Food

Five Points has gone through some changes over the year and the landscape is still changing as a well-known bar get a revamp.
Fresh fruits make the spring season even sweeter.
If you don’t have coffee already in hand, consider this your sign to grab some with our coffee guide, featuring 25+ local coffee shops.
Methodical Coffee announced a new flagship shop in Columbia’s BullStreet District, opening November 2024, featuring a unique blend of community and quality coffee in a 3,400 sqft space.
Just need to getaway for a few days or feeling spontaneous on a day off? Here are four day trip destinations within two hours of Columbia.
We saw a cryptic post on social media and decided to do some digging on a potential new business coming to Cola. Come along with us to do some digging on El Vago Mexican Kitchen.
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Columbia’s Lula Drake Wine Parlour (Outstanding Wine Program) and Robbie Robinson of City Limits Barbecue (Best Chef Southeast) are finalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards.
Check out these brunch restaurants, cafes, and diners in Cola, serving a variety of egg dishes, mimosas, bloody marys, and more.
Make Deviled Eggs with Sweet & Spicy SC Pecans — a recipe given to us by the James Beard Semifinalist nominated for Best Chef, Jessica Shillato of Spotted Salamander Cafe and Catering
Check out five local coffee shop’s spring menus full of seasonal flavors from strawberry toaster strudel cold brews to nutty black sesame flat whites.
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Get ready to shamrock out at one of Cola’s biggest events and see what’s going to be new at this year’s St. Pat’s Festival.
You’ve crowned our Midlands BBQ champion as City Limits Q, the West Columbia BBQ restaurant led by James Beard Award nominee Robbie Robinson.
Peak Drift Brewing Company and Columbia Craft Brewing Company merge under Craft Brew Inc., enhancing SC’s craft beer industry. Discover how this alliance aims to elevate regional breweries and foster collaboration in the Midlands.
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We’ve got the deets on the top chefs, restaurateurs, mixologists, and bakers to try at Savor Charlotte 2024.
National Margarita Day is Thursday, Feb. 22. Let’s get salty (or spicy).
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The 2024 Columbia Food and Wine Festival is back and bigger than ever with expanded events and a fresh rebrand
Got a hot new fling? Hoping to spice things up with your longtime partner? We’re here to help plan your next date night in Soda City.
Dig into Columbia’s must-try pizza shops including local legends, fancier fare, cross-country crusts, and more.
Don’t sweat it if you can’t make it down to the bayou — you can celebrate Mardi Gras right here, 680 miles away from the French Quarter.
With the Super Bowl kicking off on Sun., Feb. 11, we want to make sure your nails won’t be the only thing you’re biting as the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers duke it out on the field.
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Still on the search for Valentine’s Day dinner plans? Enter: The Vista.
The semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards were announced on Jan. 24. City Limits Barbeque, Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles, and Lula Drake Wine Parlour from Columbia were named to the list.
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Dr. Gressette of The Columbia Medical Group shares her recommended order at this family-owned Italian eatery.
Experience Columbia introduced four local individuals who are going to be the 2024 Ambassadors for Columbia, a.k.a. the local insiders picked to represent our city.
Explore a symphony of non-alcoholic mocktails around Columbia from seven restaurants that were recommended by our followers.
Rockaway Athletic Club will temporarily close after the property was sold to a local development group. No word yet on if they’ll add a sign for the first time when they reopen.
South Carolina is in the heart of oyster season. That mean’s oyster roasts galore. Here are five to try this winter and spring.
We hope you’ve packed your appetite because we are taking a quick hour-and-a-half road trip to Greenville, SC, showcasing things to do, memorable eats, and accommodations with award-winning cuisines.
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