"Switcharoo" Event to Raise Funds for Ben's Friends

Event Details

For one night on September 25 starting at 9:00 p.m., Edmund’s Oast will close the restaurant for normal service and host a special fundraiser entitled Switcharoo to benefit Ben’s Friends. During this event, area bartenders will be chefs for the night, working in the kitchen, each creating their own special dish. In return, local chefs will be behind the bar, each offering their own specialty cocktail. The menu will be available a la carte.

All the money raised will benefit Ben’s Friends. Ben’s Friends is the food and beverage industry support group in Charleston offering hope, fellowship, and a path forward to professionals who struggle with substance abuse and addiction. Founded in honor of Ben Murray, a lifelong chef who took his own life after struggling with alcoholism for years, Ben’s Friends exists to provide a safe haven and an anonymous, judgment-free forum for workers in an industry that has one of the highest rates of substance abuse in the country.

Participants of Switcharoo include:

Featured Chefs (aka bartenders)
-Jayce McConnell, Edmund's Oast
ï-Adam Rothstein, Home Team BBQ
-Sam Gabrielle, Proof
-Jared Chafin, Indaco
-Lane Becker, The Ordinary
-Nikki Fairman, FIG

Featured Bartenders (aka chefs)
-Bob Cook, Edmund's Oast
-Rob Laudicina, Spero
-Shuai Wang, Short Grain
-Vandy Vanderwalker, The Ordinary
-Frank Lee
-Alex Lira, Bar Normandy
-Italo Marino, Embers and Ashes

Edmund's Oast will take limited reservations by calling 843-727-1145 and walk-ups the entire night. This will not be normal service, and no judging is allowed