Charleston Wine + Food is a multi-day wine and food festival that takes place the first full weekend each March, and I have covered it as a media person, and/or participated as talent for all of its going-on 18 years excepting one. The following interview took place live in the midst of the Culinary Village at this year’s festival, and I’m sharing it now because I already have the 2024 festival on the brain. Not only is my behind the scenes planning well underway, but tickets go on sale to the public on October 19. I lovingly call it my Super Bowl, because it is, and the connections and education from it seeds much of the work I do. One of those relationships is with Alyssa Maute Smith, my conversation partner here and the festival’s Executive Director. Alyssa, a native Charlestonian, stepped into the Interim role in April of 2022, having successfully served as the festival’s Marketing + Communications Director for 6 years, then in 2023 was officially granted the title. There’s no mistaking the energy of Charleston Wine + Food, and Alyssa's enthusiasm for the work and for this community she calls home is a good compass for its future. And I’m proud to call her my friend.
Sarah Pierre, 3 Parks Wine Shop (Atlanta, GA)
Lee Pantazis, Gus's Hot Dogs (Birmingham, AL)
Rob McDaniel, Helen (Birmingham, AL)
Shamil Velazquez, Delaney Oyster House (Charleston, SC)
Lou Thomann, Yaupon Tea Company (Savannah, GA)
Craig Richards, Lyla Lila (Atlanta, GA)
242: Frank Stitt, Highlands Bar & Grill, Chez Fonfon, Bottega (Birmingham, AL)
241: Amanda Storey, Jones Valley Teaching Farm (Birmingham, AL)
240: Brian Hart Hoffman, Bake from Scratch / Hoffman Media (Birmingham, AL)
239: Kalifa Shabazz, Shabazz Seafood (Savannah, GA)
238: Sara Bir, Chef, Author, & Forager, The Pocket Paw Paw Cookbook (Marietta, OH)
237: Brandon Carter & John Benhase, Common Thread (Savannah, GA)
236: Shuai & Corrie Wang, Jackrabbit Filly (North Charleston, SC)
235: KJ Kearney, Black Food Fridays (North Charleston, SC)
234: Ron Hsu & Aaron Phillips, Lazy Betty (Atlanta, GA)
233: James London, Chubby Fish (Charleston, SC)
232: Neal Cohen, Yoni Reisman, & Miles Macquarrie, Tip Top Proper Cocktails (Atlanta, GA)
231: Gena Berry, Culinary Works (Atlanta, GA)
230: David Thompson, David Thompson Architect (Charleston, SC)
229: Suzi Sheffield, Beautiful Briny Sea (Atlanta, GA)
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