By Brooke A. Brown

Last weekend, I was having a leisurely lunch over at the Bluegrass Kitchen when I overheard some talk about John and Keeley Steele’s other restaurant venture, the Tricky Fish. From what I was hearing, it sounded as if the place was finally open for business. With fond memories of overstuffed oyster po’ boys from Hyman’s Seafood in the other Charleston (South Carolina, y’all) forced immediately to the front of my mind, I asked our server if what I was hearing was true. It was!

Fast forward to Monday of this week and I’m standing inside the laid-back, beach-weathered and work-in-progress environs of Tricky Fish, searching the menu board for that fried oyster phenomenon. With a simple menu (click on image to the right) featuring hot dogs, pulled-pork bar-b-que, chicken wings and fried things, it was easy to spot. I quickly ordered one up, along with a side of onion rings, while my Lovely Miss S chose the fried catfish sandwich and a side of hush puppies.

While waiting for our number to be called, we noticed a nifty bar in the back of the comfortably eclectic space. It is currently non-functional as typical bars go, but I hope the future holds a cooler and a tap or two. And maybe even a jukebox. One deserves a refreshing brew and a Jimmy Buffett tune whilst chowing down fried seafood.

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Why is the Colonel smiling? Probably because he recently caught a glimpse of comedian Patton Oswalt’s hilarious take on his eating establishment’s wildly popular KFC Famous Bowls.

Here’s the clip:

By Brooke A. Brown

More than a couple of times in recent weeks I’ve found myself having lunch at the South Hills Market and Café. You guys know about this place, right? It used to be affiliated with the Bridge Road Bistro before it broke ties with that restaurant and, under new ownership, became something else. And then it went away and was vacant for a while. But it’s back, baby (under new ownership once again), and it is better than ever.

So good, in fact, that I keep forgetting to take pictures of the place. And that’s why I’m borrowing a few from area blogger Oncee, who apparently used his iPhone to snap a few good ones (thank you, sir).

What’s really nice about this latest version of the market is that they have a handful of tables and chairs where one can casually dine on gourmet soups and salads, delicious wraps and sandwiches. And they even serve – get this – breakfast. It was just yesterday that I had a cup of the roasted tomato soup, the roasted turkey sandwich with red onion marmalade, which is served on cranberry bread, and a side of pastini – tiny pearls of pasta mixed with spinach, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and black olives. (more…)