Food

Tickets are on sale now for Taste of Lake Murray, supporting Lake Murray’s Independence Day fireworks.
Get your calendars out and start booking your reservations at these Midlands eateries offering special dishes, menus, and deals for a limited time during Restaurant Week South Carolina.
Dining in Columbia is always a fresh experience, with new restaurants popping up all the time — and more on the way.
Block parties, early ball drops, free games — whatever your vibe, there’s a Columbia-area New Year’s Eve for you.
Columbia Food & Wine Festival returns with new Tastemakers memberships and a USC hospitality scholarship added to its five-day lineup.
Slip 53, a coastal-inspired oyster and seafood spot, will open in the former Pecknel Music Co. building.
Allergic to your stove? No problem — here’s where to go.
Gather COLA officially opens Friday, Dec. 5 with a day long celebration that’s even bringing Santa out.
Columbia looked good on national TV this week.
Columbia’s fine-dining scene gets a boost as two Vista staples earn a spot in the MICHELIN Guide.
Get out your rolling pins + roll up those sleeves, Soda Citizens because the South Carolina Gingerbread House Competition is back with its annual gingerbread house competition benefit.
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For every Bradford Pear you remove from your property, Clemson and the Forestry Commission will give you a free replacement, but only while supplies last.
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