Dining out for Life benefits local AIDS council
Thursday, April 30, is Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraising event involving restaurants and individuals donating a portion of their proceeds to HIV AIDS causes. In Columbia, donations will be made to the S.C. HIV AIDS Council. Learn more and see participating restaurants at www.diningoutforlife.com/search-restaurants/
Competition
Say cheese, win cheese! Jarlsberg Cheese Mini Selfie Challenge wants you to share your #myminime moment: a photo of you and your Jarlsberg Cheese Mini dressed to match or just a cute photo together. Prizes include a custom Jarlsberg Cheese Mini cooler and a one-year supply of Jarlsberg Mini Cheese. To enter or to see more information, like the Facebook page http://m.pgtb.me/BdRTzx and upload a photo using the hashtag #myminime. Contest runs through April 30.
Newsworthy
Praise for the Peas! BBC Radio4 is airing a series of spots on the Food Programme focusing on ingredients from SlowFood International’s Ark of Taste. Check out the segment about South Carolina’s Sea Island Red Pea or learn more at www.slowfoodfoundation.com
What does the future hold for McDonald’s?
“American Icon: History, with Fries,”
Special events
Dining with Dogs is back at Solstice Kitchen and Mr Friendly’s! You order from the restaurant menu while your four-legged friend gets his/her own canine-friendly three-course meal supplied by Pupcakes. Reserve your spot, $12 per dog, by calling Pupcakes, (803) 467-0171, and request one of these dates: at Mr. Friendly’s, 2001-A Greene St.: Wednesday, April 29 or May 28; at Solstice, 841-4 Sparkleberry Lane: Thursday, April 30 or May 29.
Who remembers the Tally-Ho?
Pickin’ & Piggin’ at Saluda Shoals,
Flippin’ for Flapjacks.
Big Nosh Jewish Food & Cultural Festival,
Charleston Insiders’ Weekend,
Bovinoche is back, baby! And this time, there’s yak!
https://bovinoche.eventbrite.com
http://www.thestate.com/2013/05/01/2750339_as-seen-from-space-bovinova-the.html?rh=1
Embrace your inner hippie at Winestock Music Festival
Let’s pretend ... “My Faux Wedding”
Willstock,
Palmetto State Chili Cookoff,
Shrimp, Shaggin’ and Suds
Carolina Farm Stewards’ Upstate Farm Tour,
A three-ring culinary circus: Asheville (N.C.) Wine & Food Festival
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.
Two Gals and a Fork Food Tours,
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.
Midlands Technical College, Harbison Campus.
www.midlandstech.edu/learn/training-category/Personal-Enrichment
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
OPENING APRIL 29: 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.
OPENING MAY 6:Blythewood Farmers Market,
Rosewood Market Farmers Market,
Soda City 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 April 28, 2015 at 5:17 PM with the headline "Dining out for Life benefits local AIDS council."