By Becky Billingsley

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, Pawleys Island - In a press release issued Jan. 20, Marlene Osteen, wife of Chef Louis Osteen, announced her husband's new restaurant home in Pawleys Island will be called Louis's at Sanford's.

In addition to changing the name of the restaurant from its original Sanford's Southern Fried Smokehouse, the press release states, "Charleston architect Reggie Gibson will give the restaurant and bar a fresh look consistent with its location along a lake, and its setting in the natural beauty of the Lowcountry."

The menu will also change to include She Crab Soup, Preserved Duck with Creamy Grits, Lump Crabcakes with Grained Mustard Seed Sauce and Short Ribs Braised with Wadmalaw Sweets.

Other new menu items will be Chicken Fried Duck Breast with Kumquats; Braised Rabbit with Winter Squash Dumplings; Sautéed Scallops with Shrimp Hash; and Curried Mussels.  

Smokehouse meats for which Sanford's was known will remain on the menu and also include new dishes smoked dishes Austin style Brisket, Lamb Riblets and Suckling Pig.  

Additions to the bar and appetizer menu will be Trio of Meatball Sliders (Veal and Ricotta, Tuna and Traditional Italian); Crispy Black Eyed Peas; Bacon and Scallion Hushpuppies; and Fried Chicken Livers with caramelized onions.  

During happy hour, Chef Osteen's house-made Pimento Cheese will be complimentary at the bar. His Skillet Fried Chicken served at the Sunday Suppers at Louis's at Pawleys will again be available on Sundays at Louis's at Sanford's.

Chef Osteen, who received a Best Chef Southeast James Beard Award in 2004, closed his Pawleys Island restaurant called Louis’s at Pawleys and The Fish Camp Bar in Sept. 2008, and then closed his Las Vegas restaurant called Louis’s Las Vegas in December 2008. His career is detailed in this article.

Louis's at Sanford's is at 251 Willbrook Blvd. in Pawleys Island, and the phone number is (843) 237-5400.