COLUMBIA — Tickets, along with an official schedule of events, for the seventh annual Columbia Food and Wine Festival went live Feb. 14.
The five-day event, spanning from April 24-28, will feature a dozen events like a food truck outing at WECO Bottle & Biergarten and a family-style picnic featuring some of the city's most prominent chefs.
The week's events culminate with the final Grand Tasting event, an outdoor tasting and sipping event at the Preston Mill Estate and Hampton Preston Mansion.
And 2024 marks the first year Columbia Food and Wine is operating as a nonprofit, a move that prompted a rebranding effort from the festival's governing board.
The festival kicks off with a Wednesday night dinner at Private Property, a fine-dining Southern food restaurant in Lexington. The restaurant's executive chef, Trip Chalk, will be joined by Chris Williams of Roy's Grille in Irmo and Mike Ellis, who oversees the culinary operations for downtown Columbia restaurants like Smoked and The Grand.
Tickets for the week's events can be purchased at columbiafoodandwinefestival.com. Here's the full line-up of events:
Wednesday, April 24: Kickoff Dinner at Private Property with chefs Trip Chalk, Chris Williams and Mike Ellis
Wednesday, April 24: Iconic Dishes of Columbia, Main Street Edition at the Arcade Mall
Wednesday, April 24: Collaborative Kitchen with Hampton Street Vineyard's Jamie Pyatt, produce sourced from Farmers Xchange and Tom's Creek Family Farm and wine pairings from Hampton Street Vineyard's Jonathan Lopez
Thursday, April 25: Collaborative Kitchen with Bodhi Thai chef-owner Nivit Tipvaree and Ratio chef-owner Javier Uriarte
Thursday, April 25: Asian Night Market at The Dragon Room
Thursday, April 25: Collaborative Kitchen with Steel Hands Brewing and Los Chicanos food truck
Friday, April 26: High Noon Food Truck Rodeo at WECO Bottle & Biergarten
Friday, April 26: Mix, Mingle & Glow at The Skinhouse
Friday, April 26: A Gourmet Soiree at The Gourmet Shop with Hendrix chef, Frank Bradley
Saturday, April 27: Petals & a Picnic at Hampton Preston Gardens
Saturday, April 27: Bovinoche: Butcher & Bourbon at City Roots, featuring chefs Kristian Niemi and Wes Fulmer
Sunday, April 28: Grand Tasting at Robert Mills Estate & Hampton Preston Mansion
