The Historic Table

05/19/2026

As many of you know, my two biggest passions are food and history, and I’ve had the great fortune the last 6 years to be able to celebrate those two passions with locals and visitors alike in America’s Most Historic City, Charleston, South Carolina. It’s been an honor to be able to enhance so many lives.

It’s also been a little bit of a struggle as well. With the pandemic, some health problems, and a few different locations, I’ve had to open and re-open 6 times in the last 6 years. I haven’t done a regular dinner now since late June of 2025, and I’ve had no luck in securing a new location for my historic dinners, so I decided to pursue other avenues in food and history.

I have decades of knowledge I still want to share, so I decided it was time to give back and I wanted to teach. Even with 38 years of experience in Culinary and Hospitality, the state of South Carolina has determined that I am not eligible to teach Culinary in this state. Gordon Ramsey, Thomas Keller, and Heston Blumenthal among others wouldn’t be able to teach in South Carolina as well, so I have good company.

The state of Florida is not so stringent in their qualifications and rely more on experience, so I applied for the only 2 Culinary Arts positions available at the time. I got 2 interviews, and 2 job offers, both within hours of the interviews. I never, ever, thought I would say this, but my wife Karen and I are leaving Charleston. We thought we’d be here the rest of our lives.

I am excited to announce I will be in charge of the Culinary Arts Program at Fred K Marchman Technical College in New Port Richey, Florida. Karen and I are so excited for the future!

The sad thing is that this means the permanent closing of the Historic Table. I thank everyone for the wonderful opportunities you given me to share what I could about Charleston history, but we’re now on to other adventures.

You’re not completely rid of me yet, though. I’ll still be contributing to the Post and Courier regularly with articles about South Carolina’s impact on the Revolution. I’ll just be writing those articles from Florida very soon. Keep an eye out for them.

Warm regards,

Mike Hebb

02/22/2026

The latest installment of my articles on South Carolina’s significant impact of the Revolutionary War is in today’s Post and Courier.

The SC battle that turned the Revolutionary War — and how Cowpens was won

The impact of American victory at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina set the path to inevitable victory in the American Revolution. Here’s why.

02/11/2026

In case you missed it!

On your weekend stroll downtown or your morning coffee run, you may walk right past places with a story that helped build our nation.

02/10/2026

If you’re bored tomorrow morning with nothing else to do, I’ll be appearing on Live5’s Palmetto Life show sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 am. We taped it last week, and I give the host of the show, Emilie Zuhowski, a little mini Revolutionary War tour. It was freezing that day, and my lips were cold, so I hope you can understand me! 😜 They wanted it to be casual and seem live, so we only did one take at each location! I’ll post the link in the comments of the actual segment when that becomes available. If you’re bored tomorrow morning with nothing else to do, I’ll be appearing on Live5’s Palmetto Life show sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 am. We taped it last week, and I give the host of the show, Emilie Zuhowski, a little mini Revolutionary War tour. While I’m looking for a location, I’m doing tours for Bulldog Tours, and they’ll be debuting a Revolutionary War tour very soon. It was freezing that day, and my lips were cold, so I hope you can understand me! 😜 They wanted it to be casual and seem live, so we only did one take at each location! I’ll post the link in the comments of the actual segment when that becomes available .

Impress your Valentine with beautiful blooms at Keepsakes FloristKeepsakes Florists on James Island provides fresh arrangements and local products for last-minute shoppersBy Palmetto Life Web Staff February 06, 2026 at 11:46 am EST

01/27/2026

Doesn’t seem cheap to me. It sounds delicious! A little skimpy on the meat maybe. This is also a very specific receipt for the 18th century. Usually there’s a lot more interpretation needed.

On your next snowy day, consider making this Receipt for a Cheap Soup from our collections! By using seasonal ingredients, this 1778 meat-and-vegetable soup recipe promises that for just a penny a serving, one can make “a very wholesome and pleasant food, and will serve very well at the Tables of the Rich, as well as the Poor.” The soup is made of half a pound of meat, split peas, turnips, Jerusalem artichokes, potatoes, onion, and celery, with oatmeal, flour, or ground rice to thicken. You can elevate the dish with warming spices or herbs.

Although this broadside was published for use in training camps of the British army, it reflects the new ideas about a healthful diet that were also circulating in American camps during the Revolutionary War.

01/19/2026

The latest installment I’ve written of the great impact South Carolina had on the outcome of the Revolutionary War. In this one, I reflect on events in which we’ve already celebrated the 250th, and even 260th anniversary.

With 250th anniversary of the American Revolution coming in 2026, much had already happened in SC

South Carolina's pivotal role in the Revolutionary War started before the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding and how the war played out here.

12/29/2025

The first of many articles I’m writing for the Post and Courier in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Revolution was published today!

Gadsden Flag, with iconic yellow field, coiled rattlesnake and ‘Don't Tread On Me’ inscription, created by Charlestonian in 1775 during Revolutionary War.