The delicious familiarity of Zorba Lounge: City Juice with John Malik
Zorba Lounge is a bar without an apology, and it would feel at home in an episode of The Sopranos.
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Greenville’s Jones Oyster Company offers a taste of Louisiana: City Juice with John Malik
Chef Brant Tesky of Jones Oyster Co. in downtown Greenville clearly remembers shucking his first oyster.
Sampling the taco trucks of White Horse Road: City Juice with John Malik
On a warm, Friday night, alongside the buzz of White Horse Road, under the lights of Sol Mercado in the oddly named Hallmark Square, John Malik found taco nirvana.
Elegant and unexpected, Scoundrel delights with air of Paris: City Juice with John Malik
With its brash artwork, impeccable soft surfaces, elegant presentation and wide-ranging menu, Scoundrel has an air of a Parisian bistro.
The sugar and spice of Scout’s Doughnuts: City Juice with John Malik
The offerings are closer to dessert than snack.
The next generation of Pita House: City Juice with John Malik
Once inside The Pita House, there’s a glorious meal of only the best hummus, tomato and cucumber salad, and lamb gyro waiting.
City Juice: The story behind SC-sourced sweet potato fries
Turning raw sweet potatoes into a fryer-ready product is a bit more challenging than the same process for an Idaho potato.
City Juice: Upping the culinary game at the ballpark
On a busy Friday night, chef Sammy Dominguez might serve up to 6,000 hungry souls.
City Juice: A tale of two Perches
“City Juice” is a colloquial term for a glass of tap water served at a diner.
City Juice: The magnificence of Patterson Kitchen
Thanks to our history, streets, topography and a few familiar restaurants, our town has a certain feel and flavor to it.
City Juice: The modern American of CAMP Greenville
The beautiful vegetables throughout CAMP’s menu looked suspiciously familiar, so John Malik asked sous-chef John Flynn.
City Juice: Society Sandwich Bar & Social Club. Just a sandwich?
“We could’ve taken a safer route, but where’s the fun in that?” Jeremy Krauze asks.
City Juice: What’s a doner? Glad you asked
At Das Doner, one can get two examples of this German sandwich.
City Juice: Yee-Haw brews up the hospitality
A few weeks ago, John Malik took a good friend out for a beer.
City Juice: Tarci Harger turns dessert upside down on Main Street
Tarci Harger found her American home at Soby’s as a line cook until pastry chef John Conti first asked for her help — then asked for retirement.