Friday, January 02, 2009

Good Food! Good Meat! Good God, Let's Eat!

We've been doing a lot of eating out this week, as neither Tyler nor I enjoy cooking. (I've recounted the Mom's Microwave Pizza anecdote here, right?)

We've had breakfast two mornings at Stacks. Love Pavel the waiter. (Actually, if I were a cougar, I'd be takin' that boy home with me.) Great pancakes, waffles, French toast, grits (yum!). Pigs-in-a-blanket for the kids.

Monday night dinner at Guiseppe's in Sea Pines Center. Dependable good food, good service, Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia everywhere.

Dinner Tuesday night at Crazy Crab, which Ty remembered fondly from our last trip here nine years ago. Great hush puppies.

Lunch on NYE at Truffles. I've eaten at Truffles once on every trip to HHI. I have the Truffles t-shirt. Love that place. This year I had turkey and swiss on a croissant, and sweet potato fries. Wonderful memories of sweet potato fries at Bryant Park Café with PianoLady.

Dinner Thursday night at Wise Guys in Main Street Village. Oh. My Gosh. I haven't been able to find a Web site to show you the menu, which is—quite simply—incredible. Ty and I shared the Hot Crab and Cheese Fondue (lump crab, hearts of palm, creamy three cheese blend, seasoned pita chips) and the mini crab cakes with champagne lobster cream. The babes shared a white shrimp pizza (pesto drizzle, domestic shrimp, mozzarella, shaved garlic). Boston objected to the pesto drizzle, as I would have. We're going back tonight. The babes will again have the white shrimp pizza, sans pesto drizzle. Ty and I might have the tuna tartare lettuce wraps, or the tempura king crab and mango stuffed avocado, or the hot smoked salmon chips, or the greek lamb lollipops with goat cheese whipped potatoes, or the lobster, wild mushroom and asparagus risotto. Get the idea? Fabulous Food.

Wise Guy's motto? "Big Wines, Small Plates, Serious Cocktails"

If you're ever on Hilton Head, Wise Guys is a must-eat.

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