Tasty Healthy Food!

-  LowcountryLocalFirst.org – Jamee and Elizabeth are comprehensive treasures bringing international knowhow to promote, enrich, & sustain local economies and grow green jobs.

-  Childrens Garden Project.org –  Darlena Goodwin makes hands-on math & science fun to eat the kids’ bountiful organic veggie harvests.

-  SlowFoodCharleston.org – Exec. Dir. Carole Addleston is another Intl Professional that leads more and more Trendsetters from Charleston to Terra Madre, Italy (Slow Food HQ). They don’t accept corporate advertising (NO), only passionate donations. Slow Food  PROVES it can be done everywhere, NOW,  simple:  better tasting; healthier for all of us and the environment; and enriches and sustains local independent food – green jobs.  SlowFoodUSA.org has more great  resources.

-  The Community Bogarden – Fritz and Nikki and Meredith turned me on to this OASIS! They have a “newer” Blog, here.  <– ask me about the father/daughter bonding in their banner’s picture….If your family wants to downsize and move downtown and grow & eat good food, CONTACT me.

-  Fields To Families Blog: Founder Jacki Baer has an impressive following, and Nikki is a real cool Trendsetter that many inspire to emulate (she’s already been featured in a CofC & CCL documentary short and on the cover of City Paper). Also, see 6th-grader Katie Stagliano, who turned a 40# cabbage from her garden into part of a meal for 275 people at a Charleston soup kitchen. She turned that single experience into Katie’s Krops, a nonprofit…

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Restaurants and Markets - tell them you found them through DoTheCharleston.com

-  Fast & French Cafe –  Also called Gaulart & Malicet Cafe at 98 Broad St.  843-577-9797.  Authentic French Cuisine and Art Advocates for a better engaging community!  They often auction dinners/wine for FUNdraisers (helped me with KidsFair).  Inexpensive fresh soups & salads, and moderately priced dinners, French Escargots, Bouillabaisse, Thursday Fondue, wine! Definitely a trendy place to see and be seen by Charleston & Intl Jetsetters.

-  The Black Bean -  116 Spring St  843-277-0990  Sharp owner Ellis Grossman, exemplary young native social entrepreneur and grad from Culinary Institute of Charleston, was quick to jump at fun healthy foodie events to inspire kids that tasty food is healthy! He is working with me to sponsor and have a food booth serving at KidsFair on Mar 13 at the Gaillard, 10,000 – 12,000 kids/parents – join us!

-  Remedy Market - at 162 Spring St.  843-793-3003  Just what the Doctor ordered – great healthy food, local CSA pick-up, and a glass of wine or beer each day is good for the spirit, too. Many Saturdays, they have live music in the back in their veggie garden. The artsy owner, Billy, has a super trendy supportive community following. Really cool, wide eyed, smiles, and hellos from everyone. Take your kids early for “super power” smoothies!

-  Dellz Deli -  1 A Cannon St next to upper Kings St.  828-722-5376  11am – 8pm (late nite weekends) The food is amazingly tasty/Zing,  healthy/Wow, and affordable/ChaChing. Dellz vibe is really easy, laid back, and cool & warm <– how can it be cool & warm? Just go! AND TAKE YOU KIDS after school for an awesome affordable fast take home picnic dinner!

-  Patat Spot Cafe – Friet & Falafel <– 11am to 6pm Sun, to 10pm Mon-Thur, to midnight Fri & Sat (41B George St, 843-723-7438). The late night glow feels like a “Portal” to Amsterdam. Those who’ve traveled/lived in Europe & Israel can travel/live here in Charleston; conveniently afford tasty diverse salad bar items/recipes; and get a daily healthy fix (fresh Baba Ganush, Guacamole, etc). Phillis is a fun owner with enlightening ”clean/green” cooking & Friets (as well as diverse outreach efforts to help Charleston & the World).

-  Charleston Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am-2pm, Marion Square, from April 9 – Dec 18, 2011.  FUN, GO, something for everyone.

-  The Vegetable Bin - 10 Society St (843) 723-6424 Family owned and run – generations you can trust. Ages old common sense that has been lost, so it looks revolutionary and visionary, today. Walk or ride your bike here for fresh local veggies to take home everyday.  CONTACT me to Make an IMPACT, NOW for simple FAST, CHEAP, EASY, TASTY Veggie Smoothie recipes for families – any day. Don’t say, “but wait, I can’t, that can’t be, I have to wait on the government, I have to wait on Obese programs and training and funding, I have to wait to drive not walk or bike, I’m too busy and broke to make a fast cheap smoothy, uhh” <– No don’t wait for anyone, free yourself from others’ upsidedown excuses – just do it, now. OK, here is the cheap organic secret smoothy blender recipe: mostly veggies (lots of dark green), then add apple and/or agave sweetener. Variations can add yogurt, almond milk, or coconut milk for protein, creaminess, and sweetener; dark chocolate; or banana for sweet & smooth; more…

-  Sinless Raw Chocolate – Dark chocolate! Kathy is a gracious trendsetting local independent Social Entrepreneur who is growing green sustainable enriching jobs for Charleston & the World. Miracle micro food, a little dab will do you. It’s a paradigm shift, eureka – a little dark chocolate can empower you with good healthy energy

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- Haute Cuisine - Expensive, but worth working hard and saving up for a special reward for all the good things you do, when you Do The Charleston!

-  Mar 3 – 6,  2011  Charleston Wine + Food Festival

- Culinary Institute of Charleston – Totally World Class, Totally affordable!

- Ai – Art Institue of Charleston – Food is Art, and then some… Ho hum, another world class trendsetter, and your 15 minute coffee break is a walk on the Charleston waterfront to watch the dolphin and sailboats

- HUSK  Restaurant – That sucking sound could be your mouth watering,  his local piglets, or this HUGE  MAGNET <– the attraction draws the world to Charleston and James Beard Award winner Chef Sean Brock. Personally, he is genuine and not staged, and his visionary concept electrifies everyone who earns a joyous ride on his chuckwagon.