Music Galore!

Join us in the 1906 mansion to kick off your weekend with food, drinks, friends, and music galore! Woodlands Inn is “Piping In” the weekend every Friday and Saturday with a bagpiper from 5:00-5:15 on the front steps with a complimentary champagne toast.  What a special treat for our in house guests as they wrap [...]

Charleston Restaurant Week

Charleston Restaurant Week Menu September 8-19th $30 per person  First Tastes   Salad of Summerville Heirloom Tomatoes Crumbled feta, chive oil, celery leaves, vincotto  Or                            Seared Diver Scallop, Porcini Mushroom Risotto Pearl onion, champagne sabayon, American caviar Main  Atlantic Flounder, Corn-Chanterelle Ragout Cauliflower puree, curry-lime bubbles  Or  Ellensburg Farm Lamb Red pear tomato, fried eggplant, red pepper, verjus  Desserts Peaches ‘n Cream Crème fraiche mousse, caramelized peaches, toasted poundcake  Or  Warm Valrhona Chocolate [...]

Summerville’s July 4th

We hope everyone enjoyed a fun time with family and friends on this holiday weekend.  All of us here at Woodlands could not have asked for a better “An American Celebration” event.  Way back in April, Woodlands leadership team started planning for a patriotic event that would blow the community away!  All of the planning started to become reality the [...]

BBQ & BREW

Beer and BBQ series Wednesday, July 14th 2010 6:30-9:30pm We are partnering with Palmetto Brewery on July 14th to give you the ultimate BBQ & Brew dinner!  Join us for a small reception on the croquet lawn starting at 6:30 pm with live entertainment.  You will then be escorted over to the intimate porch of the pavilion for [...]

Fashion Show & Luncheon

Looking for something  fun  and different to do with the ”girls”?  Here is your chance to spend an afternoon with your girlfriends, leave the kids home with a babysitter or leave work early. You are invited to celebrate a fashion show and luncheon at Woodlands Inn Thursday, July 22nd from 11:30am-2:00pm.  Upon arrival we will greet you with a [...]

Perfect Getaway for July 4th weekend

For the 4th of July Package:  A 2 night minimum Saturday arrival.  “VIP” parking Complimentary admission to the 4th of July celebration Complimentary breakfast (Sunday Morning) Complimentary upgrade (subject to availability) Complimentary Food and drink at the 4th of July event (each guest will get $20 worth of F&B tickets upon arrival) Rate will be $439 per night     For the summer (starting [...]

Upcoming Events You Don’t Want To Miss

Farm-To-Table: Wednesday, June 9th 6:30-9:30 representing Kennerdy Farms Join the Woodlands team as we honor the flavors of the Lowcountry.  Enjoy a fun, casual and relaxed outdoor dining experience that brings the farmer to you! Watch our chefs prepare dinner in our outdoor kitchen while you sip on a perfectly paired regional wine.  The South Carolina [...]

An American Celebration

Come celebrate the local arts on July 4th as Woodlands partners with Summerville’s DREAM and the Community Orchestra for a truly American extravaganza. Enjoy local music, family games, South Carolina’s BBQ and other American favorites, domestic beers and beverages, as well as a finale by the Summerville Community Orchestra. This is an outdoors event, rain or [...]

Keep up the good work!

We are partnering with the Summerville Workforce in a campaign called “May” We take your jacket!  For the whole month of May, we will be accepting mens and womens business attire that you no longer want.  The Summerville Workforce will supply men and women in the local community with this clothing to further their chances in getting a [...]

Mother’s Day with a twist!

Woodlands put a new interactive twist on Mother’s Day this year, and it was an astonishing success!  The idea was to create a more fun and interactive atmosphere for our guests.  We asked four of our chef’s to invite their moms to come and hang out with us for the day.  After all, we want [...]

Granola for Bacon – I am so $%&##@ lucky.

“The best bacon I’ve ever had” was the most recent perk of living a few houses away from Lou. That’s what my two older kids said after tasting a sweet, smoky piece of Lou’s Maple and Brown Sugar Cured Bacon.

And More Soup

I love when my friends send me text messages with photo attachments of their cooking adventures.

Soup Making Extravaganza

Four tall soup pots and a skillet gave Christina’s stovetop a good workout.

Biscotti and Burritos

Suzy has no real need to ever cook in my little kitchen again. 

Strawberry Muffins and Agave Granola

Sometimes the best cooking dates happen spontaneously without any pre-planning at all. It’s was my good friend Jackie’s birthday last week, an endlessly fun time celebrating. 

“Good Nutrition Brings Double Happiness” Betty Crocker

I scored a first edition 1950 copy of a Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook at an estate sale last Friday and I am having a hard time containing my excitement. 

An Aebelskiver Christmas

My parents never cease to find new and interesting kitchen gifts for me. As an avid cooking gadget collector, I know it’s a challenge to find something I don’t have already have. 

Culinary Inspiration

It’s a potent concept that can strike those who least expect it. Yes, friends, it happened to my non-cooking, food loving husband on a recent business trip to New Orleans.

My Decorated Masterpieces

I’m too impatient to enjoy piping and flooding sugar cookies alone. In fact, I find it tedious and virtually impossible.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race (the latke making race)—GIVEAWAY

Suzy showed up for our latke cooking date yesterday in her old t-shirt and jeans, leaving her nice fleece zip up in the car so the distinct scent of canola oil wouldn’t have a comfy place to settle in. 

Travel Smart: Designed to Death

Gourmet's travel editor thinks hotel decor should not be hazardous to your health.

Restaurants Now: Ellerbe Fine Foods

(Fort Worth, TX) - A Shreveport chef brings a touch of elegance—and Cajun moxie—to the edge of cow country.

Extreme Frugality: Well, Nobody's Perfect

The zero-spending game is called on account of soccer ... and foraging for wild edibles.

Our Pumpkin Picks

This Halloween, forget the jack-o-lantern and turn your pumpkin into one of these comforting fall dishes, from rolls to rice pudding.

How to Say No

We've encouraged our daughter to eat anything that pleases her. We never thought about how to set limits.

How Robert Bresson Taught Me To Cook

Chip Brantley, author of the book The Perfect Fruit: Good Breeding, Bad Seeds and the Hunt for the Elusive Pluot and co-founder of cookthink.com, explains what the difficult French filmmaker showed him about the art of cooking.

Grant Achatz Goes to Austria

Like a small museum with ever changing galleries, the progressive and very modern restaurant Ikarus showcases the world's best talent, one chef at a time.

Set it On Fire, Part Two

Cherries Jubilee was the most beautiful thing I'd ever made, and I was going to make my last one count.

Restaurants Now: Tavern Law

(Seattle) - Pouring everything from fizzes to flips, this brand-new speakeasy keeps the focus on good, old-fashioned liquids.

My Day on a Plate: Debi Mazar

From Goodfellas to good food. The actress, mother, and current Dancing with the Stars hoofer has a new website, Under the Tuscan Gun, where she dishes out her favorite traditional Italian recipes, ingredients, and anecdotes.