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
Samantha Kramer
Paula Kramer
Baguette Magic
Charleston, SC
Notorious “B.E.P.”
Baguette breakfast sandwich with bacon, egg scramble, garlic aioli, crispy potatoes, caramelized onion, white cheddar, herb mix
Elaina Ruth
Electric Food Charleston
Charleston, SC
Nopal Tacos
Nopal, black bean salsa, pickled vegetables with chipotle crema
Bryan Lee Weaver
Redheaded Stranger
Nashville, TN
Brisket Taco
Smoked brisket, American cheese, Dr. Pepper hot sauce, handmade flour tortilla
Alec Gropman
Bodega
Charleston, SC
Buffalo Duck Grilled Cheese
Duck confit, smoked gouda, caramelized onions, buffalo sauce, and homemade Hawaiian bread
Lesley Carroll
Jack of Cups Saloon
Charleston, SC
Red Curry Mac + Cheese
Pasta shells in a creamy, red Thai spiced sauce, topped with sweet pickle, crispy Romano and cilantro
Setrini Sison
Bok Choy Boy
Charleston, SC
Mochiko Fried Chicken
Fried chicken thigh, furikake remix, mirin lacquer, gochu aioli
Doug Svec
Brandy Svec
Foxes Fried
Charleston, SC
General Beau’s Broccoli
Crispy fried broccoli, house-made pepper jelly glaze, peanuts, scallions
Don “Big Chef” Bowie
RareTaste
Houston, TX
Jerk Lamb Chops
Jerk marinated lamb chops grilled to island perfection
Adoja Courtney
Cooking with Joya
Charlotte, NC
Sean Umstead
Kingfisher | Queenburger
Durham, NC
Beverage
Holy City Brewing
North Charleston, SC
No Riggin Way Blood Orange IPA
Holy City Pilsner
Johnny Caldwell
Taneka Reaves
Cocktail Bandits
Charleston, SC
Pawley’s Island Brewing Company
North Charleston, SC
What the Shell Tropical Lager
Birdsong Brewing Company
Charlotte, NC
Rewind Lager
Brandon Montgomery
Black Beer Travelers
San Diego, CA
Southern Range Brewing Co.
Monroe, NC
Ice Cube’s a Pimp
Tiny Ass Umbrella
Sycamore Brewing
Charlotte, NC
Tony Brown
River Rat Brewery
Columbia, SC
BOHEMIAN PILSNER
803
Elizabeth Dowling
Daps Beverage Company
Charleston, SC
DAPS O.G. Mimosa
April Dove
Tha CommUNITY Beer
North Charleston, SC
Tha Community
Jamaal Lemon
Good Beer Hunting
Baltimore, MD
Double Stamp Brewery
Greenville, SC
Golf Ball Whacker Guy Dry Hopped German Lager
I.O.U Double IPA
Commonhouse Aleworks
North Charleston, SC
Flying Embers Hard Kombucha
Ojai, CA
Ancient Berry Hard Kombucha
Cathead Distillery
Jackson, MS
Cathead Sparkling RTD
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Athens, GA
Tropicalia
Automatic
Acqua Panna
S.Pellegrino