Chicken noodle soup, an old battered thermos and the road to Buffalo

Chicken Noodle Soup Thermos

I don’t know if I ever heard him mention that soup by name, but he never climbed into that rig without his old dented thermos full, and it was always our first meal on the day he returned home. His spoon clutched in his fist, he’d slurp the drips of broth off his lower lip just slightly, and grunt quietly with satisfaction after every few bites.

Delightful Dishes adjusts food services to help during pandemic

Delightful Dishes adjusts food services

After careful consideration, we’ve decided the most responsible course of action for our customers and our staff is to continue serving and providing our menu through carry out and Dish Delivery services only. Starting March 18th, we will only be accepting Pick Up and Weekly Dish Delivery orders as our dining room will be closed. Note: Our lunch menu will still be available between 11:00am-2:00pm but only for Pick Up orders (Carry Out).

GoUpstate interview remix with Betsy & Ginger of Delightful Dishes

Interview remix with Betsy & Ginger of Delightful Dishes

Back in 2017, GoUpstate did a Q&A with Delightful Dishes owners Betsy and Ginger. As you’ll find here, we aren’t looking to take ourselves too seriously. We did want to share a bit of our back story through a few historical articles such as this 2017 Q&A to establish credibility. In an effort to lighten things up, we decided to create this GoUpstate interview remix. Enjoy.

Inman deli improves its successful recipe

Successful recipes at Delightful Dishes - Inman SC

Yes, Delightful Dishes had been opened over a decade by 2009. Indeed, we confess that we hadn’t had to change our successful recipes much as written by the press. In fact, we believe the author of the referenced article was making a positive and profound point: Our time-tested, proven recipes catering to loyal customers had become local classics.

Still tasting the personal touch at Delightful Dishes

The Personal Touch at Delightful Dishes

Thank you Inman for the long time local love! You’ve been amazing, supporting Delightful Dishes for over twenty years in Inman, SC. For that, we’d like to start off by thanking all of you for your kind, thoughtful words. It’s those “word of mouth” mentions about our café and catering home hidden away in Inman that get us recognized in articles as far back as 2002.