Restaurants/Food

The explosive growth in Grovetown and success of Culver’s and Meadows Original Frozen Custard may have inspired Cold Stone Creamery to start mixing up flavors in their 3rd story. Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate represented Cold Stone Creamery and says it is the first of more tenants to sign on to be part of a new strip center built in the Gateway Square shopping center near I-20 in Grovetown and across from Wal-Mart. Cold Stone will operate a 1500 square foot store, leaving 4500 more square feet to rent. Other

In the past few years so many excellent restaurants have opened in Aiken that it becomes difficult to distinguish oneself with a name. When Lou and Stephanie Giusto (photo above) opened their oasis of flavors at the historic corner of Park Avenue and Laurens Street in Aiken two years ago, their application for an alcohol license was not approved for whiskey. That was fine. The Giustos are wine people anyway, so they named their rather intimate culinary retreat “Solo Vino” which in Italian means “Only Wine.” It’s a sophisticated sounding

Nicole Norman has baked cakes since she was a teenager, but it wasn’t until the pandemic began that she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time baker. Norman – owner of a baking business called Chasing Simone for the last five years – typically spends about 35 hours a week taking orders and baking cakes and other desserts for various occasions, such as weddings, birthday parties, and baby showers. In addition to her baking, she also works full-time in billing for ADP but eventually hopes to open her

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday 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”.