How-To Guides
From basics to full-on culinary classes, these how-to guides have your kitchen skills covered.
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Challah in Six Easy Steps
This challah recipe breaks down making the bread into 6 easy steps for crafting a buttery, fluffy loaf with a pillowy crumb.
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How To: Bread & Butter Pickles
By: Lia GrabowskiBread and butter pickles are a Southern staple, from back in the day when sugar was used as preservative in the South’s sweltering climate.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Homemade Jam
By: TLP EditorsThe Local Palate walks through this classic end of summer activity: making homemade jam, the best way to preserve summer's flavor year-round.
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Maneet Chauhan’s Masala Dabba | Video
Chef Maneet Chauhan shares the key ingredient to her success, both in restaurants and competitive cooking shows, a well-stocked masala dabba.
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Chef Maryam Ghaznavi Makes Vegetable Pakora | Video
Chef Maryam Ghaznavi's take on vegetable pakora leaves a crispy, flaky, and tender fritter to enjoy for any occasion.
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How to Make a Sandwich with Anthony Marini | Video
Anthony Marini of The Pass in Charleston walks us through how to make a sandwich, featuring the shop's infamous Such a Nice Italian Boy.
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Honey
AR’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot Southern Honey
Winner of Virginia Living’s 2018 Made in Virginia award. AR’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot-Hot Southern Honey is the world’s first-ever spicy honey aged in repurposed bourbon barrels in collaboration with VA based, Ironclad Distillery. It begins with a blend of sweet clover, wildflower honeys, and extra-spicy habanero peppers before spending three months aging in charred white oak bourbon barrels. The final product imbues AR’s hallmark sweet and hot honey with powerful notes of bourbon, caramel, chocolate, and vanilla. Serve AR’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot-Hot Southern Honey with charcuterie or drizzle it over ice cream for an unmatched sweet heat. Say goodbye to pancake syrup too, because this serves as a perfect alternative and will surely spice up your breakfast!
$20.00
Rice
Lavington Farms Charleston Gold Aromatic Rice
Lavington Farms popular Charleston Gold Aromatic rice is the aromatic off-spring of the much-heralded Carolina Gold variety that has flourished in the lowcountry’s kitchens for decades. The rice is characterized by its rich golden hull and distinct, unmatched nutty flavor. The grain is cultivated and harvested right here in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Produced by Lavington Farms, the Charleston Gold Aromatic Rice is representative of the perfect marriage of a quintessential southern staple and a delectable basmati rice with deep international roots. This gold aromatic rice was developed right in South Carolina in the late 20th-century by Drs. Buford Shepard of Clemson University and Gurdev Kush of the International Rice Research Institute. The duo sought to create a short stature gold hulled rice that kept the traditional plush mouth feel of Carolina Gold and maintained the distinct fragrance of an East Indian cool weather rice. Dr. Anna McClung continued to refine the plant into what it is now: Charleston Gold. Today, the rice is used in the homes of cooks nationwide, in professional and restaurant kitchens throughout the Lowcountry, and frequently pops up on a number of menus in Charleston’s bustling culinary scene. This rice is specially formulated to be served and soak up flavor. We recommend piling it under jambalaya or pairing it with a slab of country-style steak for the perfect base grain to absorb seasoning and add a savory smell and taste that is all its own. If you can't get enough to just buy one, you can try Charleston Gold Aromatic Rice 3 PackPackaging: 17-ounce paper bag.
$32.00
Tea
Cold Brew Blackberry Tea Tin
Cold Brew Blackberry Tea Tin by Oliver Pluff & Company brews easily when steeped in cold water. Blackberry Cold Brew is created from an orange pekoe black tea base, which yields a more subtle, naturally sweet infusion. This 3-ounce Cold Brew Blackberry Tea Tin comes complete with a large wire mesh tea brewing ball. Cold Brewing Tips For a Half-Gallon Brew: 1. Fill a pitcher with a half-gallon of cold, clean spring water. 2. Fill the tea filter with 4 tablespoons of tea. 3. Close the tea filter, then add to pitcher. 4. Steep the tea overnight in the refrigerator. 5. Remove tea filter and serve tea over ice. Ponder Good Times. Hand-packaged by Oliver Pluff & Co. in Charleston.
$20.00