From the City Paper: 10 places to eat right now in Charleston

On the not-necessarily-barbecue front:  Charleston food historian and critic Rob Moss recently put together this list of the 10 hottest places to eat in Charleston.  He especially recommends Martha Lou's Kitchen:

"While most of the media buzz has centered on the fine dining restaurants and the newest new thing, Martha Lou Gadsden has achieved national acclaim for keeping things the same, year in and year out, in the little pink building down on Morrison Street. And that means good old-fashioned Southern home-cooking: fried chicken, catfish, chitlins, lima beans, mac and cheese, and plenty of sweet tea. How good is Martha Lou's? The New York Times's Sam Sifton ranked her right up there with McCrady's and Husk, and last year the Charleston Wine+Food Festival named her an official 'Culinary Legend.'"

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