My fiance and I are planning a "mini-moon" for several days at the Montage Palmetto Bluff in January. We are very food-focused (from the South originally, but both now live in NY) and are hoping to eat our way through the Lowcountry/Gullah region. We'll have a car and are planning on driving around a lot and taking some day trips.
However, we've already spent a fair amount of time in Charleston and Savannah and think we might skip them this time, and we have a feeling we won't be blown away by the offerings at the resort itself. We are looking for suggestions and recommendations for good local food, especially Gullah cuisine. We'd especially appreciate recommendations for places that are "off the beaten path" - we like holes-in-the-wall and seafood shacks (we are big shellfish people!).

Thanks!

I'm cooking a "shabbat" brisket this weekend. I've always used my grandmother's recipe, but she's 90 and isn't very clear on how much brisket is needed.

My main questions are:

(1) How much brisket is recommended per person? I will have 10 people, and it will be served with fairly heavy sides (2 kugels, kasha varnishkes, tzimmes, etc.)

(2) Is the above weight based on a trimmed or untrimmed cut? (this is v. important - I can't seem to figure it out based on most recipes)

(3) Is it necessary to trim it at all, and if so, to what level? I've seem some discussions advocating for not to be trimmed, or trimmed v. minimally.

For further information, I plan on using a slow cooker to cook it overnight, and then let it rest for a day and do the last 30 minutes after carving it Friday night.

Thank you!

My friend and I will be visiting NYC next weekend. We've both been to NYC - I used to live there - and would like to steer clear of tourist traps.

In addition we're now both unemployed, recent college grads; we're foodies (one of us is a vegetarian, but will eat meat on a "cultural experience basis") - we love ethnic food - but on a very tight budget.

We've combed through the obvious cheap eats columns, but a lot of them are all over the outer boroughs, and many are not even that cheap (we'd prefer most meals under $10pp, maybe one around $20 - yes we know, this is difficult). Can you chowhounds give us some recommendations?

We'll be staying in morningside heights, which we know is not a culinary wonderland by any means - obviously we'll be spending a lot of time downtown.

We also wanted to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and get pizza. Grimaldi's is obviously an option, but we'd like something a little better that isn't a total shlep across Brooklyn. We thought about Lucali's but it's twice the price of Grimaldi's! Suggestions?

Thanks all!

-----
Grimaldi's
47 W 20th St, New York, NY 10010