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As seen in CH2 Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine, August 2025 Amie Baima & Sandy Toomer Coligny’s Skillets Café & Grill and Mingles HILTON HEAD ISLAND: 1 N Forest Beach Drive, (843) 842-6050, colignyplaza.com When Darlene Baima opened her store Turnstone in 1979 in Coligny, she probably had no idea the family legacy she was launching. Her boutique shop, specializing in Christmas décor and accessories, gave shoppers a way to celebrate the season all year long. But perhaps most importantly, it gave her two daughters first-hand experience and insight into what makes Coligny different. [...]

Article by Barry Kaufman Photography by M.Kat Popularity can be a double-edged sword. For 32 years, Skillets has enjoyed well-deserved popularity based on its incredible menu of homestyle favorites. The eggs, pancakes, crepes, omelets, and famous skillets of their breakfast menu. The handhelds, salads, and seafood of their lunch menu. The genuine sense of family hospitality that Amie Baima and her staff have cultivated. It all combines to create a restaurant experience that islanders have made their own. You might notice there is one very important meal we haven't mentioned [...]

In this week's quick, mouthwatering episode, Jesse and Maggie share their delightful adventure at The Skillets, celebrating their 30th Anniversary. Can't listen right now? No worries! You can read a quick podcast transcript here: 📜 Read Podcast Transcript Maggie Crenshaw: You and I had breakfast at Skillets. Jesse Blanco: We did. Maggie Crenshaw: Yes right. Jesse Blanco: We did. Maggie Crenshaw: And got to see our friend Amie Baima and this is her 30th anniversary of being in business. And I don't know where those years have gone. That's crazy. [...]

When Amie Baima opened Skillets Café & Grill 30 years ago, it was in response to people seeking more breakfast options from the bakery she owned at the time. Since then, her restaurant has been a favorite destination for Hilton Head Island residents and visitors for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Today, Skillets Café & Grill specializes in freshly prepared southern fare and seafood. It also offers a pasta menu, full bar, indoor/outdoor dining, pet-friendly porches, take out, delivery and an extensive kids’ menu. To celebrate Skillet’s 30-year milestone, Amie [...]

When Amie Baima first launched Skillets, she knew she wouldn’t be alone. The culinary side of things she had under control, as any visit there will show. But for the business side of things, she knew she could count on advice from her father, John—even if she didn’t always follow it to the letter. “When I first started, I would ask his opinion on how the business should be run; sometimes his opinion and mine differed greatly, and I had a hard time with it,” Baima said. Still, she respected [...]

As seen in CH2 Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine, August 2021 Amie Baima | Skillets Café & Grill If there’s anyone who has experience as a woman in business, it’s Amie Baima. She has been at the helm of one of the oldest, most popular breakfast spots on the island for almost 30 years. Skillets Café & Grill started in a small space in Coligny Plaza in 1993 and has flourished ever since. Even a fire that started in an adjacent restaurant and reduced the entire shared building to ash couldn’t [...]