When chef Taylor Montgomery announced he was leaving Urban Wren, the question remained: who would replace him?
Look no further for the answer: Chef Marcus Beato was announced as the restaurant's executive chef on Aug. 8. Beato was previously executive chef at The Bellwether on South Main Street and has cooked up and down the East Coast.
Urban Wren has recently undergone a leadership change, but the restaurant remains true to its founding vision of serving local ingredients in creative and unique ways, and the restaurant also plans to host pop-ups featuring up-and-coming local chefs.
The restaurant is located at 116 N. Markley St. in downtown Greenville's West End and is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m.
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Local restaurateur Conley McIntyre has signed a deal to open six more Eggs Up Grill locations. McIntyre recently opened Eggs Up in June in the space formerly occupied by Gretchen's ABS Cakes, Cafe and Surprises in Mauldin.
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Of the six stores, one will be in Travelers Rest and the other five will be in the Charlotte area. The franchise originated in South Carolina and has locations throughout the state, including downtown Greenville, the Nicoltown and Five Forks areas and Mauldin.
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Whataburger galore! The Texas-based fast food chain opened its third South Carolina location at 308 W. Butler Road on Aug. 12, with a white-and-orange store opening in the city of Mauldin.
Staff at the opening of the Boiling Springs Whataburger, South Carolina's first franchise location. Photo: Tiare Solis
The news comes just weeks after the Woodruff Road store opened on July 29th and one month after the first store opened in Boiling Springs, South Carolina on July 10th.
Whataburger CEO Ed Nelson is from upstate New York.
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In case you missed it:
A long-established dinner theater in Greenville announced its intention to close in 2025 via social media. Cafe and Then Some will perform its current show, “White Trash Lotus,” as well as a Christmas show and a best show, and then make its final curtain call. Cafe and Then Some is located at 101 College St. Monkey Wrench Smokehouse in Travelers Rest has closed, but SBH BBQ, which started on Pelham Road in Greenville, will move into the location. Barbecue will remain at 21 S. Main St. under a different name. In September, a new coffee shop will open on Greenville's Main Street. Tselia Coffee, led by Matthew Langlands and his family, will be a craft coffee shop offering home-roasted beans. The address is 219 N. Main St., between The Comedy Zone and Maren + Main.
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