Taste Of Charleston

SAVE THE DATE: The 28th annual Taste of Charleston is scheduled October 10 – 12th, 2008.

THREE DAYS OF EVENTS
Taste – Iron Chef Competition – Friday, October 10th
Culinary Institute of Charleston (Palmer Campus Downtown)
The competition will introduce the Culinary Institute’s new, $10 million Palmer Campus with a competition that pits some of Charleston’s finest, nationally renowned chefs in a head-to-head culinary battle.
 
Taste of the Arts – Saturday, October 11th
Downtown Charleston Art Galleries
This art walk combines Lowcountry art with the culinary arts. Participating galleries in downtown Charleston will showcase the talents of local artists while offering festival guests a sampling of appetizers and desserts from Charleston’s finest restaurants. 

Taste of Charleston – Main Event – Sunday, October 12th
Boone Hall Plantation – Mt. Pleasant, SC
The main event at Boone Hall showcases a sampling of the taste-tempting delights served at more than 40 of Charleston’s finest restaurants.  The event also includes the legendary “Waiter’s Wine Race,” Food / Pairings, Selection of Specialty & Imported Beers, Cooking Demonstrations, “Best of the Taste” Contest, live bands on the main stage and a Kids Corner (complete with a petting zoo).

ABOUT “THE TASTE”: The Taste of Charleston is a three-day celebration of Lowcountry Cuisine in Charleston, South Carolina. The Taste of Charleston, now in its 28th year is embedded in the culinary mind-set of the Lowcountry. For 20 consecutive years the Taste of Charleston has been named one of the “top 20 events in the southeast” by the Southeastern Tourism Society.

LOCATIONS: Since 1991 the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association has hosted the Taste of Charleston’s Main Event on the grounds of historic Boone Hall Plantation. The two new events, “Taste” Iron Chef Competition, and Taste of the Arts, take place in downtown Charleston.

Advance tickets ($10) can also be purchased at all Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants, the downtown Visitors Center, or by visiting www.boonehallplantation.com. (Please note that advance tickets are non-refundable). Day-of tickets can be purchased at the event for $12.00. Food tickets will be sold in $1.00 increments at the event. Souvenir “Taste” t-shirts will also be available for purchase. Free parking inside Boone Hall Plantation. Rain or shine. No pets, no coolers, and no tailgating, please. Questions? Please call Kathy Britzius at 843-577-4030 or 843-452-6088.

Information From: http://www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com/taste_of_charleston.php