Southern Protocol

I love this time of year, when it is warm and sunny and people hold events outside! The Upper King “Design District” is holding its annual Spring Design Walk tomorrow night, April 15th, from 5-8 pm in the stores, then 8 til closing in all the restaurants. The list of happenings for the event is miles long, and every single one looks more fun than the last!

Literally there are way too many cool and artsy events to type out here, so below are just a few of the things I find most exciting. Check out the full list of details here!

*Mayor Riley will open the event at the corner of Radcliffe and King around 5:00 pm

*Grand opening of Macaroon Boutique at 45 John Street. A hugely anticipated patisserie…YUM!

*Tommy Dew and Charleston City Slickers will debut their iPad app that gives you a GPS tour of Upper King (sidenote: I am fascinated by iPads)

*Sea Island Habitat for Humanity will present their deconstruction program at King Street Kitchen Company. KSKC will serve sweets from Charleston Cookie Company, display one-of-a-kind florals by Stems (yay Anne!), and exhibit some cars from Baker Motor Company.

*Acclaimed food writer Holly Herrick will sign her new cookbook with delicious Southern recipes at SieMatic

*Franklin Smith will do “Intuitive Guidance Readings” at Seeking Indigo…I’m 99% sure that means the same thing as going to a psychic.

*DJ Sonar and Christophe Chocolatier at Dwelling

That seriously is only a small snippet of the events. If nothing else, go grab a drink outside at Chai’s or Joe Pasta and watch all the commotion!

Even if you’ve lived in Charleston for years, the overwhelming masses of delicious and high quality restaurants can make it difficult to choose where to dine on any given day. Especially when you have guests in town! How can you possibly pick just one or two places?

The City Paper just released the winter 2010 edition of dish, their award-winning dining guide. With 93 mini newspaper size pages detailing all the best dining spots in the city, selecting restaurants is ten times easier! Hundreds of restaurants are profiled, reviewed, and organized into fabulously convenient sections (neighborhood favorites, cheap eats, desserts, etc).

And if you just want them all listed by region or type of cuisine, there’s a master index list in the back. Pick up your free copy at one of its many locations before the weekend!