THIS PARK-SIDE PALMETTO BLUFF PALACE’S UNIQUE LOT CREATED A WEALTH OF ARCHITECTURAL POSSIBILITIES. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photos by Richard Leo Johnson When creating something truly custom, tradition must be given its due reverence, even as it is ignored completely. After all, traditions merely exist because they worked in the past. Creation is an…
ROBERT GRAVES HAS SPENT A GOOD PART OF HIS LIFE AT SEA ON BOATS HE BUILT. BUT THE SEAS AREN’T ALWAYS IN HIS FAVOR. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photography by Lisa Staff Robert Graves is, at heart, a builder. The earthy musk of sawdust, the satisfying thud of a well-struck nail, these are the…
THE CULINARY MASTERMIND BEHIND ONE OF THE ISLAND’S MOST ICONIC EATERIES SHARES WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP CROWDS COMING BACK, YEAR AFTER YEAR. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photo by Mike Ritterbeck There are some restaurants where the food is almost secondary to the experience. To be clear, Salty Dog is not one of them….
ONCE SOLELY THE DOMAIN OF GOURMET KITCHENS, A NEW WAY OF COOKING IS CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE PREPARE THEIR MEALS. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photography by Mike Ritterbeck It wasn’t that long ago that sous vide cooking seemed like one of those impossibly complicated methods that only the most experienced chefs would undertake. In…
CHEF JOSH GOETZ TAKES A GLOBAL APPROACH TO SOUTHERN CUISINE, BLENDING HIS SCIENTIFIC ACUMEN WITH INFLUENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photography by Mike Ritterbeck There are two ways to cook. The first is with your head. You follow the recipe the same way you would any scientific formula, mixing ingredients…
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