Celebrate summer at peach, watermelon and tomato festivals in South Carolina
Special events
Grilling help for the Fourth from the Grill Masters at Longhorn Steakhouse. Need tips, advice or more? No worries, just call 1-855-544-7455 or text LHGRILL to 40679 to be connected to a Grill Master noon-5 p.m. Thursday, July 2, through Saturday, July 4.
SC New and Beginning Farmer Program
Yappy Hour Grilling on the Patio at Rosso,
Krispy Kreme (limited edition) Southern Classics
Love mac-n-cheese? You’ll love Mac Madness
Gaffney Peach Festival,
The Sustainable Midlands Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival
Pageland Watermelon Festival,
pagelandwatermelonfestival.com
Two Gals and a Fork Food Tours,
Craft Beer Social at Hamptons in Sumter
SouthEast Crab Feast,
Palmetto Palate,
Farm to Gallery Dinner
Brew at the Zoo,
A three-ring culinary circus: Asheville (NC) Wine & Food Festival
Really love fish & seafood? Then you’ll enjoy AquaCurean,
The Great American Whiskey Fair,
Euphoria Greenville
ColaTown Oktoberfest
Dine on the Bridge ... the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner
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
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.
Bertolli Olive Oil Taste of Tradition Recipe Contest.
Here’s your chance to win a professional grill.
Cooking classes
Calling all chefs – current, retired and experienced. Cooking Matters, a new cooking and nutrition education curriculum, will be hosting cooking and nutrition classes for adults in various locations in Columbia and is looking for volunteers to share their skills. If you are interested, email snapclasses@gmail.com
Learn to make sushi at SakiTumi.
Ballentine Community Center
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,
1st Market at First Nazareth Baptist Church,
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.