Openings

Kelsie Mellott, owner of Hey Honey! Cakery loves to experiment with unusual flavor combinations, such as jalapeno cheesecake, made with cheesecake filling and jalapeno jam. While that may sound strange, many of her customers have raved about the taste. “I enjoy creating different things,” Mellott said. “We sell unique cakes.” Mellott opened Hey Honey! Cakery, located in Furys Ferry Station at 229 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 129 in Martinez, on Jan. 29. But before that, she ran the business at home for eight years while also working as a stay-at-home

Angie Hood is shaking up the CSRA catering world. Charcuterie boards typically contain a variety of meat, cheese, fruit, and crackers. But Hood adds her own signature dishes, such as homemade Brussels sprouts and bacon bite-sized pizzas and stuffed dates with honey, paprika, and goat cheese, to her boards. The owner of Blooms, Boards & More, launched her home-based business one year ago after being laid off due to Covid. She also makes other foods, such as cheesecakes and pound cakes, as well as vegetable wreaths and fruit platters. “I

If you can’t get to your grandmother’s house, there’s a new spot in North Augusta that serves as a good substitute. “I want it to feel like walking into your grandmother’s house and she’s in the kitchen cooking,” said Julie McNeely, owner of McNeely’s Place, a new restaurant on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta. “It’s Southern cooking like grandmother used to make.” McNeely’s opened on March 25 in a 107-year-old house just across the bridge from downtown Augusta. It formerly had been the location of another favorite restaurant, Davenport’s which