What's Cooking in Charleston?
A local store promotes Charleston, South Carolina's culinary legacy.
By Chantal M. McLaughlin
The charming port city of Charleston, South Carolina, is renowned for its fine restaurants that serve Low Country cuisine, regional fare that combines English, French, Spanish, African and Caribbean influences and locally available ingredients such as grits, crabs and sweet potatoes. This spring Maverick Southern Kitchens, a group that runs several eateries in town, opened Charleston Cooks! to promote the city's culinary legacy. Located in the historic downtown area, this well-organized store is a place where food lovers can discover the tools and skills to prepare Southern "receipts"—recipes in Charlestonian speak—at home. It sells an array of accessories, cutlery and cookware, including a stainless-steel Charleston rice steamer and appliances from leading brands like Viking and Cuisinart. Visitors can stock up on regional food products, such as cowpeas, okra pickles and benne-seed wafers, and select from the collection of more than 200 cookbooks. The space also has a state-of-the-art kitchen, where area chefs lead classes (starting at $25). 194 East Bay Street; 843-722-1212; charlestoncooks.com.
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