Toast our Talent
Our community is a diverse + passionate ensemble dedicated to great food, fresh ingredients, amazing wines, beers + cocktails, and passionate storytelling. “Toast our Talent” highlights their contributions in bringing this festival to life, allowing attendees to share their appreciation + gratitude. These “toasts” will be shared with the recipients following the festival. Shout out your favorite beverage pro, chef, dish, drink, farmer, musician, purveyor, you name it — or don’t pick a favorite and toast the whole talent community!
Food
Joe Nierstedt
Kevin Nierstedt
Kinfolk | Charleston, SC
Onion Dip + BBQ Pork Rinds
Onions x 3, sour cream, puffy pig skin
Kyle Bowling
Jasmine Porch at the Sanctuary Hotel
Kiawah Island, SC
Fried Green Tomatoes
Benne seeds, creamed corn, green tomato chow-chow
Heather Hutton
Edmund’s Oast
Charleston, SC
South Carolina strawberry baked Alaska with yuzu meringue, and roasted strawberries
A miniature version of the classic Baked Alaska with farm-style South Carolina strawberry ice cream. Paired with yuzu citrus and served with local roasted strawberries.
Dominick Lee
Alligator Pear
New Orleans, LA
Tasso Spiced Pork Belly
Red bean emulsion, puffed rice, pickled onion
Bryan Lee Weaver
Redheaded Stranger
Nashville, TN
Green Chile Cheeseburger
With hatch green chiles, American cheese, potato roll
John Lewis
Lewis Barbecue | Rancho Lewis
Charleston, SC
Slow Smoked Beef Cheek Tacos
Smoked + sliced beef cheek, fire roasted hatch chile, onion, salsa verde, and house-made corn tortilla
Kelsey Barnard Clark
KBC
Dothan, AL
Rodney Scott
Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ
Charleston, SC
Kyle Jacovino
Pizzeria Vittoria
Savannah, GA
Classic Margherita
Fior di Latte, San Marzano tomatoes, flowering oregano, and Sicilian olive oil
Kevin Kelly
Rappahannock Oyster Bar
Charleston, SC
Aaron Siegel
Jonathan Banta
Taylor Garrigan
Home Team BBQ
Charleston, SC
Jake Wood
Lawrence Barbecue
Durham, NC
Lawrence Weeks
North of Bourbon
Louisville, KY
Duck Friseurs
Roasted Maple Leaf Farms duck breast with duck jus, and black eyed peas
Cody Ross
Hampton Street Vineyard
Columbia, SC
Season Vegetable + Crème Fraîche Tart
Eric Morris
Cultura
Asheville, NC
Joe Kindred
milkbread
Davidson, NC
Milkbread Doughnuts
OG Apple Cider Glaze
Milk Chocolate Sea Salt
Dean Neff
Seabird
Wilmington, NC
Shane Nasby
Cledis
Nashville, TN
Manhattan Crumble
Baked maraschino cherries, topped with an orange bitter pastry crumble, and bourbon vermouth glaze
Sam Fore
Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites
Lexington, KY
Tempered Shrimp + Coconut Grits
Sri Lankan style “thel dala” shrimp with aromatics over coconut milk grits, topped with chili lime shallot sambol
Meg Bickford
Commander’s Palace
New Orleans, LA
Tchnavia Carter
Passage Seafood
Charlotte, NC
Cured Scallop Ceviche with Leche de Chile and Lavash
Lightly smoked sorghummiso cured scallop, leche de tigre and aguachile blend, lavash, candied citrus
Beverage
6 O’clock Gin
Adam Rothstein
Home Team BBQ
Charleston, SC
Cathead Distillery
Jackson, MS
Slippery Slope
Bristow Gin, Mastiha, Coconut, Cucumber, Lime
Jason Caughman
LO – Fi Brewing
Charleston, SC
Creature Comforts Brewing Company
Athens, GA
Tropicalia
Automatic
Athena
Klinker Brick Winery
Lodi, CA
Colin Lee
Edmund’s Oast Exchange
Charleston, SC
Cucao, Chardonnay Reserva
Chono, Reserva Carmenere
Cucao, Cabernet Sauvignon
Rayun, Sauvignon Blanc
Palmetto Brewing Company
Charleston, SC
CHS IPA
Pilsner
Commonhouse Aleworks
North Charleston, SC
Looking East IPA
Red Fox Irish Red Ale
Frankly Organic Vodka
Austin, TX
Strawberry Mule
Frankly Organic Strawberry Vodka, Réal Strawberry Puree, Lime Juice, Ginger Beer
Six & Twenty Distillery
Greenville, SC
Bourbon Passion Fruit Cocktail
Six & Twenty 5-Grain Bourbon, Chinola, Tiki Bitters, Citrus
New Sarum Brewing
Salisbury, NC
Blood Orange Wheat
Hazy IPA
Yadkin River Lager
Whiner Beer Co.
Chicago, IL
Curb Cutter Kölsch
El Tub Saison with Cucumber + Lime
Nathan Wheeler
Vintage Lounge
Charleston, SC
The Family Coppola
Geyserville, CA
Coppola Directors Cut Chardonnay
Coppola Directors Cut
Cabernet Sauvignon
Coppola Directors Cut “Cinema”
Sofia Blanc de Blanc
Rombauer Vineyards
Napa, CA
Carneros Chardonnay
Zinfandel
Templeton Distillery
Templeton, IA
Brown Derby
Templeton Rye Whiskey, grapefruit juice, honey
Virgil Kaine
Charleston, SC
Oui Chef
Virgil Kaine Ginger Bourbon, Orgeat, Raspberry Jam, Citrus, Soda
Seedlip
“Spiked” Tea
Seedlip Spice 94, Sweet Tea, Honey, Cinnamon
Bevy Long Drink
Bevy Citrus
Lincoln & South Brewing Co.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Hearts & Arrows
Beach City Pilsner
13 Stripes Brewery
Taylors, SC
Not My King
Freeborn NE IPA
Acqua Panna
S.Pellegrino