The Boys Can Eat: Magnolias
Until recently, Southern Food and haute cuisine have occupied different spaces in the culinary world. Now, chefs are winning prestigious national awards for cooking our classic Lowcountry dishes, and one of the leading restaurants refining the tastes of the Old South is Magnolias at 185 East Bay St.
Go for Sunday brunch, and go with folks who don’t mind sharing a bite of your dish for a taste of theirs. At Magnolias grits, pimento cheese, collard greens, pepper relish, biscuits and gravy, and fried green tomatoes are elevated to an art form. The country fried steak and buttermilk fried chicken pair precise techniques and wonderful ingredients with down-home recipes. Sheepshead is an excellent seasonal catch, while blue crab is the star in blue crab bisque and Charleston crab cakes and adds a very southern twist to the Lowcountry Benedict. For those with a sweet tooth, don’t pass up on the banana pudding stuffed French toast. An excellent brunch for two can be had for $30-$40, excluding Bloody Marys and mimosas.
Charles Davis is a Kia Country Product Specialist
