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2009 SOUTH CAROLINA 2009 (See 2010)
FOOD SHOWS, FESTIVALS, WINE EVENTS, etc.
January 27-29, 2009 33rd Annual Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Serving the entire Southeastern Hospitality Industry.
February 16, 2009 15th Annual Int'l Festival of Wines & Food
Columbia, South Carolina
Featuring over 300 wines from around the world and dishes from twenty of the Midlands best restaurants and caterers. The silent auction offers over 100 wines and other items of interest. Sample a Tommy Bahama cocktail or a nightcap from a selection of single malt scotches, cognacs and brandies.
February 18-22, 2009 95th Annual NWA Convention
Charleston, South Carolina
National Watermelon Association
March 13-15, 2009 1st Annual Gourmet & Grapes at The Sanctuary
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Charlie Trotter, will host the opening event “Gourmet & Grapes” fine food and wine event to benefit the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center. The exclusive Black Tie Wine Dinner will be held at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
March 5-8, 2009 Charleston Food and Wine Festival
Charleston, South Carolina
We've combined the city’s best gastronomic experiences into one delicious weekend. Indulge your tastebuds Lowcountry style at more than 50 events!
April 5, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Greenville, South Carolina
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each spring, the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at more than 45 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger. Since 1988, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $70 million.
April 17-19, 2009 World Grits Festival
St. George, South Carolina
St. George, The Grits Capitol of the World.
May 16-17, 2009 28th Annual Blue Crab Festival
Little River, South Carolina
The Little Town with Big Festivals
June 20-28, 2009 67th Annual Hampton County Watermelon Festival
Hampton, South Carolina
South Carolina's oldest continuing festival.
July 17-18, 2009 Annual Pageland Watermelon Festival
Pageland, South Carolina
September 12, 2009 2nd Annual Viva La Vista Festival
Columbia, South Carolina
Viva la Vista, the second annual epicurean event in Columbia’s Congaree Vista, promises a full afternoon of tasting from the best restaurants in the Vista.
September 18-20, 2009 South Carolina Campground Cookoff
Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
Camping cookoff open to interested amateurs. Two categories: Main Dish and Dessert. $40 entry fee. Recipe must be cooked over a campfire of charcoal or wood. Cash prizes- $500, $300 & $200. A two-night stay at Calhoun Falls state park is required for entry. Two person teams, must be 16 years of age or older to apply.
September 18-20, 2009 Euphoria
Greenville, South Carolina
Food, wine, and music event. A Southern Exposure Experience, raises money for non-profit organizations while offering attendees a higher state of food, wine, and music.
September 25-26, 2009 Irmo Okra Strut Festival
Irmo, South Carolina
Okra Strut Parade, Okra Eating Contest. Arts, crafts, rides, entertainment, plenty of food.
September 30, 2009 Greater Charleston Restaurant Association General Meeting
Charleston, South Carolina
Please note, this is a mandatory meeting for all Taste of Charleston participants!
October 9-11, 2009 29th Annual Taste of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
A three-day celebration of Lowcountry Cuisine. This year includes Iron Chef Competition, Taste of the Kitchen at the Culinary Institute of Charleston, and Taste of the Arts.
November 18-20, 2009 Lowcountry Celebration
Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina
Created in collaboration with Food Network celebrity Chef Tyler Florence and Coastal Living magazine, the Celebration features cooking demonstrations, Lowcountry cuisine from regional guest chefs, vintners and brewers from across the nation, live music, food and wine tastings, and private events. When the best tastes and sounds are all around you, its music to your mouth!
November 28, 2009 Chitlin' Strut 2009
Salley, South Carolina
This internationally known festival in the quiet, southern town of Salley, South Carolina (population is held annually the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Each year approximately 25,000 visitors converge on Salley to celebrate one of the more unusual food items available, chitterlings. Quite simply, chitterlings (or chitlin's) are fried pig intestines and have been a southern tradition for over one-hundred years
2010 SOUTH CAROLINA 2010
FOOD SHOWS, FESTIVALS, WINE EVENTS, etc
January 31, 2010 27th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
65,000 pounds of Oysters - World’s Largest Oyster Roast. Oyster Recipe Contest.
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