Named for the richly colored zigzag pattern resembling lightning bolts on the shells of juveniles, the lightning whelk...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          4 Cannon St. - (843) 302-8825 - thegrocerycharleston.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          This is Lowcountry cooking: a simple, yet flavorful, one-pot meal that combines fresh local shrimp, corn on the cob,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Ghost crabs scuttle across the sand faster than you can say Ocypode quadrata, the scientific name for this sand crab...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          384 Huger St. - (843) 952-7864 - renzochs.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          430 Meeting St. - www.tu-charleston.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          201 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant - (843) 352-7969 - www.nicoshemcreek.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          701 East Bay St.
(843) 576-4693
www.rappbarchs.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          “When you steps in it, you sticks,” say the Gullah people of the gooey marsh mud that lines Lowcountry creeks. “Smells...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Marsh grass, oyster beds, and pluff mud at every turn—just 70 miles down the coast in Beaufort
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Our taste-and-tell guide to some of the latest food and beverage openings in Charleston
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          492 King St.
(843) 203-6338
www.492king.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Every few years, we survey Charleston’s culinary scene, asking area gourmands, food writers, and other F...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          2 Unity Alley
(843) 577-0025
www.mccradystavern.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Tracy and Bob Doran infuse “community” back into community development—and have this thing for oysters  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          289 E. Bay St.
(843) 579-4997
167raw.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Local chefs are perking up plates with edible flowers, which add visual appeal and plenty of flavor, too  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Life on the water with “Clammer Dave” Belanger, who’s been cultivating and harvesting his specialized, nationally...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          2063 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island
(843) 416-5020
www.theobstinatedaughter.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Lot’s Alex Lira offers three takes on local asparagus  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          2 Unity Alley
(843) 577-0025
www.mccradysrestaurant.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          526 King St.
(843) 727-1228
www.indacocharleston.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Gastronomically speaking, Charleston offers an embarrassment of riches, with opportunities to indulge at every other...