BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival

The hub of the Festival, the Culinary Village is anchored by two Grand Tasting Tents, sponsored by The Charleston Club at Daniel Island and FedEx, hosting more than seventy companies featuring samples of specialty foods and unique wines.


The Culinary Village Ticket includes commemorative glassware and unlimited all-day access into the following tents: Two Grand Tasting Tents, BB&T Hospitality Tent, SCE&G’s Celebrity Kitchen Tent and Charleston Cooks! Book Signing Tent.


Details on the Culinary Village:


Two GRAND TASTING TENTS sponsored by The Charleston Club at Daniel Island and FedEx hosts more than seventy companies featuring samples of specialty foods and unique wines. Inside the tents, guests can go and taste a variety of food and beverage from each of the featured companies as they learn about hot new trends and products.


BB&T HOSPITALITY TENT features the award winning Childress Wines, poured by Mark Friszolowski, recently named one of the top 25 tasting rooms in America. Come by for wine tastings, relaxation and don’t miss Bobby Flay’s book signing on Saturday afternoon from 12-1PM! 


SCE&G’S CELEBRITY KITCHEN where cooking is better with natural gas. Award-winning national chefs and authors offer lively demonstrations which will make your mouth water. On Friday and Saturday, celebrity chef Sara Moulton of Gourmet magazine and Sunday Marvin woods and Virginia Willis will MC the demonstrations. Seating inside the “kitchen” tent is on a first-come basis and no food is served. Outside the tent you can relax in the SCE&G Outdoor Living area, while meeting the chefs and sampling special tastings from the natural gas grill. Natural Gas. Making Everyday Life Better.


CHARLESTON COOKS! BOOK SIGNING TENT is where guests meet the Food + Wine Festival’s featured culinary professionals and have their cookbook purchases personalized.


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