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Charleston, South Carolina -- Charleston Food & Wine Festival
The fourth version of
The Charleston Food + Wine
Festival provided a particularly tasty time for a quick trip to the
Lowcountry. Star local and visiting chefs (Bobby Flay and Sara Moulton headlining
the list) made this annual event better than ever.
The Culinary Village was the heart (and some would say stomach) of the event featuring more than 70 culinary-related businesses, including top restaurants, food purveyors, wineries from around the world, culinary merchandise, and more. Events also included food related seminars, cookbook author signings, wine tastings and Charleston’s own version of ‘Iron Chef’ (hosted by Top Chef finalist Richard Blais).
Specialty events included: The
Salute to Charleston Chefs 2009 Opening Reception featuring top
Charleston’s chefs preparing signature dishes; The Restaurant Dine-Around
treating participants to phenomenal meals at famed Charleston restaurants
like High Cotton, Charleston Grill, Slightly North of Broad, Hominy Grill,
FIG, McCrady’s, Cypress, and Magnolia’s; and Bubbles & Sweets,
which featured fine champagne and delectable desserts prepared by several
area and nationally-known pastry chefs.
Specifically wine-oriented events included: Winemaker Receptions in Private Historic Homes; on- and off-site wine seminars covering a wide variety of topics (and wines); and the King Street Sip & Stroll.
Other highlights included a Bobby
Flay Burger Demo, a Beermaster's Beer Dinner, the Lowcountry Gospel Brunch;
and BBQ Blues & Brews (featuring southern barbeque and music by Chef
Fatback and the Groove Band).
Read more about the 2009 Charleston Food + Wine Festival in our recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. With a delectable serving like this, you can be sure that we already have next years’ Charleston Food + Wine Festival on our calendar (March 4-7, 2010).