The annual BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival®, takes place March 1 – 4 , 2012. This food festival has been praised as one of the top five food and wine festivals in the United States by Forbes Traveler, and no wonder. This four-day festival showcases the talents of the world’s most celebrated chefs, culinary professionals and winemakers.
The culinary Charleston festival has been named as one of the top five food and wine festivals in the U.S. by prestigious Forbes Traveler. If you like good food, this is definitely a festival you don’t want to miss!
At the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival you get an opportunity to sample and learn about Southern cuisine as well as Lowcountry cuisine. The Lowcountry refers to the low-lying coastal region stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia. This area is known for its regional cooking style that evolved from a multitude of influences from early settlers. The English, French, Spanish, Irish, Italians, Africans, and Caribbean Islanders settled across the South beginning over three centuries ago and they brought influences from their native lands. This created what we know refer to as Lowcountry cuisine.
The main hub of the event is the Culinary Village with over 90 food, wine and spirit stations blended together, an open-air courtyard and an official Festival merchandise boutique. Each wine and food vendor will be serving samples of their products from across the country during the Grand Tasting Tent hours, but the fun for ticket-holders last all day with unlimited access to the SCE&G Celebrity Kitchen Tent, Charleston Cooks! Book Signing Tent, Outdoor Living + Grilling Area, Whole Foods Wine Shop and the BB&T Hospitality Tent.
For tickets and the complete program, visit www.charlestonwineandfood.com
