, plus Hanna and Robert talk about the best highway road stops and how to find them. Link to the Cheetos story: https://popula.com/2018/10/24/flames-on-the-side-of-my-face/ Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 110 - Giving thanks | 21 Nov 2018 | 00:27:26 | |
Giving thanks for some good food news. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 109 - It's got to be said | 09 Nov 2018 | 00:27:49 | |
Hashing out the situation with Mike Ray, owner of Normady Farms bakery. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 108 - Transparency and cover ups | 02 Nov 2018 | 00:27:13 | |
All about transparency in food and food journalism. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 107 - Dive bars and malls | 26 Oct 2018 | 00:33:58 | |
How have dive bars and mall food courts become endangered species? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 106 - Revise and resubmit | 19 Oct 2018 | 00:39:22 | |
Is it ok to put Goldfish on your mac and cheese? Is it a good thing millennials are killing American cheese? Are people out there dying from eating too many Cheetos and Takis? Plus: Robert talks about some BBQ revisions. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 105 - Crossing borders and pushing boundaries | 12 Oct 2018 | 00:31:20 | |
Facebook marketplace has become a booming source of unregulated home cooking, plus trying out some Mexican sushi. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 104 - Research trips | 05 Oct 2018 | 00:32:34 | |
A BBQ mea culpa from Robert and Hanna's made a surprising discovery about crab legs. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 103 - Doom and gloom | 27 Sep 2018 | 00:36:13 | |
Are local restaurant reviews dying? And what about restaurants in Charleston? Is a spate of recent closings isolation or the sign of a bubble popping? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 102 - Peachy keen | 21 Sep 2018 | 00:33:51 | |
Back from our hurricane break. Did you know this year had a great peach crop? Plus: a totally new way to use peaches and an all-new peach brandy from Highwire. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Ep 101 - Divisive foodstuffs | 07 Sep 2018 | 00:22:11 | |
All about the foods you either love or hate. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||
| Special - Hanna on chain restaurants | 31 Aug 2018 | 00:16:30 | |
Visit highwayhelper.simplecast.fm to listen to audio reviews of the top restaurants or read the story. | |||
| Ep 100 - Five and ten | 22 Aug 2018 | 00:37:12 | |
All about lists and listicles. What makes a restaurant truly southern? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com) | |||