From the Made in Heaven Crepe (above) from Claudine's Creperie.....to Plums Restaurant to Magnolia Cafe to Crave's Cupcakery to Gays Fresh Seafood to the Lowcountry Store to the Savannah Tea Room and Leopold's Ice Cream.....we manage to continue to experience food highlights across the culinary spectrum.
Plums is a local Beaufort restaurant featuring all manner of seafood and salads. Their Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is to die for.........spicy but not too much so. Have it with the small loaf of French Bread and what a wonderful meal while overlooking the Beaufort tidal basin!!! You won't want to leave. Plums gets 4 1/2 stars out of 5.
The Magnolia Cafe is a great Beaufort stop for breakfast or lunch. The salads are good as are their sandwiches.....the pastrami on home made seeded rye is very good....but also take a look at the Cubano Panini....excellent. We took lunch here with our new friends, Larry and Lainie, and we each enjoyed a lovely dessert. Larry and Lainie and their 4 legged traveling companion, Roxie, are also North Country neighbors of ours from Burlington, VT. We plan to catch up with them again at our next stop near Jacksonville, FL. Home made desserts are indeed a Magnolia strong suit and they also get 4 1/2 of 5 stars.
Crave's cupcakery is a small, pink building on Boundary Street....easy to miss but don't make that mistake. Some 20 cupcakes to choose from.....fresh and delicious. On the sweet scale, Craves gets 4 stars.
When you want to cook it yourself, stop by Gay's Fresh Seafood market on Harbor Island (the postcards are free). The shrimp is always fresh, the flounder and grouper are worth a try....but our favorite is the crab cakes. Talk about yumming it up..........these flirt with 5 of 5 stars!
The Lowcountry store offers a small luncheon menu.....I had the blue plate special of gumbo and rice and Pam had the lowcountry savory tomato pie. Both were delicious, especially with southern biscuits on the side. The store also sells produce....we walked away with a couple quarts of their home made gumbo.....all one has to add at home is some combination of chicken, beef, shrimp or sausage (andouille is preferred) and you have a plate that can be as spicy as you want to make it. 4 of 5 stars go to the Lowcountry store.
The Tea Room in Savannah is a must for tea snobs (not to mention tea snob wannabees)....seriously tho, you will have a tough time choosing a tea so best to leave it to the wait staff. Tell them your taste preference in tea and they will make the best choice for you. Pam had Savannah Breakfast and I had Tuckers blend....both were excellent black tea offerings. For lunch Pam had an almond encrusted chicken salad....Pam rates it a 5 given the citrus dressing that came with it. I give 5 stars also for the blackened grilled chicken caesar salad with home made caesar dressing.....I have had quite a few caesar salads over the years and this sets the standard. So, 5 of 5 stars for the Savannah Tea Room!!
Leopold's Ice Cream in Savannah has been around since the early 1900's. They make their own ice cream, they offer some 25 flavors and they are wonderful. Leopold's gets 5 of 5 stars as well.
As for grocery stores.....we have found the Publix Market on Lady's Island to be the best. VERY polite and helpful staff at every turn....the BEST breads for sandwiches and for toast.....some very good pastries that are made on site. We like Publix.
We were out today...primarily for Pam's follow up MD appointment. The mystery as to why she had a Syncope 2 + weeks ago will remain a mystery. All test reports (and she had many) were negative...as were the heart monitor results. The doctor advised against driving for awhile...so I guess I remain the chauffer for a bit longer....this is Pam's hardest consequence to deal with as she loves her turbo charged, 6 speed manual transmission Mini Cooper.....I have to admit, it can be fun to drive. While we were out we did laundry, made a stop at Publix and had a bowl of gumbo at Plums (and brought two bowls home with us as well -need we say more!).
We leave Hunting Island and the lowcountry next Tuesday.....next stop is a State Park in Florida just outside of Jacksonville and just north of St. Augustine. We are sure we will enjoy it thoroughly for the week we will be there.....but it will be hard pressed to surpass the cuisine of the lowcountry!
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