Charleston, SC
March 25-28, 2022
We will enjoy a weekend of culinary delights and historic adventures! Stay with us downtown at the Elliott House Inn and join in on the fun of some culinary treats.
$1,400 per person
Trip includes: Accommodations, Happy Hour at High Wire Distillery, Charleston Culinary Walking Tour, class and lunch with Gullah/Geechee Chef & Historian BJ Dennis with transportation.
Friday, March 25
Check In: Elliott House Inn
Standing along Queen Street, the coral-hued Elliott House Inn blends boutique hotel services with the easy intimacy of a quaint inn. Built as a private home in 1861, this historic 26-room inn is located within walking distance of Charleston’s best shopping, dining, and exploring. The Elliott House Inn features freshly designed rooms that combine the quaintness of Charleston with modern luxuries.
Inn Amenities
Complimentary bicycles
Private Community Courtyard
WiFi
Historic tour pick-up
$20 a day parking across the street
ADA Accessibility & Features
Group Amenities
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Concierge
4-6 pm Happy Hour with Stephanie Burt @ High Wire Distillery
Did you know that exercise can be fun?? No, we're not referencing surfing or playing on a sports team, but actually exercising your palate!
Your palate and how it connects to your brain is something you can exercise your whole life, and the more you taste, the better everything tastes.
Stephanie Burt, food writer and host/producer of the Southern Fork will partner with James Beard-nominated High Wire Distilling (Charleston local experience extraordinaire) to decode words like "balance," explain tips to learn how to taste like a pro, and to give you an excuse to try all those samples in Total Wine and Costco on your next visit!
Learn the ins and outs of a great cocktail while sipping them. It's the easiest exercise ever.
Dinner: On Your Own – Suggestions
· Husk
· Xiao Bao Biscuit
· Bertha’s Kitchen
· Hannibal’s Kitchen
· Fig (Monday-Saturday; closed Sunday; opens at 5 pm; make reservations 4 weeks out)
· The Ordinary (upscale seafood) dinner only Tuesday-Sunday 5 pm. (Fig & Ordinary are same company)
· The Grocery (farm to table) offers Sunday brunch 10-2:30; otherwise, dinner only Tuesday-Sunday 5 pm.
· Circa 1886 (closed Sundays)
Saturday, March 26
11 am or 2 pm Charleston Culinary Tour (2 ½ hours) (choose your starting time)
The Downtown Charleston Culinary Tour visits four different restaurants and combines elements of a historical tour with a culinary adventure! Insight into Lowcountry cuisine accompanies the broad range of samples on your food tour. This is our classic tour of the flavorful food found in Charleston. We recommend the Downtown Charleston Culinary Tour if this is your first visit to Charleston!
- Explore Charleston’s Historic French Quarter on this walking food tour
- Experience the best of Charleston’s history and food
- Explore some of the oldest and most historic streets in the city
- Enjoy our favorite locally owned restaurants in the Holy City
- Each tour is unique as destinations rotate according to restaurant availability
Optional Happy Hour: Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company at 4:30pm
Dinner: On Your Own (see above suggestions)
Sunday, March 27
1 pm Class and Lunch with Gullah/Geechee Chef & Historian BJ Dennis
BJ Dennis, a local chef who stepped out of restaurant kitchens to dedicate himself to educating Charleston and its visitors about Gullah cuisine. "I just always loved my culture," he says of how he became Gullah cuisine's preeminent ambassador. "I started doing pop-ups, and it was almost a renaissance; not just with the food, but the culture and saving the land of the Gullah people." Dennis, is part of a larger movement to make sure the Gullah people's vital and sizable contribution to Charleston culture isn't erased by consumers or creators (or writers).
Monday, March 28
Free day!
Other Things to Do:
· Plantation Tour – McCloud is closest; Drayton Hall most iconic but 40 mins away
· King Street shopping
· Fort Sumter tour
· Charleston Museum
Contact info@nothymetocook.com for more info and to claim your spot!