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Local shared kitchen space to host cooking competition this weekend

Many people enjoy watching cooking competitions, which is why shows like Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, and Chopped are so popular. But a local shared kitchen space owner is hosting her own competition. Onnie Sanford, owner of OPP Kitchen, LLC, located at 359 Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, will host Chef Showdown on Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Two chefs who prepare meals in OPP Kitchen will be given one hour to prepare their best dishes, and the event’s attendees will choose the winner. The business hosted a similar competition

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The Buzz on The Bee’s Knees

The Finem Group at Meybohm Commercial announced in a press release on March 30, that The Bee’s Knees space is now up for lease. In November of last year, the popular hub in Downtown Augusta announced that it would permanently close its doors. According to Meybohm Commercial, the space is an ideal layout for a restaurant, coffee shop, or bar, consisting of two serving areas with both a kitchen and a wet bar. The space is considered to be in great condition, requiring minimal buildout by a future leaseholder. Meybohm

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Consumer Stories

New Filipino food delivery business takes off

When Denise Jane Racho moved from Virginia to Augusta in 2005, there were no restaurants that served the kinds of foods she grew up cooking and eating in the Philippines. Early last month, Racho launched Mama Jane’s Plates, a home-based business that prepares, serves, and delivers homemade Filipino dishes, such as chicken adobo, lumpia (fried spring rolls), and Pansit (a noodle dish). She delivers these dishes to customers and businesses throughout the CSRA, and many of her orders have come from Grovetown and Evans, where a large population of military

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Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: Rae’s Coastal Café

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Local Irish pub offers special Masters-themed menu

Marshall and Tiffanie Dubber went to the Masters in 2016 and fell in love with the food, which is why they decided to celebrate their Irish pub’s first-ever tournament by creating a special menu for this week only. The Dubbers, owners of Jameson McDubby’s located at 126 Laurens St. Northwest in downtown Aiken, have developed a menu called Flavors of the Augusta National, which includes egg salad and chicken salad sandwiches, as well as a grilled pimento cheese and corned beef sandwich. “My husband loves golf, and he’s Irish in

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Consumer Stories

Local pizzeria renovations completed in time for Masters Week

A newly remodeled Columbia County pizzeria has re-opened in time for its busiest week of the year. Mellow Mushroom, located at 4348 Washington Road in Evans, closed for renovations on Monday, Feb. 27, and re-opened on Wednesday, March 15, according to Ally Bauer, the restaurant’s area manager. Those renovations included adding new murals and creating a separate section in the kitchen for making gluten-free and vegan pizzas. “We have a designated to-go area,” said Bauer, who also oversees the downtown Augusta and Aiken locations. “We train our servers really well;

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Consumer Stories

Local artist paints Masters designs on strawberries

Last year, Tori Taylor created treats for Tony Finau, who has never missed a cut at the Masters and will be making his sixth appearance at Augusta National. If more custom strawberry treats are on Finau’s wish list for this year, Taylor will have him and them covered. For the second year, Taylor, a self-taught artist and owner of The Red Berry Co., an edible art business, is painting Masters designs on chocolate-covered strawberries. She operates her business out of Wild Sugar, a dessert shop located on Washington Road in

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Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: Topgolf

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Downtown businesses to participate in golf-themed retail crawl

Many people think downtown businesses are really busy during Masters Week, but that’s not the case, according to Jennifer Tinsley. Tinsley owns FIELD Botanicals located on 12th Street, one of 13 downtown businesses participating in a first-ever golf-themed shopping crawl next week called The 19th Hole. Businesses participating in the week-long event include Urban K9, Flowers on Broad, The Book Tavern, and Grantski Records. The crawl was created by Downtown Soul City, an organization that promotes businesses in that part of Augusta. “Our businesses are really slow during Masters week,”

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Consumer Stories

Local farm owners to host opening day event next weekend

Many organizations offer Easter egg hunts, but next weekend, owners of a local farm will host a major event with 2,000 eggs. Laura Russo and her husband, Jarett Acosta own the 70-acre Boondock Farms located at 755 Foreman St. in Jackson. The Easter egg hunt will be part of its Opening Day Vendor Festival on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will also include live music, local vendors, and food provided by Que at the Shop Bar BQ located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

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