Festival Announces Official Vendors For Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village

For Immediate Release, February 2007
http://www.charlestonfoodandwine.com


Guests of the 2007 BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival prepare yourselves. There are over 70 culinary-related businesses to tempt your palate. For $35 for adults and $20 for children (ages 3-12) guests can stroll though the Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village and taste the delicious cuisine that Charleston has to offer. Gourmet food, outstanding wines and other delicious adventures are just the beginning of the excitement that the Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village has in store for our guests.

Vendors were chosen in December and best reflect the diverse and interesting culinary scene in Charleston. Ashley Gunnin, Operations Manager of the 2007 Festival said, “the response was enormous. Businesses are so excited to be showcasing their unique food and wine and to show out-of-town guests what Charleston is really all about.”

Described as the heart of the 2007 Festival, the Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village is the centerpiece for all things food and wine. In addition to the vendor village, this site will be a hub of culinary activity including cooking demonstrations and competitions, seminars, book signings and more.

The ticket includes a commemorative glassware, chef demos, author signings and a cooking competition hosted by Tyler Florence. All of these events are first come. The Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village and the Wild Dunes Kids Village will be open on Saturday, March 3 from 11am-6pm and Sunday, March 4 from 11am-5pm.

The BB&T Charleston Food and Wine Festival’s Charleston Cooks! Culinary Village welcomes the following vendors:

Fine Dining
39 Rue de Jean
82 Queen
Anson'
The Boathouse Restaurants
Circa 1886
COAST
Cru Café & Catering
FISH Restaurant
Maverick Southern Kitchens
Mercato
Middleton Place Restaurant
Hank’s Seafood
Peninsula Grill
Poogan's Porch/Social Bar

Casual Dining
Blackjack Barbeque
Encore Catering and Events
Good Food Catering
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q
Marie Laveau’s


Miscellaneous
Callie's Charleston Biscuits
Carolina Plantation Rice
Celia's On-line
Charleston Brewing Company
Charleston Cookie Company,
LLC
Charleston Wine Cellars
Cheesecake Delights
China Mist Tea Company
Coastal Cigars
The Lantana Life
The Republic of Tea
SC Specialty Food Association
Stirrings Cocktails

Wine Vendors
Artesa Winery
Biltmore Estate Wine Company
Brown-Foreman
Chalk Hill Estate
Charles Krug Winery
Ferrari-Cerano Vineyards &
Winery
Foster’s
Grapevine Distributors
Icon Estates
Kendall-Jackson Winery
Laetitia Vineyard and Winery
Liberty School Wines
Louis M. Martini Winery
MacMurray Ranch
Maison Louis Latour Winery
Michael~David Winery
National Distributing Company
Pine Ridge Winery
Raymond Vineyards
Vineyard Brands, Inc.
Tallulah Wines
Treana Winery
Trefethen Vineyards
Vineyard Brands, Inc.
Wente Family Estates

Sponsors
The Art Institute of Charleston
BB&T
Charleston magazine
College of Charleston -
Department of Hospitality and
Tourism Management
Costco Wholesale
The Culinary Institute of
Charleston
Here's to Beer
Johnson and Wales University
Just Fresh Bakery Café & Market
KingBean Coffee
The Post & Courier
Ted's Butcherblock
Pearlstine Distributors
Stolzle-USA
Whole Foods Market
Wild America Shrimp