Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery will host its Holiday Flea from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21. Vendors offer a range of products including food, jewelry and artwork.
The market features a different cohort of vendors each Saturday, which allows guests a unique visit each time they stop. For a complete list of vendors, visit swamprabbitcafe.com/events.
The cafe is doubling down on the holiday spirit, now offering stecca ornaments. The ornaments are designed after its famous stecca bread, giving fans of the farmer’s market-style grocery a chance to decorate their Christmas trees with what may be Greenville’s most iconic loaf.
Fun fact: During a recent networking event hosted by downtown coworking space Endeavor Greenville, members of the Swamp Rabbit Cafe staff said the market sells about 2,000 loaves of stecca bread each Saturday.
Swamp Rabbit Cafe is located at 205 Cedar Lane Road in Greenville, along the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail.
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East Greenville taco favorite Califas has changed its policy.
As of Nov. 20, the business will accept payment for phone orders only at the time of order, rather than at the time of pickup. The business made the announcement on social media, citing a lack of payment for items ordered and prepared but not picked up.
Califas started in 2020 amidst the pandemic on a pop-up basis. Today, it is located at 30 Orchard Park Drive near Local Cue.
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A new deli opened on Augusta Street Nov. 16.
Augusta Street Market specializes in Long Island-inspired breakfast and lunch sandwiches boasting items like The Mulberry, a chicken cutlet sandwich made with vodka sauce and mozzarella.
Augusta Street Market is located at 3017 Augusta St. in the former Tasty as Fit location.
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Spotted: It appears as though a new concept will go into the former Warehouse at Midtown food hall on Laurens Road. The new concept is called The Ottaray Raw Bar & Taphouse. According to its social media, guests can expect items such as bloody mary cocktails and lobster rolls.
No word as to when it may open. It will be located at 1481 Laurens Road, near Comal 864’s West Antrim Drive location.
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Two sister wineries, Kennington Family Winery and Victoria Valley Vineyards, have been honored by America’s Wine Cup. The wineries received news Nov. 19 that their entries received the following distinctions:
- Kennington Family Winery received double gold medals and the status of best-in-show red wine for its 2022 nebbiolo reserve.
- Victoria Valley Vineyards received a silver medal for its pinot grigio and a silver medal for its pinot noir.
Kennington Family Winery is located in Marietta, just off U.S. Highway 25 near the North and South Carolina border. Victoria Valley Vineyards is located north of Pumpkintown near the Table Rock reservoir.
