Archive | March, 2008

Fun Fact & Lowcountry Still Life

13. March 2008

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Fun fact: the window seals at Lowndes Grove have nails in them that are numbered. To what do those numbers correspond? To their matching shutters, which are also numbered. So smart, those 19th century craftsmen. I did not go to Lowndes Grove today, mostly because I didn’t want to get caught up in the melee [...]

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Fish is "Fancy!" And has a garden! More Lowndes Grove pics too!

12. March 2008

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Holy exclamation points, Batman. It’s exciting times here at PP. And with spring comes a garden. That’s right, there is a lovely garden beginning in Fish’s backyard. Sous Chef Chou Duong was hard at work this afternoon tilling the soil. Yes, really! When asked what’s being planted, Chou enthusiastically launched into a laundry list of goodies: [...]

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Lowndes Grove, The Food Network, Ace Hotel & Madonna, in that order

11. March 2008

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Hi, hospitality fans. Sorry to have missed you yesterday. Had a trying day full of bad sinuses and car trouble. But Tuesday is a new day and with it, we are one step closer to the Lowndes Grove reopening. Big news: Our Corporate Sales Manager, Jessica Kafer (you recall her and her heart-shaped self, don’t [...]

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Thoughts from the Lowndes Grove sette

7. March 2008

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Lots to report on this rainy Friday. First: Lowndes Grove. Tick, tick, know what I’m saying? A mere 8 days until the mighty reopening and first wedding of the season. New photos are up. It’s now interior designer Paula Adams’ moment to shine. Yesterday, we took a peek at some of the incredible furnishings. It’s [...]

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Congratulations, EVO.

6. March 2008

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The Charleston City Paper came out yesterday with its Best of 2008, and I’m proud and happy to say that our friends at EVO Pizza won Best North Charleston Restaurant. Not only are owners Ricky Hacker and Matt McIntosh wonderful chefs and people, they are also committed to using only the freshest local ingredients. [...]

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Storm’s blowin’ in!

4. March 2008

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We’re actually getting ready to close shop a bit early today at PP due to some seriously bad weather heading this way. So, I’ll keep this short and sweet so as to not blow away like a tumbleweed down King Street. Ran across this really cool website for a combination organic restaurant and yoga studio [...]

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Lots & lots

3. March 2008

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12 days and counting! Met with my friend and photographer this morning out at Lowndes Grove to scout it for an upcoming shoot. Mere days before we reopen, we’ll be doing a shoot of both the property and the Main House. (Yes, we LIKE pressure.) Oh, and yes, I will be sharing those photos [...]

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