Fair: H 68 L 55The Heart of the Festival!
On Friday afternoon the heart and soul of the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival experience, the Culinary Village officially opens. The hub of the Festival, the Culinary Village is anchored by two Grand Tasting Tents, sponsored by FedEx and Fun Ship AAA.
Culinary Village + FedEx and Fun Ship AAA Grand Tasting Tents
With your Culinary Village + FedEx and Fun Ship AAA Grand Tasting Tents Ticket you receive ALL-DAY ACCESS into the following areas:
- • Grand Tasting Tents (FedEx & Fun Ship AAA) – ALL DAY ACCESS, EXCEPT for Saturday ticket-holders who must select a specific time to enter these tents.
- • BB&T Hospitality Tent
- • SCE&G's Celebrity Kitchen Tent Cooking Demos
- • Charleston Cooks! Author Book Signing Tent
- • The Art Institute of Charleston Cooking Competitions (SATURDAY TICKET-HOLDERS ONLY!)
- • Certified Angus Beef & Piggly Wiggly Outdoor Living + Grilling Area
Two Grand Tasting Tents, sponsored by FedEx and Fun Ship AAA, host more than eighty companies featuring samples of specialty foods and unique wines. Guests will enjoy the “Taste of the Festival” Signature Charity Tent and one-on-one interaction with local and guest esteemed chefs along with beverage professionals. (Saturday ticket-holders must select ticket time to enter these tents)
BB&T Hospitality Tent features winemaker Mark Friszolowski pouring his award-winning wines from Childress Wines. Come by for wine tastings, tea sandwiches from Hamby’s, and relaxation!
SCE&G's Celebrity Kitchen Tent where cooking is better with natural gas. Award-winning national chefs and authors offer lively demonstrations that will make your mouth water. Seating inside the “kitchen” tent is on a first-come basis and no food will be served. Master of Ceremonies will be famed Charleston chef and host of U Cook with Chef Bob, Bob Waggoner.
Charleston Cooks! Book Signing Tent is where guests meet the Wine + Food Festival’s featured culinary professionals and have their cookbook purchases personalized.
The temperature heats up with an electrifying Iron-Chef style competition inside the Main Tent on Saturday during The Art Institute of Charleston’s COOKING COMPETITIONS. Local chefs face off against national chefs in a high-intensity cook-off where audience members decide the winner as the mystery ingredient is unveiled! Master of Ceremonies will be The Next Food Network Star runner-up Jeffrey Saad. (Saturday ticket-holders ONLY)
CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF & PIGGLY WIGGLY OUTDOOR LIVING + GRILLING AREA is where guests can relax while meeting the chefs and tasting special samples from Certified Angus Beef.- ENTERTAINMENT by Blue Plantation Band on Friday and The Blue Stone Ramblers on Saturday.
