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
Adam Jakins
Halls Chophouse
Charleston, SC
Beef Tenderloin “Oscar” Style
Beef tenderloin, asparagus, jumbo lump crab, hollandaise
Joe Kindred
Hello, Sailor
Davidson, NC
Hector Garate
Palmira Barbecue
Charleston, SC
Marsh + Farm Slider
18 hour all wood-smoked prime brisket, Argentinian red shrimp salad, housemade seasonal pickled vegetables
Jeremy Sewall
Row 34
Boston, MA
Grilled Oysters
With chorizo butter, black garlic, and crispy shallots
Steven Goff
Jargon | Asheville, NC
Smoked NC Rabbit Gumbo, Crab Raita Tater Salad, Pork Rind Furikake
Nikko Cagalanan
Mansueta’s Filipino Food
Charleston, SC
Arroz Caldo
Filipino rice porridge
Matthew Register
Southern Smoke BBQ
Garland, NC
Cajun Shrimp
With collard chimichurri over grits
Shannon Lee
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kiawah Island, SC
“Crab Mac”
Red Velvet Cheesecake French Macarons
Ricky Moore
Saltbox Seafood Joint
Durham, NC
Charcoal Oysters
“Austin Leslie” butter, chicken crispies, and spice paprika flakes
Caroline Glover
Annette
Aurora, CO
Sea Island Red Peas + Royal Red Shrimp
Anson Mills sea island red peas, dilly beans, royal red shrimp, and smoked paprika
Todd Mazurek
Salthouse Catering
Charleston, SC
Grilled Whole Local Fish
Johnny cake, Jicama slaw, hot honey, fried black eyed peas
John Zucker
Alicia Smith
Todd Annis
Cru Cafe | Cru Catering
Charleston, SC
Hot Stone Seared Diver Scallops with Sliced Pork Belly
Sesame chili glaze, Charleston sea bean, and zucchini salad
Jeremiah Bacon
Oak Steakhouse
Charleston, SC
Micheal Zentner
The Drifter
Charleston, SC
Wood Grilled Bavette Steak
With spring ramp hollandaise, crab XO sauce
Louise Rakers
Nordic Cooking
Charleston, SC
Smørrebrød – a danish plant based portrait of Surf + Turf
Plant based open-faced sandwich built on a thin layer of dense sourdough rye bread called rugbrød
Amy Mills
17th Street Barbecue
Murphysboro, IL
Rockabilly Grilled Oysters
Grilled oysters topped with pastrami-spiked collards and a hog warsh mignonette
Beverage
Pam Wiznitzer
New York, NY
Cathead Distillery
Jackson, MS
Sweet Peach Arnold Palmer
Cathead Vodka, Peach Tea, Fresh Lemonade, Mint Simple Syrup
George C. Walker III
Wade Cellars
Napa Valley, CA
Virgil Kaine
Charleston, SC
Virgil Kaine Ginger
Virgil Kaine Rip Track
Virgil Kaine Robber Baron Rye
Lindsey Williams
Charleston Wine Co. | Davidson Wine Co.
Charleston, SC
Ezra Brooks Bourbon
Bardstown, KY
A Good Ole’ Fashioned
Ezra Brooks Bourbon, Bitter Truth Orange Bitters, Brown Sugar Simple Syrup, Luxardo Cherry
Tequila Komos
Jalisco, MX
Paloma
Tequila Komos Añejo Cristalino Tequila, Perrier Pink Grapefruit, Lime Juice
Joe Wagner
BÖEN by Joe Wagner
California
BÖEN Chardonnay, Tri County California, 2019
BÖEN Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley California, 2019
Napa Valley Quilt Cabernet Sauvignon, California, 2019
Steorra Brut, Russian River Valley California
Quintessential Wines
Napa, CA
Foppiano 1896 Red Blend
Foppiano Pinot Noir
Foppiano Chardonnay
Foppiano Petite Sirah
González Byass USA
Chicago, IL
Domaine Wachau Federspiel Terrassen Gruner Veltliner
Lusco Albarino
Beronia Crianza Rioja
Rituals Pinot Noir
Ship’s Wheel
North Charleston, SC
Jason Caughman
LO-Fi Brewing
North Charleston, SC
Estuary Beans & Barley
Johns Island, SC
Noche de Mar Lager
Coastal Bloom IPA
No. 3 London Dry Gin
Gimlet
No. 3 London Dry Gin, Fresh Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
Rhonda Cammon
New York, NY
Perfectly Cordial
Nashville, TN
Island Cooler
Hibiscus Cordial, Ginger Beer, Fresh Lime
Acqua Panna
S.Pellegrino