Generations of Savannahians count on the venerable Olde Pink House to host those special occasions that call for Southern charm, predictable cuisine and a nostalgic setting.
But the new bar space overlooking East St. Julina Street is becoming a hotspot for downtown business lunches or an off-the-beaten-path noon-time rendezvous.
The menu is packed with trend setters, like mini hamburgers, and go-to regional dishes like shrimp and grits or a salad topped with plump Georgia shrimp. On past visits, I’ve enjoyed the Cob salad and Caesar salad topped with grilled chicken.
On a recent …

By Pete Lamb
To loyal fans of Alligator Soul the restaurant is as main stream as any Savannah fine dining destination.
To those unfamiliar with the basement level eatery, it’s mysterious, off the beaten path and, too often, overlooked.
But for those fortunate to have followed the smells of cooking food and sounds of music down the stairs beneath the Telfair Square Post Office, Alligator Soul has become a cozy respite, a place to unwind or to celebrate. It’s menu is decidedly masculine, but presented with such elegance that it’s a a …

By Pete Lamb
To borrow from Monty Python:
“Now for something completely different.”
I have something of a reputation as a carnivore in insatiable pursuit of all things meaty: smoked pork, rare steak, seared foie gras, fried chicken and falling off the bone, savory, more-delicious-than-deserved braised lamb shank.
But this week, dear reader, I want to talk to you about salads.
I fell off the wagon, the meat wagon, for a couple of days, kinda, and experienced a mixed green epiphany. Yes, there was still meatiness involved (chicken and seafood) but the darned greens and …

By Pete Lamb
The Benihana restaurant chain might have popularized the teppanyaki, or hibachi, style of Japanese cooking in America, but it didn’t take long for imitators to spring up – and become nearly as ubiquitous as The Golden Arches.
Ms. Lamb and I had Sunday dinner at Savannah’s newest incarnation of this combination of culinary skill, bad comedy and hot and tasty food.
In a year that found many restaurant owners tightening their belts, I watched as Miyabi Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar rose up from a plot on Eisenhower Drive. …

By Pete Lamb
Wiley and Janet McCrary spent more than a decade shuttling a portable smoker aorund the country competing in sanctioned barbecue contests. On off weekends, they catered for a Who’s Who list of Atlantians and dreamed of a slower lifestyle.
That’s what they thought they were getting when they took over a former restaurant space on Whitemarsh Island. After all, a little restaurant with less than 30 seats and a carryout service couldn’t’ be that demanding, could it?
Now, with a couple months history behind them, the couple hustle from one …