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Taste of Charleston kicks off three-day celebration
For Immediate Release, October 2009
What used to be a one-day event has grown into a culturally-focused, three-day celebration of Lowcountry cuisine. This year’s Taste of Charleston will include cooking demonstrations, the Taste of Arts where local art galleries are paired with local restaurants, an Iron Chef competition and the main event, Taste of Charleston at Boone Hall Plantation.
Get ready for the 29th annual Taste of Charleston scheduled for this week, October 9-11, 2009. The three-day celebration of Lowcountry cuisine is being hosted by the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association and will feature some of Charleston’s finest, nationally-renowned chefs. There are four special events this year, including:
• Iron Chef Competition will be held Friday, October 9, at the Culinary Institute of Charleston’s Palmer Campus in downtown Charleston and will showcase the Institute’s new, $7-million facility, pitting some of the best local chefs in a heated head-to-head battle in their state-of-the-art amphitheater kitchen. This event will be held 6 - 9 p.m. and is $20 per person.
• Taste of the Kitchen will be held Saturday, October 10, also at the Culinary Institute of Charleston’s Palmer Campus in downtown Charleston. There will be two sessions for the event: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Cost is $45 per person. There will be fun by the forkful as celebrity chefs take the culinary stage to show how chefs do it and Culinary Institute chefs take participants into the kitchens to cook hands-on. Add the wine and beer classes and the buffet lunch, and you have a full plate.
• Taste of the Arts on Gallery Row will be held Saturday evening, October 10, 6 – 8 p.m., at various art galleries in downtown Charleston. The art walk combines Lowcountry art with the culinary arts and will showcase the talents of local artists while offering guests a sampling of appetizers from a variety of Charleston’s favorite restaurants. This event will be held 6-8 p.m. and is $20 per person.
• Taste of Charleston (Main Event) will be held on Sunday, October 11, 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant. The event will showcase a sampling of the taste-tempting delights served at more than 40 of Charleston’s finest restaurants. Additional highlights include the legendary Waiter’s Wine Race, food and wine pairings, a selection of specialty and imported beers, cooking demonstrations, the Best of the Taste contest, live music with East Coast Party Band on the main stage and a Kids Corner (complete with a petting zoo). Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.
Tickets for all events may be purchased at local Kickin’ Chicken restaurants or online at www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com.
Current sponsors include U.S. Foods, Lee Distributor, Wynn & Associates Insurance Company, Institution Food House, Cisco Foods, Fisher Recycling, Culinary Institute of Charleston and the Town of Mount Pleasant.
For more than 20 years, this event has been named one of the “Top 20 events in the Southeast” by Southeastern Tourism Society. More than 9,000 guests are expected and there will be something for people of all ages to enjoy.
For more information about the events, contact Kathy Britzius, executive director of the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association, at kathy@charlestonrestaurantassociation.com or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, contact Monique Semper Flynn at moniquesemperflynn.gcra@gmail.com.
The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association (GCRA) represents the largest private sector employer in the tri-county area. The association serves as the voice of the Charleston-area food service industry on government and public relations issues. Annual fund-raising events like Taste of Charleston and Lowcountry Oyster Festival, both sponsored by the Restaurant Association, enable them to give back to the community. To date, the association has donated more than $1 million to the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center and Charleston County Schools Science Materials Resource Center. For more information about the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association, visit www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com.
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