It's been nearly a year since we first had Amanda Richardson—the brains behind the excellent local food blog, Hub City Bites—on the podcast and in that time, a local restaurant scene that was starting to show signs of new energy has exploded with new and exciting homegrown options, particularly downtown. Whether you're looking for some great breakfast, some authentic Vietnamese cuisine, or you're looking to see what that new poké thing is all about, the options for culinary exploration have never been better in Spartanburg. Today on the podcast, we're talking about some of those new restaurants, discussing what they add to the local food scene and looking ahead to some new concepts opening later this year.