‘We wanted a slower pace’: Lowcountry man serves boiled peanuts from Model T

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — In a world built for speed — fast food, fast lanes, fast replies — a Charleston man is doing something quietly radical: slowing things down.

Just off one busy Lowcountry road, Kenneth Ezell parks his century-old truck, lifts the lid on a pot of boiled peanuts, and invites strangers to pause, something many don’t realize they’ve been missing.

Ezell is the owner of Salty Dog Boiled Peanuts, a mom-and-pop operation he runs alongside his wife, Erin. But what draws people in isn’t just the salty, Southern staple; it’s the truck…

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