By Chef Brandon Carter
Photograph courtesy of Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks
FARM | Photo Credit: Michael Hrizuk
About Chef Brandon Carter
Carter is the executive chef and partner at FARM in Bluffton, SC. He's highlighting the region's bounty with ingredients like Calabogue Sound oysters, May River blue crab, and seasonal produce from Williamson Lowcountry Farms.
Prior to opening FARM, Carter was the executive chef at the Inn at Palmetto Bluff, the Chef de Partie and Chef de Cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, FL, and the Mumbo Jumbo Bar and Grill in Atlanta, GA.
FARM
1301 May River Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 843.707.2041
www.farmbluffton.com
Chef Brandon Carter | Photograph courtesy of FARM
CHEF CARTER'S
HILTON HEAD & BLUFFTON GUIDE
Hilton Head
Photograph courtesy of Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks
Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks
This is my Sunday afternoon joint. Hudson's has the freshest seafood on Hilton Head. Sit outside on their deck, built over an oyster bed, to people-watch and enjoy the salt air.
1 Hudson Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
T: 843.681.2772
www.hudsonsonthedocks.com
Hamburger at CharBar | Photographs courtesy of CharBar
The wings at CharBar
CharBar
Since it opened, this spot has always had a special place in my heart. I love the wings and all the burger toppings.
Park Plaza
33 Office Park Road, Suite 213, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
T: 843.785.2427
charbar.co
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Lucky Rooster
I like coming here for date nights with my wife, Jess. We sit at the bar and order appetizers and a cocktail off their epic list of libations.
841 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head, SC 29928
T: 843.681.3474
www.luckyroosterhhi.com
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Bluffton
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JUICES
The Juice Hive
Great for resolutions and when you're shame spiraling. Try the Hot Shot and the Red Bee.
Bluffton Village
14 Johnston Way, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 813.757.2899
www.thejuicehivebluffton.com
BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
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Baleada Express
I love this place for a 'day off and nothing really going on' breakfast or when I'm having the car washed across the street. Try the Baleada with chorizo. It's a handmade flour tortilla filled with chorizo, eggs, refried beans, avocado, crema and cotija. Be careful because it will put you out, so pack half of it up for later. The best part is that you can hear them slapping out the tortillas to order in the back -- à la minute is always better.
4 Oliver Court, Bluffton, SC
T: 843.706.9996
www.baleadaexpress.com
Photograph courtesy of Cahill's Market
Cahill's Market
This is our Sunday brunch spot for biscuits, chicken and waffles, and meat and three. Again, proceed with caution because over indulging will wreck your plans for the rest of the day.
1055 May River Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 843.757.2921
LUNCH & DINNER
Saigon Cafe
The pho is the way to go -- it's un-pho'king believable. It's the go-to for the Farm kitchen crew on Sundays and has been dubbed 'Saigon Sunday'.
1304 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 843.837.1800
saigoncafeblufftonsc.com
Ruan Thai
I love this spot for lunch. Order the Massaman Curry and the Nam Sod (Thai pork salad), extra hot of course.
26 Towne Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 843.757.9479
LATE NIGHT
Photograph courtesy of Calhoun Street Tavern
Calhoun Street Tavern
We'll head here for after dinner drinks and sometimes snacks (if we get here in time). Jay is usually here and if you're lucky, he'll be wearing his polar bear outfit. Paul makes some of the best cocktails I've ever had and he's always good for some conversation that is so inappropriate that it'll makes you feel a little more normal. The pickle-brined chicken sandwich is the way to go.
9 Promenade Street, Suite 1201, Bluffton, SC 29910
T: 843.757.4334
www.calhounstreettavern.com
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