LOCAL BARTENDERS MIX UP DRINKS FOR THE CHARLESTON WINE
+ FOOD FESTIVAL® MIXOLOGIST COMPETITION, JANUARY 10, 2011
AT SOCIAL RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR
+ FOOD FESTIVAL® MIXOLOGIST COMPETITION, JANUARY 10, 2011
AT SOCIAL RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR
CHARLESTON, SC – December 9, 2010 – For the first time ever, the BB&T Charleston Wine
+ Food Festival® welcomes the public to taste and vote on the libations created at the 3rd Annual Festival Mixologist Competition, presented by Van Gogh Imports. Finalists will compete at Social Restaurant + Wine Bar on Monday, January 10, 2011 from 6-8 pm. Tickets are available for $15 online.
The winning bartender will receive a $300 cash prize, courtesy of Van Gogh Imports, and the winning drink will be featured as the signature cocktail at the 2011 Festival’s Opening Night Party: A Salute to Charleston Chefs, presented by the Art Institute of Charleston.Samples of each cocktail will be available for guests to savor and critique while nibbling on passed hors d’ouvres. The crowd favorite, decided by a panel of judges and guests, will be announced at the end of the night.
For more information about the Festival and to purchase tickets please visit
charlestonwineandfood.com or call (843)727-9889 ext.1. Tickets are on sale now!
The annual BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival®, March 3-6, 2011, celebrates the best that the city of Charleston, SC has to offer; a local food culture rich in tradition, James Beard award-winning chefs, and the second best city to visit in the U.S., according to Conde Nast Traveler’s 2009 Readers Choice Awards. The four-day event, praised as one of the top five food and wine festivals in the U.S. by Forbes Traveler, infuses home-grown flavor with the most celebrated chefs, culinary professionals and winemakers in the world. The Festival, a non-profit organization, benefits local culinary charities and scholarships.
