Home Sweet Home

After a summer filled with lots and lots of traveling, I am finally home before a family vacation to New York City, and then I'll be Tigertown bound to start off my junior year. Tonight, I had some much needed family time, as we had a going away dinner for my sister Chandler as she prepares to head off to college in two weeks. It still blows my mind that she is already old enough for college, but I am so excited that she will be up at Clemson with me!

Chandler, Corey and I at dinner at Red Drum Restaurant.

We started off the night at The Red Drum, which is a southern restaurant with a tex-mex twist. The chef of the restaurant is originally from Texas, so all of the dishes contained a little Texan flair. This was my first time eating here, but it definitely won't be my last. I ordered the wood fired chicken, which was probably the best chicken I have had in a while. The chicken was topped with avocado, mexican cheese and tomatoes, and sat on top of a delicious garlic cream sauce. My mom and other sister Corey ordered chicken and shrimp tacos, which were also excellent. Needless to say, we will be going back here sometime soon.

Wood Fired Chicken from Red Drum Restaurant.

Of course, after we finished dinner, we were all craving something sweet. So, we headed downtown to Kaminsky's.  Kaminsky's, if you haven't already heard of it, is a very well known dessert spot in downtown Charleston.  They have new and fresh cakes daily, and it always takes at least ten minutes to decide what you want because all the cakes are so appealing. My final decision was to snag the last slice of Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake, because let's be real, you can't get much better than red velvet cake combined with cheesecake. Because I was having such trouble deciding, Corey and I decided to share our desserts, and she decided on the Cookie Crunch Chocolate Cake. That name alone will instantly make your mouth water. These cakes were the perfect end to our night out.

Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake.

Cookie Crunch Chocolate Cake.