FOoD AND and bays. driNk culinary features South Carolina’s cuisine is as diverse as it is flavorful. This is the place where centuries-old recipes exist alongside innovative culinary trends. Follow the backroads to stop into off-the-beaten-path barbecue joints. Step up to a trendy food truck, where forward thinking chefs are showing off new takes on classic dishes. Explore the picturesque countryside, where family-owned farms sell artisanal cheese, sun-ripened fruits and freshly baked pastries from their country stores. Or revel in the maritime traditions of the Lowcountry, where tight-knit fishing communities harvest the freshest of seafood—briny oysters, tender blue crabs and meaty shrimp—straight from tidal creeks IN GOOD COMPANY page 12 | SOUTHERN-STYLE FOOD TRUCK FEASTS page 14 | SEA-TO-TABLE page 16 | SAY CHEESE!: FOLLOW THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEESE TRAIL page 18 | PIT STOPS: ROADSIDE BARBECUE WORTH PULLING OVER FOR page 19 10