Skirt November 2014

Augusta, Aiken & Columbia

“I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.”

Anais Nin

The grocery store is packed, you just want

�ve sweet potatoes, and the magazine

covers in the checkout line say you only

need 10 tips to handle holiday stress. What

you need is a shorter line. So many fami-

lies, so little time. Survive the season. Crash

and burn out. Recover. Repeat. This season,

remember that nothing is so delicious as

the quiet moments between chaos. Let go

where you are able, make being kind more

important than being right. Give more, ask

less. Bring a baker’s dozen. Less handheld,

more hand-holding. These are the moments

you’ll search for later...keep them in your

mental Instagram. Taste is a time machine

and you can order from the secret menu.

Have a sweet tooth for life. Eat it up with

a fancy spoon. Press pause on your sense

memory, remember that comfort food is

always the �avor of love. May you discover

how sweet it is to taste the past and feast

with your heart. May you always dive into

what makes your mouth water. May your

glass always be half full, and raised in a toast.

Enjoy. Love. Repeat.

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Features

The Sweet Spot Manda Levine ......................................8

Yes, Chef Aline Weiller .......................................9

In Every Issue

Letter from the Editor .....................4

He’s So Original ...............................25

Skirt of the Month ...........................28

Product ...............................................13

Meet ....................................................26

Typewriter .........................................30

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The unifying power of food always mystifies me this time of year. Whether it’s

through our national obsession with pumpkin-flavored anything or showing off

your signature side dish at Friendsgiving, fall is when we all become foodies. Now

that the weather is driving us indoors and the sun is setting earlier, I find myself

and my friends more regularly gathering for a good potluck dinner party, some-

thing that never happens when it’s hot as Hades outside and we all just want to

be in the pool. When we get together for these meals, it’s fun to see our inner

chefs come forth and surprise the rest of the group. It’s even more fun to stop for

a second and look around the table at the joy that accompanies a simple sit-down

meal, something most of us don’t get enough of. This issue of skirt!, we feature

women who are big believers in food and the joy it brings. I hope

you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed sampling their wares.

Gracie Shepherd

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Deana Tankersley | All Wrapped Up

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Deana grew up thinking crepes were nothing special. Her mother was a true Francophile, obsessed with anything and all things French, and made crepes regularly.

It wasn’t until Deana was an adult that she began to love the iconic wraps almost as much as her mother did. “We’re just crepe-happy,” she says. Deana opened

up Wrap Em Up Crepes & Cafe on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta this September, and she’s been blown away with the community’s response. “It’s been like

getting a family,” she says. “The good cousins and the cool aunts and everyone else.” Wrap Em Up started as a converted hot dog cart at the Saturday Market on

the River, but after weekly regular customers kept clamoring for more, Deana and her husband James felt like opening a cafe was the perfect next step. Business

has been hopping ever since, and now Deana’s already daydreaming about extended hours and live jazz. “I have to slow myself down.”

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Deidra Jones | Sweet History

Each item on the Sweet Jones menu comes with a backstory from Deidra’s family, whether it’s her Uncle Theo’s sweet potato pie or her mother’s chocolate

cake. Deidra founded Sweet Jones in December of last year as a way to share her family’s time-tested and beloved recipes with the rest of the world. “I’m here

because of my mom, and because of all of my family.” Trained as a mechanical engineer, Deidra balances a full-time engineering job with running Sweet Jones and

being a mom to her son, Zion. Through her work at big-name companies including General Motors and ClubCar, she’s learned about the importance of branding

and attention to detail. “I believe in high quality ingredients, and I don’t believe in shortcuts.” All of the hustle doesn’t feel like work, she says, because she loves

it so much. “I’ve always been intrigued, watching people prosper while pursuing something they love,” she says. “I want to be a household name.”

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Erin Eisele | Adding to the Local Menu

Erin believes the way we eat says a lot about how we live. “Food tells a story,” she says, one central to her life. She manages Charleston Cooks! in Columbia,

with a kitchen classroom hosting everyone from wannabe cooks to hard-core foodies. She’s also local chapter leader for Slow Food. This Aiken native wasn’t

originally planning to call Soda City home. She worked at the Smithsonian for five years, then headed to Italy and the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Back

in the U.S., a visit with her sister turned into a serious commitment to Columbia when she met a guy. They married this summer. It’s been perfect timing, in

more ways than one. “Columbia is at an exciting, pivotal time. Food is such a big part of development here,” says Erin. “What’s nice is that if you have an idea,

you can do it—because it’s not a saturated market.”

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He eats collards, follows Gamecock football, and listens to heavy metal—perhaps not what you’re expecting from the Japanese-born music director of the South

Carolina Philharmonic. But Morihiko sees connections. Collards and barbecue remind him of foods he grew up with. Symphony conductors and football coaches,

he says, have a lot in common. “What I have is ink on the page,” he shows us, pulling a score from his bag. “My job is to help them play together, literally together.”

If you watch, Morihiko says you’ll see how he signals his players through hands, body, and baton: ”The conductor is the only person on stage who doesn’t make a

sound.” He’d like to get more people to give classical music a listen. “The hardest part is getting them through these doors. Once we do, people say ‘I didn’t know

it was that cool.’” Follow him on Twitter @morihiko_naka.

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Morihiko Nakahara helps them work in symphony.


Drink a glass of water first thing in the morning. Hold your head high but never your nose. Be kind. Be kind. Be kind.

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A table that neither rocks nor already has 5 matchbooks stuffed under each leg.

(Clearly there’s a problem.)

Salads with a normal amount of lettuce. Not the whole damn head.

Fresh ground pepper and sea salt (already at the table).

Heinz ketchup, always. Bonus points for sriracha.

Happy hours that really make us happy.

Steamed vegetables that look better than the ones

I have frozen at home.

No smoking on the outdoor patio—fresh air and food only.

Specials that don’t run out by 7:15.

Time to sip our cocktails before the meal arrives.

After-dinner mints. The melty ones, thanks.

Good ol’ Southern hospitality.

Simple Wishes for Our Perfect Dining

Experience.

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