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Sam Spence

Sam Spence

Charleston Contributor

Sam is a freelance writer and nonprofit professional based in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the former editor of the independent alternative-weekly Charleston City Paper, where his favorite cover stories included photos of kids and their parents with their faces swapped, a chronicle of Charleston’s best public bathrooms, and a cheeky cooking issue that included a recipe for raccoon stew. (God bless alt-weeklies.) Sam’s tip for Charleston visitors? Beat the crowds and walk downtown. There aren’t many places like it.

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Fun Facts

  • Lives in
    Park Circle in North Charleston, S.C.
  • First Resy ever made
    Le Farfalle in 2016.
  • Drink of choice
    32°/50° kölsch from Coast Brewing Co., the second-closest brewery to my house.
  • Restaurant you’ve been to the most
    Jackrabbit Filly.
  • Core food memory from childhood
    If there weren’t hushpuppies, nobody was having a good time. (Still true, really.)
  • Favorite food city
    New York City.
  • Hot take
    Can we stop with caviar bumps?

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