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.
204: Travis Milton, Taste Wood-Fired Kitchen, Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards (Bristol, VA)
203: Tia Clark, Casual Crabbing With Tia (Charleston, SC)
202: Richard Reutter, Caroline's Cakes (Spartanburg, SC)
201: Christian Hansen, Blue Ridge Creamery (Travelers Rest, SC)
200: Cheers to 200 with Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail (Stonington, CT)
199: John Warren, Spade and Clover Gardens (Johns Island, SC)
198: Charlotte Jenkins, Gullah Cuisine (Awendaw, SC)
197: Anne Quatrano, Star Provisions & Bacchanalia (Atlanta, GA)
196: Steph's Food Philosophy Inspiration: Early Days & Evolution (Charleston, SC)
195: Dalton Espaillat, Sabor Latin Street Grill & Raydal Hospitality (Charlotte, NC)
194: David Bancroft, Acre Restaurant & Bow & Arrow (Auburn, AL)
193: Lindsey Ofcacek, The LEE Initiative (Louisville, KY)
192: Alex Lira, Bar George & Estadio Charleston (Charleston, SC)
191: Alba Huerta, Julep (Houston, TX)
190: Zachary Smith, Dalai Sophia (Charleston, SC)
189: Angie Bellinger, Workmen's Cafe (James Island, SC)
188: Ashley English, Author, Teacher & Homesteader (Candler, NC)
187: Femi Oyediran & Miles White, Graft (Charleston, SC)
186: George Motz, Filmmaker & Writer, Hamburger America (Brooklyn, NY)
185: Teresa Smithmyer, Bulls Bay Saltworks (McClellanville, SC)
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