Have You Heard About Mally’s Market

Do you know about Mally’s Market?

Mally’s Market opened up the last couple of weeks.  It’s run by the T-Bonz folks, and it’s right next to the T-Bonz on Washington Road.  If you’ve lived here long enough, you might remember 2860 Top of The Line.  For the last decade or more T-Bonz operated it as an event center.

I stepped in last week to see what it was all about.  It’s a few things.  It’s a place to order sandwiches and sit and eat.  There are a few tables.  It’s like a small butcher shop, allowing you to purchase various meats, ribeye, sirloin, T-bone, filets.  There are also a few desserts, cakes and such. 

There was one product that immediately caught my eye.  I need to tell you this first, I believe that T-Bonz has THE BEST BLUE CHEESE dressing I’ve ever had.  And believe me, I’ve had my share of blue cheese.  I’ve told the T-Bonz folks, if they ever change the blue cheese recipe, I’m gone. 

So, I tell you that to tell you this, they’re selling their blue cheese dressing in containers.  They’re also selling their other dressings.  That’s a BIG plus for me, and I’ll be going back often, especially for the dressing.

Now, why is it called Mally’s?  Again if you’ve lived here for an amount of time, you’ll no doubt remember Mally’s Bagels.  For years on Washington Rd. and then for a short time, downtown, in the old Town Tavern location.  Mally’s was the brainchild of Henry Scheer.  Henry is a member of the family that owns T-Bonz.  He recently moved back to Charleston, but as an homage to that business, and I love the idea, the new venture is called Mally’s Market.

Again, you can’t miss it.  It’s right next to the T-Bonz on Washington Rd.

First We Feast is an online magazine that focuses on food culture.  They also have a YouTube channel where they've produced a variety of shows. Of the shows, perhaps their most popular is "Hot Ones." This show features the host, Sean Evans, with celebrities eating hot wings as they're being interviewed. And as the interview heats up, so does the hot sauce.

According to their Facebook page, First We Feast is "bridging the gap between food, drinks & pop culture." Their website features various articles on those topics, along with recipes, games, hot sauces, and merchandise. And it also highlights their YouTube shows, primarily their most recent episodes of "Hot Ones."

The First We Feast YouTube channel was originally created on February 28, 2014. As of this writing, the page has 13.2 million subscribers, 1,487 videos, and over 3.5 billion views.

In addition to "Hot Ones," some of First We Feast's other shows include:

Of all of their shows, "Hot Ones" seems to get the most notoriety. In each episode, Sean Evans interviews some of the hottest celebrities.  And as he's interviewing them, they're eating chicken wings with hot sauce. But the best part is watching as the hot sauces get hotter and seeing the celebrity's reaction. Some you can see their eyes watering. And others struggle to even form sentences.

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While the full episodes are around 20 minutes, here's the highlight reel of actress Jennifer Lawrence. Her hopes are high in the beginning, but you can see her start to crumble as the sauce gets hotter. Her eyes look a bit watery before she finally bursts into a sob. Panic sets in and nothing she does seems to help ease the heat. Perhaps the best part is her asking if anyone else has acted this way.  You can't help but love it! She was definitely a trooper through it though!

Actor Jamie Dornan doesn't seem too excited in the beginning. But he tries to fake it. He starts out answering the questions just fine. Eventually, he acknowledges that he can't even pretend it's a normal interview. When asked about a recipe, he says he doesn't care and never wants to eat again. Then he even tells the host he never wants to see him again. This definitely seems like it would be a tough challenge to stay on topic when the burn sets in!

You just have to love Melissa McCarthy. She's a funny woman in general. But her reactions on "Hot Ones" are epic! Even from the beginning, she seems to feel the heat. As the heat progresses, you can see the panic setting in. She reaches for the milk in a glass at one point. They even have milk in a spray bottle she uses at one point. And then you see her cooling her lips on a glass of ice water, and squirting whipped cream in her mouth. By the end, you can tell she's not having a good time.

Actress Anna Kendrick is absolutely adorable. And so is her experience on "Hot Ones." Early on she seems skeptical, then thinks she's enjoying it. But soon, her eyes get big and she asks, "WHY?!" Her eyes become red and watery throughout the process and she asks Sean what's wrong with him. She tried to recover toward the end, but you can tell she's struggling.

Kevin Hart is a funny guy. And it's not surprising that there were some bleeps in this video. He starts off strong, chowing down on the wings. By the 4th wing, he starts to feel the heat. It gets so hot he loses the sunglasses.  And at one point jokes about it being so hot he can't even hear. Then he talks about feeling numb. And by the 9th wing, he's really second-guessing his decisions. By the end, he admits, "Somethin' ain't right!"