The unlikely success story of Hank's Low Country She Crab Soup

For most families Saturday is a day of ritual - baseball practice, dance lessons, fishing, picnics on the beach, shopping, golf, a trip to Charleston or Savannah, but for many the ritual is to head to the Port Royal Farmer's Market at the Navy Heritage Park, open 9 - 12 Saturdays, rain or shine, to get the best food in the Lowcountry.

Tents are set up and loyal customers arrive on schedule to check out the freshest vegetables, eggs, shrimp, oysters in season, wonderful homemade breads, cheeses to die for, fruits, scones, pasta, bagels, plants, coffees, cookies, birds of prey to be admired, and, of course, she crab soup.

Anchorage 1770 Serves Up a Saucy Side of History

Story and Photos by Mark Shaffer

??A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal. Pat Conroy, Author & Cook

There ought to be a law, was something I heard a lot as a child growing up in the South. My best friend's mother used it constantly and applied it liberally.

??There ought to be a law, she'd say, ??that anyone with a butt that big shouldn'??t be able to buy pants that tight. A brief pause for effect and, ??Bless her heart. ?�

Chef Penn Ten Eyck Spins New Meaning for �Local Plates�

Story and photos by Mark Shaffer

To say Penn Ten Eyck is passionate about food and cooking is like saying Shakespeare was a decent writer. As a child he knew the chef�s life called him. It�s in his blood. The family�s got a long history in the local food scene going back decades. The Ten Eyck�s can even claim a bit of local film history, having catered the buffet spread during the post-funeral scene in "The Big Chill."