wcmckinney, it appears you have several questions concerning SC cuisine, or, the lack thereof. 1. Chicken pilau is pronounced differently by many and chicken bog is a derivation of pilau. Are there any noticeable differences, sure, recipes for each differ from one plantation to the next. I'm not too sure if SC can lay claim to these dishes, it seems eastern parts of Ga, including Savannah, could possibly make the same claim. However, SC does take credit for it. 2. There is no doubt that SC natives love their turduckens, but I firmly believe this creation came from Cajun country. It wouldn't have the same illustrious glory if it didn't. Doesn't food just sound better when it comes from Louisiana, rather than SC? 3. Charleston is similar to Savannah and St. Augustine in feel and size, it has that same eerie New Orleans creepy pulse about it, as does Savannah. However, NO has an infamous and thriving dining scene in which Charleston does not. If you live in Charleston, you need to stick a mirror under the nose of the dining scene - JUST to make sure. Finer restaurants are sparse in Charleston, hell, they're sparse throughout the entire state of SC. Let me ask you this: is Hilton Head, SC a better dining town than Charleston? 4. Where does upstate SC fit? It's a wasteland - eat mustard-based barbecue sauced pork and imagine it might be worse elsewhere. 5. The reason there is not many posts regarding the Palemetto state dining scene is quite simple, the dining scene as a whole sucks! I'd rather, and am more likely, to find posts concerning high octane grade moonshine and the rebel flag crisis. Have fun at the Bulls game! Tom