🇺🇸Weekend Guide 🇺🇸Carolina Forest trendy lunch spot, the best baguette, and a fun spitzy summer cocktail in Conway + July 4th events
July 4, 2024 • Weekend Wine List
HAPPY JULY 4th, FRIENDS!
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Let’s celebrate American beach living today. Go on the beach. Wave some flags. Watch the jets blast by. Watch everyone but Joey Chestnut compete in the hot dog eating contest. Take a moment to be grateful for this incredible beach town we all love and are blessed to call home. This week, we have the July 4th roundup again, a Mediterranean restaurant to try, a summer cocktail to make (or order!), and where to get the best bread. Cheers, ya’ll 🥂
📆 Events + Things to Do Weekend
LUNCH
Where: Make a Mediterranean lunch date at Zeytin in Carolina Forest.
Why: You’ll love the cool vibe, fresh menu, and friendly service. Plus, making a healthy choice is super simple with the many fresh and delicious options available on the menu.
Order: Start with the spicy dip, get the salads (which is a delightful mix of greens, olives, a little cheese, cucumbers and tomatoes tossed in a light vinaigrette,) split the falafel.
Go: 📍Zeytin, 224 Fresh Drive Unit A, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Save for later: Zeytin review + photo album blog post
PS: the breakfast looks insane
Have you been? What’s your order?
SWEET COFFEE DATE
What: Coffee + carbs at Le Manna in downtown Myrtle Beach
Why: If you’re going to eat carbs, they should be fresh-baked sweet treats, giant croissants, baguettes, and sourdough loafs from a bakery.
Order: the gargantuan chocolate croissant with Italian cream (it’s the size of a frisbee and you don’t have to split it, but you could) + coffee
To go: get some breads to go, like a baguette or a sourdough loaf
Go: 📍Le Manna, 507 Ninth Ave N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Save for later: Loafing Around: Le Manna Bread Review
MAKE
What: Chandon USA just launched the new Garden Spritz, a sparkling based wine with Valencia orange skins and other spices to make it a spritz.
How: Serve it with ice, a little blood orange juice, a sprig of rosemary, and dehydrated blood oranges for a very refreshing cocktail in this South Carolina heat!!
Shop: Chandon Garden Spritz Sparkling Wine at Target (and other grocery / wine stores!)
Order: or, skip the ingredients and head to the bar at Rivertown Bistro to try this delightful summer cocktail 🥂
Save for later: Chandon Garden Spritz Cocktails for Summer
📆 Events this weekend
Friday + Saturday / Head to Twelve 33 Distillery for Red White and Booze with live music, patriotic cocktails, and food
Sunday / Boathouse Concert Series, Sunday Funday with Dangermuffin
Wizard of Oz Escape Room looks fun - here’s a Groupon deal
Live Music every night / MyrtleLive.com
🇺🇸 CELEBRATE
A quick, inspirational read:
4th of July events
Fourth of July on the Marshwalk will feature the boat parade and fireworks
15th annual Independence Day 5K Run/ Walk at The Market Common
Salute from the Shore Schedule
Plan Ahead
July 18 - Ruth Chris is having a wine dinner featuring Caymus Vineyards / Wagner Family of Wines (you have to call to make a reservation)
August 16 - Pop Up Wine Dinner in Myrtle Beach from Charlotte’s Restaurant Constance. Your Farms Your Table Restaurant Group is dedicated to connecting guests to farms and suppliers through personalized dining experiences at Restaurant Constance, special events, in-home dining experiences, and community supported meals throughout the Charlotte region. (Limited, you need to sign up online)
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