by Monica Dutcher | Food, Palate
EAT As the new kid on the block, Betsy Simons wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. “I have a good compass; I listen to people and I felt this would be good,” says Simons of her ’50s-style diner, Betsy’s on the Corner, in downtown Aiken. But she had no idea that the...
by Layla Khoury-Hanold | Food, Palate
EAT When Augusta restaurateur Faulkner Warlick opened American bistro Finch & Fifth, he turned to family friends to help realize his vision. From branding by Wier / Stewart, to layout and design by Plan C. Brett Gorrell, who has served as general manager...
by Layla Khoury-Hanold | Food, Palate
EAT After three summers living in the South I’m still not used to the heat, but I have learned that no matter how high the mercury rises, it’s always prime time for grilling. “I have always found that it brings people together,” shares Greig McCully, owner of...
by Layla Khoury-Hanold | Food, Palate
EAT John Beck’s path to the restaurant industry is a familiar one: he needed a job while he was in college, but then decided to stay. Fast-forward 35 years and he is on his sixth owned and operated restaurant. You’re probably familiar with Sheehan’s, the...
by Layla Khoury-Hanold | Food, Palate
EAT Successful restaurants are not created to satisfy a trend or to garner five-star ratings; often, they’re inspired by a chef’s need to satisfy their own desire. For Sean Wight, who also owns Frog Hollow Tavern and Craft & Vine, that meant a go-to spot...
by Layla Khoury-Hanold | Food, Palate
EAT It’d be easy to write off PDQ as just another chain—that’s exactly what I did when I first moved to Augusta. I’m almost embarrassed to admit that it took a timely press release and the fact that the food world dubbed 2016 the ‘year of the chicken sandwich’...
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