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Chef Mike Davis, of Terra in West Columbia, along with his pastry chef Jackie Strickland and two Go ProStart culinary students won the S.C. State Fair’s first famously Hot Chef Showdown. Hosted by former White House Executive Chef Walter Scheib, contestants were given a basket of mystery ingredients and 90 minutes to prepare four courses of Southern-inspired dishes. Ricky Mollohan of Mr. Friendly’s New Southern Cafe and Tim Peters of Motor Supply Company Bistro tied for second place. Davis’s $500 prize will be donated to Go ProStart, a culinary arts program sponsored by the S.C. Hospitality Association.
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Charleston-based Thai restaurant to open in Columbia

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New businesses coming to Five Points

Changes are in store for Five Points, including a new urban-style Waffle House, a women’s boutique and a move by a longtime surf shop.

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Give your diet a ‘real food’ makeover

As documentaries like “Food Inc.” and advocates like author Michael Pollan have emerged in recent years to show us the industrialization of our food supply, the term “real foods” has entered our vocabulary. The phrase refers to foods that are nourishing, whole and produced in a humane and sustainable way — an antidote to highly processed junk foods prevalent in our diets.

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Chick-fil-A leaving Main Street, for now

Chick-fil-A along Main Street in Columbia will shut down at the end of the month after more than 17 years as lease negotiations with the building’s owner have failed, according to interim manager Drew Caffrey.