Our Best Photos From the Charleston Wine + Food Festival 2017

Feast your eyes on the most delicious moments of SAVEUR’s annual Charleston pilgrimage

Published on March 10, 2017

Every year, SAVEUR is fortunate enough to co-host fun, food-loving events at the esteemed Charleston Wine + Food Festival. The 12th annual installment of the festival was no exception. On the first night, SAVEUR joined forces with the Southern Foodways Alliance to put on a Dockside Supper honoring Chef Angie Bellinger of Workman's Cafe, and also hosted the One Night Only supper with The Gin Joint. For a more educational experience, ticket-goers had the chance to learn from our own photographers at the Rudders and Shutters event, held in partnership with Nikon. Last but not least, we served up 'cue and carnival fun at the Nassau Street Sideshow after-party at Lewis Barbecue.

SAVEUR Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs, Staff Photographer Matt Taylor-Gross, and Deputy Digital Editor Dan Q. Dao spent 4 days eating and drinking on our behalf, and had more than a little fun while they were at it. Here's how it all went down.

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SAVEUR hosted the Rudders and Shutters event in partnership with Nikon.

SAVEUR hosted the Dockside Supper, in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance, at the Cotton Dock at the Boone Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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SAVEUR hosted the Rudders and Shutters event in partnership with Nikon.

John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance chats with Chef Angie Bellinger, aka Miss Angie, of Workmen’s Cafe at the SFA Dockside Supper, co-hosted with SAVEUR.

SAVEUR hosted the One Night Only dinner at The Gin Joint.

A scallop “pasta” with seared scallop was the highlight of SAVEUR’s One Night Only dinner at The Gin Joint.

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Crawfish, by Meauxbar in New Orleans, ready for peeling at the Cajun Meets Lowcountry Boil event at Salty Mike’s Deck Bar.

Shrimp and Brussels sprouts boil at the Cajun Meets Lowcountry Boil event at Salty Mike’s Deck Bar.

Tasty snacks at the Charleston Grill at the Belmond Charleston Place hotel.

The Disco Sour cocktail, made with pisco and color-changing butterfly pea flower syrup, served at the 492 Signature Dinner event.

A performer shows off his skills at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

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Sweet bites by Karl Worley of Biscuit Love in Nashville, Tennessee served at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

Amy Mills of 17th Street Barbecue holding their signature pork sandwich at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

A fire-bender turns up the heat at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

SAVEUR’s Dan Q. Dao takes a sip from an ice luge at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

Glam cover band Glamnation performs at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

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Black Twig Cider House’s Mattie Beason pours some cider using this fun 13th century method at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

Mmm, whole hog pulled pork.

SAVEUR Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs offers a sausage stick to John Lewis, chef of Lewis Barbecue at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow.

More firebending at SAVEUR’s Nassau Street Sideshow, hosted in partnership with Lewis Barbecue.

Hannah Hayes, travel editor at Southern Living magazine, takes a healthy sip from an ice luge.

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Disco Takeover takes over Proof bar in Charleston.

Meaghan Dorman (The Bennett, Dear Irving, Raines Law Room) and Julie Reiner (Clover Club, Leyenda) shake cocktails at Proof bar’s Disco Takeover.

Blue Hawaii.

Publicist Evyn Block, chef Gail Simmons, Williams-Sonoma’s Jean Armstrong, and truffle boy Ian Purkayastha pose for an epic selfie at Simmons’ Champagne and Cavair after-party at The Dewberry.

Cherry Bombe Editor-in-Chief Kerry Diamond, SAVEUR Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs, publicist Evyn Block, and chef Vivian Howard pose for a photo (with Wildair chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske photo-bombing in the back!).

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Michelada at Lewis Barbecue, representing Texas.

Guests at the festival’s Culinary Village had the chance to hear first-hand from top female chefs like Katie Button, Vivian Howard, Amy Mills, as interviewed by Cherry Bombe Editor-in-Chief Kerry Diamond.

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois of Blue Smoke in New York poses with his sous chef Dmitriy after winning the Biscuit Challenge, supported by Bake From Scratch, at the main stage in the Charleston Wine + Food Festival’s Culinary Village.

SAVEUR Selects wine was proudly poured at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival’s Culinary Village.

Delicious pickled okra prepared by Chef Frank Lee.

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Steamed oysters from Rappahanock Oyster Company shucked and ready to be eaten at the Shucked event.

Oyster steaming at the Shucked event.

Charleston bartender Megan Deschaine and friends rep Roca Patrón at the Shucked event.

Fresh oysters and clams served at The Darling Oyster Bar in Charleston.

Clam chowder fries served at The Darling Oyster Bar in Charleston.

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Tables set for the Daniel Boulud Legacy Dinner.

H’ors d'oeuvres ready to be passed at the Daniel Boulud Legacy Dinner.

Katherine Gage, Chef Daniel Boulud, and Terri Henning pose for a photo at the Daniel Boulud Legacy Dinner.

Chefs Andrew Carmellini and Daniel Boulud raise a glass at the Daniel Boulud Legacy Dinner.

Sam Jones of Skylight Inn BBQ in Ayden, North Carolina and Zach Parker of Scott’s-Parker’s Barbeque in Lexington, Tennessee lead a whole hog procession at the Barbecue Tent Revival, sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance and hosted at Nick’s BBQ in Charleston.

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Zach Parker’s whole-hog pulled pork and Wonder Bread at the Barbecue Tent Revival, sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance and hosted at Nick’s BBQ in Charleston.

Closing out the Barbecue Tent Revival, sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance and hosted at Nick’s BBQ in Charleston, with a delicious pineapple upside-down cake by Chef Angie Mosier.

Any night that starts with shots of Pappy 10-year is a good night.

Chef Jamie Simpson of the Culinary Vegetable Institute and Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs pose for a photo before their live demonstration at “A Walk Through the Chef’s Garden” at the festival’s Culinary Village.

Chef Jamie Simpson of the Culinary Vegetable Institute and Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs lead the “A Walk Through the Chef’s Garden” demonstration at the festival’s Culinary Village.

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Editor-in-Chief Adam Sachs offers vegan “pork cracklin’s” during Chef Jamie Simpson’s “A Walk Through the Chef’s Garden” demonstration at the festival’s Culinary Village.

Laura Kate Whitney of Garden & Gun and Ilana Brizel of SAVEUR enjoy a glass of wine SAVEUR Selects tent.

Oyster shooters at the Culinary Village.

SAVEUR Deputy Digital Editor Dan Q. Dao and Charleston Wine + Food Festival Executive Director Gillian Zettler pose for a photo at the Sinister Siesta, hosted at The Royal American.

Serrano and morcilla ‘n’duja’ bocadillos with fried peppers, anchovy, and cream by Chef Michael Scelfo of Alden & Harlow and Waypoint in Cambridge, Massachusetts—served at the Sinister Siesta event.