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.
224: Elizabeth Heiskell, Cook, Author, Caterer, & TV Personality (Oxford, MS)
223: Diane Flynt, Foggy Ridge Cider (Dugspur, VA)
222: Lisa Marie White, Biscuit Love (Nashville, TN)
221: Chris Winn, Tradesman Brewing (Charleston, SC)
220: Germaine Jenkins, Fresh Future Farm (North Charleston, SC)
219: Julia Sullivan, Henrietta Red (Nashville, TN)
218: Demi Natoli, White Limozeen (Nashville, TN)
217: Tandy Wilson, City House (Nashville, TN)
216: Kyle Jacovino, Pizzeria Vittoria (Savannah, GA)
215: John Zucker, Cru Cafe and Catering (Charleston, SC)
214: Amethyst Ganaway, Writer, Chef, Content Creator (Charleston, SC)
213: Brittney Miller, Manchester Farms Quail (Columbia, SC)
212: Mashama Bailey & John Morisano, The Grey and The Grey Market (Savannah, GA)
211: Season 5 Finale, Steph looks back and awards some "bests"
210: David Adedokun, The War Mouth (Columbia, SC)
209: Putt Wetherbee, Schermer Pecans (Albany, GA)
208: Nathan Brand, Timber! (Johnson City, TN)
207: Tina Houston, Reid's Cafe & Catering, Beacon Butcher Bar & Betty's Biscuits (Sugar Mountain, NC)
206: Jacques Pépin, Chef, Author, & Television Personality ( Madison, CT)
205: Mohsin & Katlin Kazmi, The Pakalachian (Abingdon, VA)
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