Event Summary
Thank you to all vendors, sponsors, educators, chefs, volunteers and attendees who made the inaugural Columbia Food and Wine Festival a great success! Our first year event featured more than 1,000 attendees, 40 restaurants, 25 beverage stations, and 10 demonstrations from some of Columbia's leading chefs and beverage experts.
Please stay tuned for a save-the-date for the 2019 event which will be announced in May 2018.
For any questions regarding the Columbia Food and Wine Festival, please contact events@free-times.com.
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THE FIRST EVER :: It’s no secret Columbia, South Carolina is growing and rising into a cultural and culinary city. With an influx of new restaurants, talented chefs, and an engaged community, the time has come to celebrate our local food scene at a high-end level. Free Times and the Five Points Association have teamed up to create the long-awaited Columbia Food and Wine Festival taking place April 15, 2018.
THINK :: 40+ restaurants, 25+ beverage stations, live music and chef demonstrations
TICKET TYPES :: Tickets are all-inclusive // Official Kick-Off Dinner, VIP, Sneak Peek and General Admission. (Must be 21 and over to attend).
MORE INFO :: Stay in the know! Follow @columbiafoodandwine on Instagram, @colafoodandwine on Twitter, and The Columbia Food and Wine Festival on Facebook!
See below for a list of participating chefs, restaurants, breweries and wineries!
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center - NEW LOCATION
1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Event Details
2018 Participants:
Serving small bites from the following restaurants:
1801 Grille
Ally and Eloise Bakeshop
Alodia’s Cucina Italiana
Blue Cactus Cafe
Blue Marlin
Burger Tavern 77
Cantina 76
Cellar on Greene
Chocolate Nirvana
City Limits Barbeque
COA Agaveria Y Cocina
The Crescent Olive
Cupcake DownSouth
The Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli
Gervais & Vine
Goat’s
The Grand on Main
Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Ale House
Il Giorgione
Kaminsky’s Dessert Café
Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles
Main Street Public House
Motor Supply Company Bistro
Mr. Friendly’s
Pearlz Oyster Bar
Ripper’s
Ristorante Divino
River Rat Brewery
Rosso Trattoria Italia
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Saluda’s Restaurant
Solstice Kitchen
Spotted Salamander Café and Catering
Tallulah
Tazza Kitchen
Thirsty Fellow Pizzeria and Pub
Village Idiot Pizza
The War Mouth
Yesterday’s Restaurant & Tavern
Za’s on Devine
Pouring craft beer from the following breweries:
Bierkeller Columbia
Brewery 85
Columbia Craft Brewing Company
Conquest Brewing
Cottontown Brew Lab
Hazelwood Brewing
Island Coastal Lager
Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Ale House
Munkle Brewing Co.
Old Mill Brewpub
Pawleys Island Brewing Company
River Rat Brewery
Swamp Cabbage Brewery
Twisted Spur
Tasting wines from the following wineries:
Cave de Lugny
Clos de los Siete
Delicato Family Vineyards
Gonzalez Byass Familia de Vino
Fleurs de Prairie
Frescobaldi Toscana
Kenwood Vineyards
Precept Wine
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Ty Ku Sake & Spirits
Featuring chef demonstrations by the following:
Jason Bruner, 1801 Grille
Joe Cardinale, Ripper’s / Cold Harbor Hospitality Group
Wesley Fulmer, Motor Supply Company Bistro
Josh Rogerson, Saluda’s Restaurant
Charley Scruggs, Tallulah
Alex Suaudom du Monde, Baan Sawan Thai Bistro
Alex Strickland, Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Ale House
Todd Woods, The Oak Table
Conducting beverage seminars by the following:
Erlinda Alexandra Doherty, Level 1 Sommelier
Josh Streetman, Motor Supply Company Bistro
Music performed by: Soda City Brass Band
V.I.P. Lounge Area hosted by: Saluda’s Restaurant
Sponsored by:
Publix
BB&T
Bottles
Breakthru Beverage
Crescent Olive
Grace Outdoor
Columbia Craft Brewing
Kalli Render, State Farm Insurance
River Rat Brewery
Something Borrowed
Southern Glazers
Breakthru Beverage
City of Columbia
Iris & Marie Letterpress
Discover SC
US Foods
WLTX News 19
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