Charlesmopolitan : brunch

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Husk

Who's excited for one awesome brunch? Husk has been voted as one of the top 10 restaurants in the country and the "Best New Restaurant in 2011" by Bon Appetite Magazine and Southern Living Magazine. This just a simple snippet of a great dining experience. Try Husk for lunch and dinner too. They change their menu often but check out what is on Husk's menu today.

TODAY’S MENU

{BRUNCH November 17th, 2013}

FIRST

BBQ Pork Ribs, Slow Smoked over Pecan Shells, Glazed with Scallion BBQ $14

White Lily Buttermilk Biscuits with TN Country Ham and Cornmeal Gravy $8

HUSK Boiled Peanuts with Pickled Jalapeños $7

Bibb Salad with Marinated Tomatoes, Shaved Onion and Roasted Beets, Asher Blue Cheese, Buttermilk Dressing $11

Braised Rabbit Stew with Black Pepper Dumplins’ $12

Johnny Cakes with TN Cheddar Pimento Cheese, Pickled Ramps and Scallions, Crispy Country Ham $11

Smoky Chicken Wings Dusted with HUSK BBQ Rub and Chives $9

BRUNCH

Cornmeal Dusted NC Catfish, Fried Cabbage and Butterbeans, Tomato Gravy and Chow Chow $14

TN Country Ham Monte Cristo with TN Cheddar, Smoky Apple Honey Mustard, Fried Potato Wedges $16

NC Flat Iron with Bacon Glazed Fingerling Potatoes, Oyster Mushrooms and Broccoli, Fried Farm Egg $17

HUSK Cheeseburger with Fried Potato Wedges $11

Farm Egg Omelet with Sweet Onion and Malabar Spinach, TN Cheddar, Smoky Tomatoes $13

SC Shrimp and Geechie Boy Grits, Smoked Tomatoes, Peas, HUSK Streak O’Lean and Poached Farm Egg $16

BBQ Suckling Pig Cooked over Embers, with Creamy Grits, Fall Greens and Poached Egg $17

Wood Fired Buttermilk Pancakes with VA Maple Syrup and NC Mountain Butter $14

SIDES FOR THE TABLE ($7)

Geechie Boy Grits with TN Cheddar

Two Celeste Farm Eggs, Your Way

Allan Benton’s Bacon

http://www.huskrestaurant.com

Grab a tasty bloody mary while you wait out on the beautiful, picturesque porch.

Alice + Olivia Skirt

Watch the horse drawn carriages as they pass by down Queen Street.

If the weather is ideal try to get a seat on the porch, it is worth the wait.

Mimosas and strawberry Arbita beer...

Here it is, the SC Shrimp and Geechie Boy Grits. Best shrimp and grits in town and best I have ever tasted anywhere...

Roasted beet and arugula salad...

Cornmeal dusted catfish with butter beans and fried cabbage...

We rode our bicycles home to burn off the yummy brunch we just enjoyed. You can rent bicycles in town here. Some Inns in Charleston have bicycles you can use while you stay. Try the Vendue Inn and Elliott House Inn downtown, they are two that I know of with bicycles. The Vendue has the rooftop restaurant called the Library and the Elliot House has a little hot tub in the courtyard.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Palmetto Cafe

Good Morning Palmetto Cafe!

Palmetto Cafe is part of the Charleston Place Hotel located on Market Street, between Meeting and King Streets. This is my favorite place in town to have brunch and there is rarely a line.

Many tourists wait in long brunch lines for places like Toast and Hominy Grill, but don't really know about this hidden gem and really miss out.

You may order from their menu until 10 PM and they have a fantastic buffet. I would go for the buffet.

The buffet includes an omelet bar...

This is the most amazing "doughnut" anyone has ever tasted in their entire lives! Palmetto Cafe calls this a caramel brioche and that exactly what this is. Gooey, dripping, caramel covered buns that melt in your mouth and oh man do I want more.

And if that weren't enough, they also have a cheese blintz on the buffet. Ricotta stuffed crepes with a delicious strawberry glaze to top it off. It's like a cheese cake for breakfast.

Amazing!

Smoked salmon, asparagus, cereal, fresh fruit, and yogurt are some other items at the buffet.

And of course there are your staples like apple smoked bacon, link sausage, scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, stone ground grits, french toast, breakfast potatoes, and more.

I needed a second look at these...

...but really, look at that!

...inside the cheese blintz...

Of course the coffee was just as tasty as the breakfast. This was french press organic coffee with a hint of chocolate.

We ordered some bloody marys to finish. Delicious!

Mark somehow had room for seconds...

While Mark grabbed his second plate, I went up to the buffet just to get another look at the caramel brioche. I wanted seconds so badly but held back.

They are just floating in the caramel and screaming, "EAT ME!"

Ann Taylor Loft Top

Just as we were leaving, the brunch buffet switched over to lunch. I took some pics for anyone looking for a great lunch in town. Here is their lunch menu if you don't prefer a buffet. It looks amazing...

The lunch buffet includes a taco bar with shrimp and mahi-mahi...

Lobster mac n' cheese with enormous chunks of lobster in there. I think I'll come back to try their lunch just for this mac. I wonder why they weren't at the "Mac Off" they may have won with this lobster fest.