So...
I treated myself to a dinner a
FIG. In short, it truly was one of the best meals, and one of the best restaurant experiences I've ever had. I just took a seat at the bar, and started taking the recommendations of my bartender, Sam (short for Samantha). There were a couple of other solo diners sitting at the bar too: a local jazz musician who seemed to know almost everyone who walked through the door, a businessman/farmer up from Savannah for the day, a chef from an Italian restaurant enjoying a meal on his night off, a wine buyer, a local executive. I didn't chat with all of them, but it was fun checking out what each of us ordered. And Sam took care of all of us.
I arrived a little after 6:00, and by 7:00 the place was filling up nicely - and on a Monday night too! There appeared to be lots of regulars. "Cacky", the manager, greeted many of them by name and with a hug. On my way out, I mentioned to her that I was down from NYC for a couple of weeks, and had been tipped of to the place by a couple of people. She asked what my name was and what brought me down to Charleston. When I told her that I was working with Charleston Stage, she said that Monday is the perfect night to dine at the bar. Lots of musicians and artists come in, and she'd be more than happy to introduce me to my fellow diners on my next visit. -Which will most likely be next Monday. Although, I'm tempted to head back there on Thursday since the menu will be changing over this weekend, and I really do have to have their almost-ethereal ricotta gnocchi topped with a spicy lamb bolognese and pecorino at least one more time.
YUMMERS!
*I would post pics, but I didn't take any. It just didn't feel right. And I also didn't want my food to get cold while I staged my shots.
