Harvest Week begins Tuesday at Motor Supply Co Bistro
Special events
Thursday is National Iced Tea Day! Since sweet tea is THE drink of the South, enjoy a tall glass (or two)!
Evolution through Chocolate’s Chocolate of the Month Club is back!
Creek to Table Dinner at City Roots
Have a sweet evening
Artisan Confections
Harvest Week at Motor Supply
Rotary Club of the Vista’s Garden Party
Raise a toast to history
reservations@historiccolumbia.org
Two Gals and a Fork Food Tours,
Hampton County Watermelon Festival
Ridge Peach Festival,
It’s River Draughting, not (just) rafting!
Krispy Kreme (limited edition) Southern Classics
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,
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
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
SC BLUE Stores
www.SCBlueRetailCenters.com/Events
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,
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.