Week of November 2
Charleston Place clears the decks for three new dining concepts, Quarter French sets an opening date on Broad Street, and Music Farm hosts a Lowcountry environmental concert on Nov. 4.
The biggest restaurant story of the week belongs to The Charleston Place, which announced it will shutter all three of its current dining outlets — including the long-running Grill 225 and Palmetto Cafe — to make way for three entirely new concepts. Across town, the owners of Blind Tiger Pub and Vintage Lounge confirmed an opening date for Quarter French, a new courtyard-forward restaurant on Broad Street. Meanwhile, Cafe Harlow and Pearl pushed into a third location on Clements Ferry Road, even as its owner acknowledged the first two spots are still finding their footing.
If you haven't been back to Music Farm lately, Tuesday's Edisto-focused concert is worth the trip — Charleston musicians gather there Nov. 4 for the finale of a series using music and poetry to rally support for Lowcountry conservation. Chubby Fish got the Post & Courier's reservation-tips treatment this week, a useful read for anyone still puzzling over how to land a table. And Holy City Vintage Market, the city's first vintage market, quietly ended its 10-year run — a closing worth acknowledging.