Food

  • Food

    One-pot wonders

    TV chefs toss pots here, skillets there. Saucepans bubble up on several burners. It’s drama! It’s intense! It’s the foodie equivalent of “24.”

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  • Another Harbison retail center planned

    Just when you thought there was no retail space left to develop on Harbison Boulevard, along comes a plan for a new shopping center — in a very prominent spot.

  • What’s ahead for retail in 2011

    Retailers are welcoming 2011 with open arms and hope the best holiday shopping season since the start of the Great Recession will carry over to the new year. But there were plenty of other reasons locally to celebrate 2010, and there is a lot to look forward to in the new year across the Midlands.

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Cook’s calendar

Restaurant Week South Carolina is a nine-day, statewide celebration of local restaurants Jan. 14-22. Make reservations now at your favorite dining spot or try a new place, each restaurant will feature a special menu items, promotions and discounts. Participating Columbia-area restaurants include Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Dianne’s on Devine, Cellar on Greene, Solstice Kitchen and Wine Bar, Mr. Friendly’s New Southern Cafe, Terra, MoMo’s Bistro, Villa Tronco, Main Street Restaurant at the Sheraton Hotel, Ristorante Divino, Blue Marlin, Hennessy’s, Yesterday’s, The Great American Grill at the Hilton Garden Inn, Gervais & Vine, Rosso Trattoria Italia, Cantina 76, Saluda’s, Pearlz Oyster Bar, Liberty Tap Room, Tombo Grille, Virtu and SakiTumi Grill and Sushi Bar. More information, restaurant menus and reservations, restaurantweeksouthcarolina.com

The keys of success

The notes of “White Christmas” drift through Rice Music House, soft at first and then building to a crescendo, as Robert Schaeffer’s fingers stroke the keys.

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