Archive | March, 2009

Wedding scenes & Sarah’s smile

30. March 2009

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Happy Monday, kids. Thought I’d share some smashing scenes from Michelle and Jeb’s William Aiken House wedding. Photos by Squire Fox. Wedding coordination, design/decor, florals by Soiree by Tara Guerard. Cuisine by Fish. How much do you LOVE those chairs? In other news, say hello to the new Mrs. Sarah McSweeney Copeland, now honeymooning in Belize. [...]

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Catwalks, G Love, Wayne Newton & PP Nuptials!

27. March 2009

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(Photo courtesy of The Digitel’s flickr.) Wow, what a week! So, Charleston Fashion Week has been lighting up King Street all week long and last night, Fish got its turn to shine as hosts of the After Party. Earlier in the evening, my partner in crime and I made it to the tents at Marion [...]

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High-risk hospitality & fashion

26. March 2009

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Not sure if it’s Spring in the air or the collective athletic ability of the PP staff, but helmets and padded suits may soon be required attire for all event staff if we don’t watch out. William Aiken House Event Manager Shannon Ilsley sprained her ankle playing arena soccer last night and Lowndes Grove Event [...]

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Charleston Chefs: Feed The Need

25. March 2009

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(Nico Romo, Charleston Grill’s Michelle Weaver and FIG’s Mike Lata) Lots going on today. The Fish spring/printemps menu launches tonight! Holy escargot, kids. It is divine. It’s also Pay It Forward Wednesday, so come on out and show your support to Louie’s Kids, battling childhood obesity one child at a time. This morning, Jodie, Nico, Randall [...]

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Spring, birthdays, post-runway cocktails

24. March 2009

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We’ve just wrapped up the design of the Fish Spring/Printemps menu which launches for dinner service tomorrow. Super excited to taste some of the new petite plate additions: baked escargot, tuna tartare and a nam sod spring roll. Nico’s also added a braised lamb shank to the large plates that is just incredible. Lots of [...]

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Pigs & cafeteria stories

23. March 2009

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Everyone, this is Dallas Alice. She belongs to the bride and groom who got married at Lowndes Grove this weekend. She told me she had an excellent time and that you should book your next event there, too. Back from The Mountain, kids and may I say? It was quite the productive and hilarious weekend. Yes, [...]

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Strategic planning, San Francisco, Spring

19. March 2009

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Getting ready to head out for a strategic planning weekend with folks from AFFA, the Alliance for Full Acceptance. Before I go, couple of things. Received some very cool company news. A perk, if you will. A show of appreciation, a pay it forward type thing. All PP salaried managers can now volunteer up to 20 [...]

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Spring at Lowndes Grove

18. March 2009

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Some days are so brilliant you just have to let them be.

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Reminiscin,’ Bobby Flay, Mercy O’Chef

17. March 2009

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Memories, like the corners of my mind. Check out what we were up to a year ago today. Yep, on its very first day open, Lowndes Grove hosted Throwdown with Bobby Flay and Peninsula Grill’s Bob Carter. It was big fun. We got to two pieces of really delicious cocunut cake, and that’s always [...]

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Alice Waters: enough said

16. March 2009

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If you didn’t catch Alice Waters on 60 Minutes, feast your eyes. Could she be any more right on? Watch CBS Videos Online Thanks to blogger Sara Dobie who spent Friday night with us at Fish and then blogged about her experience. I simply love a near-instant review! Check out the nifty recap from Nico’s cooking demonstration at [...]

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