Trip to Savannah and Charleston
I've been trying to write this post for the last month, but have failed time and time again. Maybe it was because the sheer task was daunting. Maybe it was because I knew that once I start, it would be hard to stop because it was such an eye-opening experience. As a Northerner who has only previously ventured as far as North Carolina (Florida doesn't count), my knowledge of the South and Southern cuisine is embarrassingly narrow. I wanted to see the South, especially cities such as Savannah and Charleston that are so rich with history. Although it lasted only four short days, I learned, experienced, and tasted a culture that was so deeply embedded in history. Savannah: Collins Quarter: In a historic city with a generally older population, you might wonder where the younger generation likes to eat. Although people usually imagine the South as a place of unchanging, traditional home-cooking, it has been proven that global cuisine is no longer...