Author Archive: Mrs. Pee Dee Foodie
Wife, mother, homeschool teacher, aspiring photographer, and social media maven, Melissa is the co-founder of PeeDeeFoodie.com™. She is native of the Bayou State, and proudly claims her Cajun ancestry. She writes from a personal perspective and has a style all her own. Learn more about Mrs. Pee Dee Foodie through her Contributor page under the About tab.
Barbecue Fundraiser to Benefit Lighthouse Ministries
The annual Lighthouse Ministries barbeque fundraiser will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012. It will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 252 S. Dargan Street. Catered by Schoolhouse BBQ of Scranton, the plates will consist of barbeque, rice and red gravy, sweet potatoes, coleslaw and bread. Plates can be purchased for a donation of [...]
Category: Make A Difference Monday
Joyeux 100e anniversaire grand-mère Templet
Today, February 8, 2012, would have been my MaMaw Templet’s 100th birthday. I’m not sure what brought this thought into my mind. However, Sunday morning before mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, I leaned over to my daughter and whispered that my MaMaw would have been 100 on February 8th. She inquired which one. Logical [...]
Category: Featured Articles
Review: 1720 Burger Bar
Margaret Hobson contributed this review. She is a Facebook friend and offered to write this review of 1720 Burger Bar. We sincerely appreciate Margaret for contributing her first review to PeeDeeFoodie.com™. If you have an interest in writing for the blog, simply contact us. _____________________________ I had the Mr. Belvedere Breakfast Burger (normally $9.25 [...]
Category: CONTRIBUTORS, Restaurant Reviews
Images of A Novel Event 2012
In mid-December 2011, Christina Lawson with the Florence Area Literacy Council emailed Kevin to ask if we could help her in any way with A Novel Event on PeeDeeFoodie.com™. Our dear friend Tammy Dickerson wrote a terrific article about A Novel Event that was posted here. We had been hearing from Tammy about how much [...]
Category: Featured Articles, Make A Difference Monday, Photo Gallery
Review: Ozzie’s Alamangia
We dined in Ozzie’s for lunch on Thursday. We were told to seat ourselves anywhere. Ozzie’s can probably seat 30 hungry diners comfortably. They have a couple specials which change daily. Once seated, our server brought us menus, which are four pages chock full items to choose from. Since we are both counting points, we were very careful of what we ordered. Tammy ordered the French onion soup and salad; I ordered the Greek salad.
Category: Restaurant Reviews
We’re Attending the Blue Moon Jazz Gala to Benefit Harvest Hope
On the evening of Tuesday, February 21, 2012, Lawton Park Pavilion in Hartsville, SC, is where we’ll be. Why? We are attending the Blue Moon Jazz Gala to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank of the Pee Dee, of course. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., this wondrous event is sponsored by SPC Credit Union and Agape Hospice. [...]
Category: Make A Difference Monday, REGIONAL LINKS
Can You Defeat … Chubzilla?
There is a new local phenomenon in Florence. It’s known as “Chubzilla”. This monster-sized hamburger is the creation of Mitch and Tammy Barbour, owners of Chubz at 205-B Second Loop Road. We recently joined forces to battle this monster … and won.
Category: Featured Articles
Images of SWEET’s Grand Opening!
Today, we attended the grand opening of Sweet. A Cupcake Company. The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce was there with their traditional red ribbon and giant scissors for the ribbon cutting. Kyja Lee, owner and chef, beamed as she cut the ribbon with her husband, daughter and son-in-law by her side. We are extremely proud [...]
Category: Featured Articles, Photo Gallery, Sponsored Posts
Johnson Controls Issues Thanksgiving Harvest Challenge
Johnson Controls is challenging local area businesses, organizations, and residents to come together to raise a record-breaking donation of food this holiday season. To do it, Johnson Controls will match every donation made up to a total of 2 tons. Each ton of food equals 1,500 meals. Here are the details.
Category: Announcements, Make A Difference Monday
Images of Mixologist Cup 2011
The official kick-off to the 2011 South Carolina Pecan Festival was the Mixologist Cup held in the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center on the evening of Friday, November 4th. Here, bartenders from eight local establishments participated in a competition for the Best Cocktail representing or using pecans. Each contestant gave a demonstration on how [...]
Category: Photo Gallery, REGIONAL LINKS, Sponsored Posts
Review 2: Stefano’s Italian Restaurant
As it’s been well over a year since we first reviewed Stefano’s Italian Restaurant in Florence, we’ve decided to write a follow-up using our recent Carolina Bloggie Awards celebration with our friends as the backdrop. As usual, were not disappointed with our meal or the service. Here are the details.
Category: Restaurant Reviews
Let Them Eat Cake
Today, I attended the Grand Opening of the brand new specialty cake shop called “Let Them Eat Cake”. It’s located at 1249 Celebration Boulevard in Florence and if I had to describe it, I’d say, “Yum!” Here’s my report and our photo gallery.
Category: Announcements, Featured Articles
