Puppy Love: “I have two Shiloh shepherds and recently rescued a shar-pei Lab mix,” Palmer says. $250 to adopt a retriever, daisysplace.org
All That Jazz: The restaurateur’s eclectic music tastes run from ’80s tunes to this jazz classic. $8, barnesandnoble.com
In His Shoes: “Sure they’re Italian and they look great, but Ferragamos have comfy rubber soles and come in size 13.” $595, ferragamo.com
Words to Live By: The Indigo Road gifts this tome, Palmer’s “hospitality bible,” to its employees. $16, barnesandnoble.com
Let It Ride: Off-duty, Palmer unwinds on his Triumph cycle, found at American Biker in Ladson. Price upon request, americanbiker.biz
“I personally feel a responsibility to preserve the heritage of the building.” —Steve Palmer
Good Bones: Palmer’s three new projects will occupy 75,000 square feet of the historical Cigar Factory building.