COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced the return of its digital series, Backroad Bites. Now in its third season, the series will continue to highlight popular local eateries across South Carolina with 10 new episodes. Three-to-five minutes in length, new episodes will premiere on the @SouthCarolinaETV Facebook page Thursdays at 1 p.m., starting August 26.
Launched in September 2019, Backroad Bites aims to explore the culture of South Carolina through local restaurants, which often serve as institutions in their respective communities. As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the series’ third season will spotlight some of these eateries’ take-out dishes, while also underscoring the importance of community to local restaurants.
The first episode of season three will feature The Scott’s Bar-B-Que, located in Hemingway, S.C. Beyond that, SCETV plans to announce each episode’s featured restaurant weekly on its social media platforms.
Following the Facebook premiere each Thursday, new episodes will be published to the @SouthCarolinaETV YouTube channel and to the SCETV website at www.scetv.org/backroad-bites, where viewers are able to binge watch the series in its entirety. Those that wish to engage with SCETV and the creators of Backroad Bites are encouraged to use the #BackroadBites and #SCETVDigital hashtags on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
For more information on SCETV, visit www.scetv.org.
QUOTES:
“SCETV is proud to serve as South Carolina’s primary storyteller, showcasing all the people, places and things that make our state and its culture so special. Undoubtedly, the unique dishes and the eateries that serve them are an important piece of that culture. That’s why we’re excited to premiere the third season of this appetizing digital series.” –SCETV President and CEO Anthony Padgett
“From the sharing of culture through cuisine to the business of holding firm to family traditions, ‘Backroad Bites’ looks at South Carolina through the context of food. We thank all 10 restaurants for allowing us into their kitchens and to tell their stories.” –SCETV Director of Digital Strategies Tabitha Safdi
FIVE FAST FACTS:
- SCETV’s digital series, Backroad Bites, is returning for a 10-episode third season August 26.
- Three-to-five minutes in length, all 10 new episodes will premiere on the @SouthCarolinaETV Facebook page Thursdays at 1 p.m., starting August 26.
- As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the third season of Backroad Bites will spotlight some of these eateries’ take-out dishes, while also underscoring the importance of community to local restaurants.
- Viewers that wish to engage with SCETV and the creators of Backroad Bites are encouraged to use the #BackroadBites and #SCETVDigital hashtags on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
- Following the Facebook premiere each Thursday, new episodes will be published to the @SouthCarolinaETV YouTube channel and to the SCETV website at www.scetv.org/backroad-bites.