07.18.2023

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What to eat and drink at The Well

A food and drink tour of Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Hot diggity dog. | Photo by GVLtoday

POV: It’s Friday night and your favorite artist is taking over Bon Secours Wellness Arena for their latest tour. You plan a night out with your best friends, but instead of getting a bite to eat before you arrive, you decide to eat at the arena. Thanks to this guide to eating and drinking at The Well, you know exactly what you’re getting for dinner.

Danielle here. I went to the Thomas Rhett concert on a mission to experience the best of the food and beverage offerings at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. While a hot dog, pretzel, and lite beer can hit the spot, I branched out from my usual arena food, and here’s everything I tried.

Craft cocktails

In addition to craft beer and wine offerings around the arena, you’ll find liquor carts and stands mixing your favorite drinks, plus specialty cocktails — different events call for different cocktails, crafted in-house by The Well’s food and beverage team.

For Thomas Rhett, I sipped on “The Sweet + Sassy Margarita” — pictured in the center — made with Dos Primos Tequila (Thomas Rhett’s celebrity liquor brand), pineapple juice, triple sec, local blackberries, Hawaiian pineapple, and of course, a Tajín rim.

GVL_Bon_Secours_Wellness_Arena_Chicken_JULY2023 — Why did Danielle cross the arena? To get a taste of this chicken. | Photos by GVLtoday

Reedy River Roost

It’s hard to pick a favorite at The Well, but I would say the Reedy River Roost has the most creative menu offerings in the arena. Feast on buffalo chicken totchos, chicken and waffles, and bird dogs (read: chicken tenders prepared in a hot dog bun and topped).

From barbecue that rivals your favorite Greenville pitmaster’s to a perfect Southern burger topped with pimento cheese and fried green tomatoes, click the button below to continue the food tour.

More arena sips + bites

Events

Tuesday, July 18

“SIX” | Tuesday, July 18-Sunday, July 30 | Times vary | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | $35-$115 | From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a celebration of 21st-century girl power.
Breakfast Networking Event | Tuesday, July 18 | 8:15-10 a.m. | Rupert Huse Veteran Center, 770 Pelham Rd., Greenville | Free | Celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship and honor veteran-owned businesses at this networking event.

Wednesday, July 19

Lunchbox Learning | Wednesday, July 19 | 12-1 p.m. | Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St., Greenville | $0-$12 | Author Tom Poland leads a discussion about his book, “The Last Sunday Drive: Vanishing Traditions in Georgia and the Carolinas.”
Porch Pounders | Wednesday, July 19 | 6-8 p.m. | LaRue Fine Chocolate, 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B115, Greenville | $27 | Sip on pinks, whites, bubbles, and some chillable reds as you stock up on wines perfect for the middle of summer.
Game Night | Wednesday, July 19 | 6-9 p.m. | The People’s Tap, 250 RiverPlace, Ste. B, Greenville | Free entry | Explore new board games with the help from local game shop Boardwalk Games.

Thursday, July 20

Cocktails and Connections | Thursday, July 20 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Spaces Falls Tower, 355 S. Main St., Greenville | Free | Explore the office space and meet professionals while sipping delicious cocktails.
Chimay Bière and Cheese Night | Thursday, July 20 | 5-9 p.m. | The Community Tap, 217 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville | Free entry | Indulge in a night of Belgian beer and cheese + meet Chimay’s brand ambassador.

More summer vibes here

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Development

Education

Coming soon: The Branch at Greer High

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Students from both Greenville Senior High Academy and Greer High School have been training this summer in preparation to run their respective branches next school year. | Photo provided by Greenville Federal Credit Union

School might be out for the summer, but there’s a lot going on at Greer High School. In case you missed it, construction is officially underway on The Branch at Greer High.

Greenville Federal Credit Union announced its second student-run high school branch earlier this year. This new branch will join The Branch at Greenville High — which is entering its eighth school year in operation — in bringing real-world financial literacy and education to Greenville-area students.

Greer High School students, faculty, and staff will have daily access to the financial services provided by the student-run branch, set to open the first week of school, while student employees will gain hands-on experience and preparation for their future careers, plus course credit.

While the branch is being built, the students who will run it are getting ready. These selected students receive 100+ hours of training through a paid summer internship, which includes classroom and on-the-job training at Greenville Federal Credit Union’s four main locations. By the end of the summer, students will be able to handle cash transactions, open new accounts, and implement growth strategies through marketing plans of their own.

Take a peek at the in-progress branch

News Notes

Closed

Two West End clothing stores are going out of business. Ever Row, located between Mellow Mushroom and Velo Fellow — has already closed and will become a gallery for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Vagabond Trader, located next to Monkee’s, closes July 30. (The Post and Courier Greenville)

Number

$2 million. That’s how much the City of Greer is investing in renovations of Greer Golf — the public course located at 2299 Gap Creek Rd. Construction will begin on Monday, July 24 to convert the pool into an outdoor event space + renovate the clubhouse — including a redesigned pro shop and dining room.

Listen

The Southern Fork — a podcast hosted by Charleston-based writer and editor Stephanie Burt — recently stopped in Greenville and spoke with some of our favorite movers, shakers, business owners, and chefs. Explore the most recent episodes including stops at Mill Village Farms, M. Judson Booksellers, TD Saturday Market, and CAMP.

Eat

Urban Wren is taking “farm-to-table” to a new level with “A Walk In The Chef’s Garden” featuring seven vegan dishes made with produce from Chef Taylor’s garden, plus seven wine pairings on Friday, July 21. Get tickets.

Festival

Tickets are now available for the SC New Play Festival, taking over downtown Greenville’s theatres Thursday, August 10-Sunday, August 13. Explore this year’s lineup + show availability.

Sports

Greenville Fanatix — Greenville’s soccer fan club — announced Double Stamp Brewery will be the official home of #TheMessiProject, which means it will show all Inter Miami CF games as Lionel Messi joins the roster. Don’t miss his debut Friday, July 21, at 8 p.m.

Edu

Tonight, July 18, is the eighth annual celebration of Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Night (AM&E) at the Drive. Showcasing the dynamic and innovative realm of the modern manufacturing industry, admission is complimentary for all K-12 students. Learn more and get tickets.*

Health

Did you know? Art and music can be therapeutic for many. Enter: Arts in Healing, a patient-caregiver program at MUSC providing access to the healing power of the arts. Learn more.*

The Buy

Our new must-have for concerts and baseball games this summer: this clear, stadium-approved backpack. Psst — It’s also great for football games in the fall.*

Coming Soon

Shell-ebrate Gather GVL’s newest tenant

Palmetto Seafood is bringing a seafood boil to Gather GVL

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Palmetto Seafood Shrimp Broil | Baileigh Reardon

Gather GVL is bringing the beach to you with its new concept, Palmetto Seafood. Owned and run by Chef Baileigh Reardon — the owner of Mama Mozzarella — this restaurant will be a “build your own seafood boil.” Think: crab, shrimp, crawfish, and other oceanic favorites.

Chef Baileigh has been cooking since high school and credits his grandmother and mom for his love of cooking. Although he has cooked in several cities, he says his experience as a junior sous chef in the Charleston restaurant scene rubbed off on him the most. Baileigh’s love of seafood comes from his experiences chef-ing on Isle of Palms, where he and his family would vacation and share a seafood boil.

Palmetto Seafood is slated to open Friday, July 21. We can’t wait to try the fish and chips with tartar sauce and hush puppies, and pretend we’re on the beach while we do.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Danielle

From the editor

There was only so much room in my stomach as I toured the arena for the best bites, but I already know the first thing I’m trying the next time I visit for an event: the warm doughnut gelato sandwich at the gelato cart. Yes, please.

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