What’s Cookin’ at the State Fair
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture will host "What’s Cookin’ in South Carolina” in the Moore Building at the SC State Fair, October 10 through 21, 2007. The cooking demonstrations will feature some of South Carolina’s finest professional chefs as well as some notable South Carolina cooks.
The What’s Cookin' schedule of chefs and cooks includes:
Wednesday, October 10
5 p.m. Blanche Weathers. wife of Commissioner Hugh Weathers
Thursday, October 11
11 a.m. Jules Pernell, Culinary Professor at USC in Columbia
3 p.m. Chef John Lentz of Tronco’s in Columbia
5 p.m. Chef Ryan Jarahian of The Sweetery in Anderson
7 p.m. Chefs Pam Hubbell & Susie Sheffield of El Burrito’s in Five Points in Columbia
Friday, October 12
11 a.m. Russ Cornette of Smokin' Coles in Summerville
3 p.m. Executive Chef Mike Deevy of the Governor's Mansion
5 p.m. Chef Sheila Veach of Tronco’s in Columbia
7 p.m. Christina Loftis, SC Watermelon Queen
Sunday, October 14
3 p.m. Donna Bundrick Griffin of Walter P. Rawl Farms, Inc. in Pelion, SC
5 p.m. Chef William Turner and class from Blythewood High
7 p.m. Chef Robert Dickson Opera singer & owner of Robert’s of Charleston
Monday, October 15
1 p.m. Chef Ryan Whittaker of Moe’s Grapevine in Columbia
3 p.m. Beth Crocker, General Counsel of the SC Department of Agriculture
5 p.m. Beth Crocker, General Counsel of the SC Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, October 16
3 p.m. Kacey Carbery of The Old Armory in Camden
5 p.m. Chef Brandon Velie of Juniper in Ridge Spring
Wednesday, October 17
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Frank Workman of Adluh in Columbia (on the hour)
Thursday, October 18
3 p.m. Roy Copeland, Executive Director of the SC Beef Board
Friday, October 19
11 a.m. Ansley Rast, SC Department of Agriculture Certified SC Grown Program Coordinator
Saturday, October 20
11 a.m. Casey McCurry assisted by Blanche Weathers
3 p.m. Ansley Rast, SC Department of AgricultureCertified SC Grown Program Coordinator
Sunday, October 21
No appearances scheduled
For more information about “What’s Cookin’ in South Carolina,” call Jackie Moore, SCDA Marketing Specialist and “What’s Cookin’” Coordinator, 803-734-2144, jmoore@scda.sc.gov.