Take a tour or take a cooking class; food festival season is just beginning
Contests
Enter the Lexington County Peach Festival Annual Peachy Recipe Contest, to be held July 4 at the Gilbert Primary School Cafeteria, 520 Main St., Gilbert. This year the categories are (1) salads and main dishes and (2) desserts. See rules for entry and judging at www.lexingtoncountypeachfestival.com or call Mary Ellis, (803) 892-5207.
Special events
Today is National Grape Popsicle Day! OK, so it’s not as exciting as Hamburger Day (Thursday, May 28) or Mint Julep Day (Saturday, May 30), but the weather here is perfect for a frozen treat. Enjoy!
Krispy Kreme (limited edition) Southern Classics
Dining with Dogs is back at Solstice Kitchen and Mr Friendly’s!
Shrimp, shrimp, shrimp! The Lake Murray Chamber of Commerce Shrimp Boil
Shrimp, Shaggin’ and Suds
Under the Table Supper Club,
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival
June Harvest Dinner
Friends of James Beard Farm Dinner at Timberock
Carolina Farm Stewards’ Upstate Farm Tour,
Hamptons Southern Chef Series
Creek to Table Dinner at City Roots
Artisan Confections
Rotary Club of the Vista’s Garden Party
Hampton County Watermelon Festival
Ridge Peach Festival,
Love mac-n-cheese? You’ll love Mac Madness
Gaffney Peach Festival,
The Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival
Pageland Watermelon Festival,
pagelandwatermelonfestival.com
SouthEast Crab Feast,
Two Gals and a Fork Food Tours,
Brew at the Zoo,
A three-ring culinary circus: Asheville (NC) Wine & Food Festival
Really love fish & seafood? Then you’ll enjoy AquaCurean,
Euphoria Greenville
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic
www.SwanDolphinFoodandWineClassic.com
www.facebook.com/swananddolphin
Carolina Farm Stewards Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Wine Wednesdays at Craft And Draft.
Columbia Food Tours,
Columbia Brew Bus
Greenville Brew Tours
Cooking classes
Learn to make sushi at SakiTumi. Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5-8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays between 5-5:30 p.m., couples and small groups can call and arrange classes in the art of making sushi. Pricing options include food and class or choose to include wine or hot sake. Call (803) 931-0700 after 2 p.m. for scheduling or information. SakiTumi is at 807 Gervais St.
Ballentine Community Center
Seven Oaks Park
Charleston Cooks! at Cross Hill.
Fleur de Lys Home Culinary Institute
Let’s Cook Culinary Studio events:
Cocoa Lab at The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte
Market News
Farmers in the Forest, Forest Acres Farmers Market at Richland Mall in the parking lot along Beltline Boulevard. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m. through Oct. 28. Vendor applications can be found at farmersintheforest.org; follow on Facebook.
Blythewood Farmers Market,
302 Artisans at Senate’s End,
Northeast Farmers Market,
Rosewood Market Farmers Market,
Irmo Farmers Market,
Kershaw County Farmers Market,
Lexington Farmers Market,
Soda City Market
Sandhills Farmers Market,
Healthy Carolina’s Farmers Market,
Have an upcoming food event? Email details to food@thestate.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.
For more listings, go to thestate.com.
This story was originally published May 26, 2015 at 8:04 PM with the headline "Take a tour or take a cooking class; food festival season is just beginning."