Tonight we ate at Lucca, the new Tuscan place run by Ken Vedrinski [chef-owner of Sienna on nearby Daniel Island]. It was terrific. We had a bunch of different small plate antipasti and Jane had the hanger steak, Bailey had the pounded pork chop, Tina had swordfish, and I had (of course) chicken under a brick over risotto. We also ordered a pasta to share. Everything was terrific. It’s on a transitional street north of MUSC/Hominy. On Sunday nights they have family style dinners.

This is the first week–yes crowded for a Tuesday night. We talked to [Vedrinkski]–he is planning to move Sienna to Charleston at the Old Cigar Factory, a classic brick factory building on upper East Bay where Johnson and Wales used to be.

Related Posts

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   Trattoria Lucca – Charleston, SC – Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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   Trattoria Lucca (Feast of the 7 Fishes) – Charleston, SC – December 24, 2010
3. 
   Q&A with chef Ken Vedrinski (Trattoria Lucca)
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   Trattoria Lucca (Feast of the 7 Fishes): Harnessing the Atlantic Ocean to Fuel Italian Culinary Tradition
5. Cypress – Charleston, SC – Friday, February 29, 2008

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