Kamayan Night
Thurs. March 7
4-6:30 p.m.
$185
Dress code: Lowcountry casual
East Cooper Outboard Motor Club
Mt. Pleasant
Enjoy this inaugural Wine + food event, a communal-style Filipino feast set to the backdrop of Gold Bug Island, where you’ll learn the history and etiquette behind properly eating with your hands, dining on a colorful array of food served on banana leaves. Particpating chefs include Leah Cohen (Pig & Khao & Piggyback Bar), Jenny Dorsey (Studio Atao), Melissa Hall (Southern Foodways Alliance), Christian Jackson (Holy City Hogs), Jordan Kivelstadt (Kivelstadt Cellars), and Orchid Paulmeier (One Hot Mama’s). —Mary Scott Hardaway
Hipster Cocktail Party
Thurs. March 7
8:30-11 p.m.
$85
Dress code: Ironic hipster
Lo-Fi Brewing
Downtown
This City Paper-sponsored party marries the new with the old — we’re talking DJ Party Dad spinning old-school vinyl, craft cocktails, craft beer (it’s at a brewery so ya know it’s only the good stuff) and beautiful dishes prepared by a variety of chefs. Participants include Rufino Bautista, Frank Bradley, Laura Brenna Bissell, James Bolt, Nathan Beauchamp, Cory Burke, Alec Gropman, Jesse Houston, Morgan Hurley, Andrew Izrael, Jonathan Kaldas, Shai Fargian, Jason Ganahl, Kaley Laird, Anna Lazardis, Nick Leahy, John Lewis, Andre Hueston Mack, Andrew Peterson, Thai Phi, Ming Pu, Evan Romano, Nick Stella, Shirley Tubbs, Cheney Vidrine, Corrie and Shuai Wang, Cameron Wetzler, and Ryan Wise. Don your most hipster-esque attire for this tongue-in-cheek themed event that promises photo booth opps and more delightful palate pleasing dishes than you can wrap your mind around. —MSH
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Fri. March 8
2-4 p.m.
$115
Dress code: Lowcountry casual
The William Aiken House
Downtown
In honor of this year’s International Women’s Day, Wine + Food is “shaking the glass (ceiling) in quite a literal way.” Behind the bar and on the grill, women will take center stage to highlight a bounty of American whiskey, from the sweet Tennessee brown water to spicy rye and age-old bourbon. Participants (of both the male and female variety, FYI) include Matt Abdoo, Brandon Belk, Woody Black, Wes Fulmer, Jessica Gamble, Greg Garrison, Jessica Grossman, Megan Hutchinson, Analisa Lapietra, Jess Liberatore, Jamie Lynch, Leila and Italo Marino, Shane McBride, Bruce Moffett, Amanee Neirouz, Keith Richardson, Adam Rothstein, David Szlam, Andrea Upchurch, Fawn Weaver, Virginia Willis, Jake Wood, and Shannon Yelmini. —MSH
Burned
Thurs. March 7
7-10 p.m.
$65
Dress Code: Lowcountry Casual
The Cedar Room
Downtown
Hey, we’re a sucker for good stories (we try to write them everyday). At this under-$100 signature event, speakers gather in the Cedar Room for an evening of “rapid injections of inspiration through visuals and storytelling associated with one word (burned).” The hope is that audience members will be taken on a “journey that connects, inspires, and evokes a ‘sense of place’.” The lineup of storytellers includes Amy Mills of 17th Street BBQ, who will discuss the powerful combination of wood, smoke, and family; grower of the Carolina Reaper Ed Currie, who talks abut finding his way to the world’s hottest pepper; revered Lowcountry Gullah storyteller Anita Singleton-Prather who tells the story of light; the team at Obstinate Daughter demonstrates and serves a smoked cocktail “with a twist and a dream”; life coach and healer Elli Richter serves up raw cacao and explains how it is a powerful heart opener that paves the way to transformation; and torchbearers of Jewish food in America, Russ & Daughters, take the audience through the journey of the growth of an institution. Small sips and bites will be offered before the event, so don’t be late. —MSH
Shore Thing
Thurs. March 7 3:30-6 p.m.
$135
Dress code: Lowcountry Casual
Mt. Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
Mt. Pleasant
You’re in Charleston, and whether you’re local or just visiting, you’re due for some seafood. You’ll gather Thursday night on the banks of the Cooper in Mt. Pleasant’s Memorial Waterfront Park to taste seafood familiar and brand new from some folks who really know how to handle a boning knife and an oyster shucker. Get your claws on crabs, shrimp, and more. Appearances include Renee Ary, David Bancroft, Matthew Basford, Griffin Bufkin, Joy Crump, Ben Dinsmore, Noah Dorrance, Josh Eboch, Tanya Gurrieri, Wesley Grubbs, Danny Heironymus, Harper Howell, Jared Hulteen, Lou Hutto, Kristian Kiemi, Todd Mazurek, Molly Meeker, John Ondo, Adam Randall, Kevin Sass, Greg Stach, Chris Stewart, Ryan Sullivan, Lexie Webb, and John Zucker. —Sam Spence
Daps Wine
+ Punch Brunch
Thurs. March 7
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
$115
Dress code: Lowcountry Casual
Daps Breakfast & Imbibe
Downtown
We love breakfast, and the guys at Daps do the most important meal of the day up right. Enjoy casual neighborhood vibes at this Westside eatery as head chef Jeremiah Schenzel whips up brunch classics paired with a unique wine list. Other participants include Daps co-owner Nicholas Dowling and Union Wine Company’s Cheney Vidrine. As food critic Vanessa Wolf wrote of the breakfast spot this past summer, “Breakfast, brunch, and upscale day drinking are the new black, and Daps Breakfast & Imbibe is hip to the trends.” If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction, email ticketing@charlestonwineandfood.com. —MSH
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