20 Years at Charleston’s Table

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For 20 years, Charleston Wine + Food has celebrated the chefs, purveyors, and community that have made this city one of the country’s most dynamic dining destinations. This special anniversary dinner tells that story through a multi-course experience that reflects the key moments and movements that have defined the last two decades of dining in Charleston.

Each course will transport guests to a different point in the city’s journey—honoring the pioneers who set the table, celebrating the national recognition that followed, highlighting the creativity and innovation that reshaped its cuisine, paying homage to the cultural traditions and Gullah Geechee roots that remain its foundation, and looking ahead to the chefs and purveyors shaping the next chapter.

Each course will reflect a moment in time:

• Setting the Table: Frank Lee + Russ Moore, honoring the pioneers who first established Charleston as a serious food city.
• National Acclaim: Mike Lata + Jason Stanhope, celebrating the recognition that put Charleston firmly on the culinary map.
• Innovation: Dano Heinze, highlighting the creative spirit and reinvention that continue to define the city’s cuisine.
• Heritage: BJ Dennis + Modou Jatieh, paying homage to cultural traditions and the Gullah Geechee roots that ground Charleston’s foodways.
• Future: James London, looking ahead to the next generation shaping Charleston’s table.

Thoughtfully paired with wines, this once-in-a-lifetime dinner is both a reflection and a celebration: 20 years of growth, grit, and flavor, all brought to life at one unforgettable table.