a quick Charleston lunch

Much earlier this year I had the chance to go to another food show in Charleston SC. Now I've mentioned several times before how much my husband and I love Charleston, it's simply our favorite place ever so a quick mid-week expenses paid trip to our favorite place is a no-brainer, absolutely ! We are there! So this is us on our way.
After lots of food show stuff on the first day and a huge customer appreciation party that evening we decided to spend our second day going downtown and having a quick bite of lunch before making the return trip home. The day was sunny and clear with a cool breeze, perfect weather! I wish we could have explored more but since we both had to work the next day we enjoyed this little slice of Charleston till our next visit.

If you've been to Charleston then you can imagine how rare it would be to have a picture of this particular location without another person or vehicle in sight! Charleston mid-week is a slightly different city from Charleston weekends.
One of our favorite local casual places to eat is the Noisy Oyster. Their food is always yummy, excellent service and reasonably priced menu.




Forgive my awful photo! But this is one of my absolute Charleston favorites, She-crab soup! See the melting butter pool? Yum!

And another Charleston lunch favorite of mine is the Shrimp Po'boy sandwich with cheesey grits and red rice!

I have to visit Charleston several times a year or else I feel displaced and disquieted. Charleston calls to me, I can't explain it but I just know I have to be there. I feel a harmony within when I visit and wish I could live there all year round never leaving.

Charleston SC Sysco Food Show 2009

Hey Everyone! I thought you might enjoy a few pictures from the food show. We had a great time and ate loads of delicious food. Here I am with Cindy.

Gleaming equipment! Be still my heart!Paper products cause everyone needs some of thoseCoffee...I can't live without it. Iron Brew is crafted in the Carolina's and is very rich with smooth finish, good stuff! I brought home sample bags of their newest flavor "Sticky Bun"

Don't those burgers look yummy?

I wish y'all could have tasted the roasted portabello ravioli I ate, OMGosh, was it divine!There was loads of cheese, a wonderful sage Derby that was such an odd shade of green as well as some favorites like Boursin. All there for the tasting.OK two words... LOBSTER BISQUECindy whom y'all met earlier makes the absolute best sweet potato casserole EVER but we both agreed this one was ITNow for some sexy...

Maybe after all that we need a little healthy...

Am I the only one who loves seeing produce?

Edible flowers, how beautiful are those?

I remember these knife cuts from my practical examination!
Who knew I could have bought them...

What I didn't get a picture of was these slices of corn on the cob that we ate raw. This corn was unbelievably tender and sweet as sugar.

After all that healthy we need some more sexy...

Nothing speaks to me like Chocolate and Raspberry combined

All beautifully presented.

Lots of sampling going on!

I ate a tiny piece of an orange cake confection, ohmyWORD sooooo goood
And here's my friend who made it all possible for me & Cindy to attend...

Meet Jack!