Monthly Archives: April 2010

Chef’s Side Dish: Soft Shell Season

So, I was at the Old Village Post House at 7:45 am checking up on Jim (our Chef de Cuisine), opening coolers, giving the white glove test. Elizabeth is way ahead of me cleaning rooms, windows, getting the place ready for the day. Since Carol has coffee ready for the Inn guests, I help myself to a cup. Maybe it … Read More

Straight Up! with Patrick: Thinking Pink!

I am on a Pink Mission this spring. In fact I have been on a mission every spring and summer for the last five years to persuade people to drink more pink wine. This is not some crafty way for me to come out of the closet like Ricky Martin just did (now that one was a real shocker!). In … Read More

Straight Up! with Patrick

As a sommelier, I get asked some really great questions. Recent favorites include: “What’s your favorite wine?” This one is impossible for me to answer!  There are millions to choose from, and wine is more about a certain mood, place, time of day, weather, season, occasion or the color of socks that you are wearing. “Do they really add apples … Read More

Chef’s Side Dish: It’s Springtime!

Spring is upon us. Everyone in our kitchens get excited when the local produce starts flourishing. We already have pea shoots and spring onions from Celeste Albers (Wadmalaw Island) and strawberries, arugula, asparagus and lettuce from Sam Ambrose of Ambrose Family Farm (Wadmalaw Island). Not to mention our herb garden has exploded! We just harvested a bumper crop of flat and curly parsley. … Read More

Chef’s Side Dish

Hi there, Frank Lee here, chef of Maverick Southern Kitchens. I am constantly asked by our dining guests and others that I meet to share with them what it’s like to do my job. As you can imagine, after almost 40 years of cooking I have a lot of stories to tell, and have decided to begin sharing them with … Read More