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October 12, 2024 🥂Your Weekend To Do List
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Dining Discoveries: local restaurant reviews
See & Do: things to do in + around the Grand Strand
Flights & Bites: travel guides to places like Napa & Sonoma Valleys in California and Dublin, Ireland plus Foodie Weekend Getaway Guides to places you can drive to like Charleston, Columbia, and Hilton Head
Wine Pairings: everyday wines + food recommendations
Thanks, y’all!
📆 This weekend (October 12 & 13)
Fall Taste of The Market Common (Saturday only)
Halloween, South Carolina events (also known as Conway in other months)
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn at the Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art (Saturday night)
Beach Hippie: A Video Postcard
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To do: Check out Beach Hippie Coffee in Myrtle Beach, a delightful little coffee shop stocked with incredible baked goods, vibrant colors, and, of course, caffeinated beverages.
Why: This little spot is a gem for locals – and vacationers! – and is the perfect way to start your morning.
Try: Apple cider donut, pumpkin brûlée bread, Congo Mongo coffee.
📍Go: Beach Hippie Coffee, 5311 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 (note: there are 3 Beach Hippie storefronts, which makes finding the coffee shop a tad confusing. The one with the sign on the highway, next to Domino’s is not where to go for coffee. Head to the next little shopping center to find the coffee shop!)
Save the blog post for later: Our visit to Beach Hippie Coffee in Myrtle Beach
For the best fresh catch to go, head to Seven Seas Seafood
To do: Head to Seven Seas Seafood in Murrells Inlet for a fresh catch right off the boat from local shrimpers and fishermen!
Why: You’re on the hunt for local seafood to cook at home.
Buy: You’ll find an array of options, including Carolina black grouper, oysters, little neck clams, XL shrimp, and yellowfin tuna. Plus, don’t miss the prepared homemade crab cakes and dips available in the fridge for a quick and tasty meal.
Take it home: The knowledgeable staff offers excellent recommendations and will even put your selections on ice for the drive home.
Recipe ideas: “Does This Taste Funny?” cookbook
📍Go: Check it out in Murrells Inlet: 3476 US-17 BUS, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Save the blog post for later: For the best fresh catch to go, head to Seven Seas Seafood in Murrells Inlet
Wine Pairing: California Sauvi B + Hot Fall
In the wine world, “Porch pounders” are summer wines you drink on your porch in a sundress in a rocking chair. In the Grand Strand world, porch pounder season doesn’t end on Labor Day because the hot summer weather simmers into November.
While we all want to be wearing jeans and cute cardigans, eating pot roast from the crock pot paired with a Stags Leap Cab, it’s just not cold enough yet.
Embrace the hot and open a wine that matches the weather and mood. A California Sauvignon Blanc is perfect when you want earthy, fall flavors but need a wine that’s going to stand up to the heat.
Pairings: A Cali Sauvi B pairs perfectly with both the lemon chicken orzo soup and the fried cornflakes chicken fingers from this new Lowcountry cookbook.
Shop: California Sauvignon Blancs are WAY different than the overpowering grapefruit zest of a New Zealand Sauvi B. You’ll find a much more palatable, softer white wine from the United States wines, .
Decoy Sauvignon Blanc from Target is $19.99
Justin Sauvignon Blanc from Target is $19.99
Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc (a FAVORITE!) from Total Wine (and only $14.99!)
Dry Creek Vineyards Fume Blanc from Total Wine (another favorite) is only $13.49
Save the blog post for later: California Sauvi B + Carolina Hot Fall
Cheers, y’all! Have a great weekend 🥂
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