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Certified SC & Lee Bros. Share SEWE Chefs’ Stage Lineup
Certified SC, The Lee Bros. (Matt and Ted), and some of the Palmetto State’s best food vendors will return for this year’s Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE). The annual event will once again showcase an array of chefs, farmers, purveyors, and guests hosts on the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage in Marion Square.
Each event features some of South Carolina’s most talented chefs teaming up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings. During each demo, The Lee Bros. and guest emcees will spark some interesting culinary conversations that will bring us into the new year. Plus, each dish-demonstrating and sampling is free and open to all ages – no tickets required.
Here’s a look at the 2023 SEWE Fresh On The Menu Stage Schedule (subject to change):
- Friday, February 17th
- 12 pm – Culinary Institute of Charleston Pastry Chef Kelly Wilson; Farmers: A.J. Freeman (and family), Freeman Farm
- Guest Emcee: Commissioner Hugh Weathers
- Recipe: Venison Hand-Pies (Root Vegetables)
- 1 pm – Vern’s Chef Dano Heinze with Bethany Heinze; Farmer: Jonathan Cox, Lowcountry Fungi
- Recipe: Charcoal-Grilled King Trumpet Mushrooms (Mushrooms)
- 2 pm – Circa 1886 Pastry Chef Ashley Cardona; Farmer: Jeremy Storey, Storey Farms
- Recipe: Sorghum Crème Brulée (Eggs)
- 3 pm – 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and 39 Rue De Jean Executive Chef Marcus Shell; Farmers: Marvin Ross and Jada Ross, Peculiar Pig Farm
- Recipe: Pork Belly (Pork)
- 12 pm – Culinary Institute of Charleston Pastry Chef Kelly Wilson; Farmers: A.J. Freeman (and family), Freeman Farm
- Saturday, February 18th:
- 12 pm – Chef and Author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island, Emily Meggett (and family); Farmer: Greg Johnsman, Marsh Hen Mill
- Guest Emcee: Carolyn Murray WCBD News 2
- Recipe: Hoppin John (Sea Island Red Peas)
- 1 pm – Malika Canteen Chef Maryam Ghaznavi; Farmers: Don and Paul Quattlebaum, White House Farms
- Recipe: Khachiri (Rice)
- 2 pm – 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and Kounter Chef Rob Masone; Farmers: Holly and Jon Welch, Crescent Farm
- Recipe: Beet Salad with Kale, Pecans, and Goat Cheese (Beets)
- 3 pm – Lowcountry Chef and Journalist Amethyst Ganaway; Crabber: Tia Clark of Casual Crabbing
- Recipe: Crab Soup (Blue Crab)
- 12 pm – Chef and Author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island, Emily Meggett (and family); Farmer: Greg Johnsman, Marsh Hen Mill
- Sunday February 19th
- 12 pm – The Carolina Cookery Chef Rashaunda Grant; Farmer: Jed Watson, Watsonia Farm
- Guest Emcee: KJ Kearney, Black Food Fridays
- Recipe: Winter Squash Soup (Ingredient: Kabocha Squash)
- 1 pm – Topsoil Chef Adam Cooke; Farmer: Brett Gates, Noonday Farms at Landrum
- Recipe: Duck Egg and Ricotta Gnocchi with Braised Duck Leg and Shaved Duck Ham (Duck)
- 2 pm – 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and Indigenous Underground Chef Erica McCier. Farmer: Anthony Mirisciotta, Executive Director of GrowFood
- Recipe: Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo
- 3 pm – Cudaco Chef Shaun Brian. Farmer: Jeff Massey, Livingston’s Bulls Bay Seafoo
- Recipe: Hot Pork-Fat Clams on the Half-Shell (Littleneck Clams)
- 12 pm – The Carolina Cookery Chef Rashaunda Grant; Farmer: Jed Watson, Watsonia Farm
For more information, visit sewe.com.