Slow Food at Indie Grits 2012 recap and thank yousThe Slow Food at Indie Grits 2012 event was a delightful success! Thank you for all who contributed and attended.
We
were thrilled to entertain the number of guests for which we had
planned, roughly 200 between ticketed guests, festival passholders,
media, chefs, sponsors and volunteers, and this year because the
All-Local Farmers Market has re-organized their space to be more fluid
and open, we had a lot more room to move around. It was a lovely event
-- thank you, everyone! Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from
attendees and media, too.
Here is a link to check out just some of the
pre- and post-event coverage in the media:
http://pinterest.com/flockandrally/slow-food-columbia/ One of our favorite quotes is by Teowonna Clifton, event reviewer and publisher of That Teowonna:
"By the time I left Slow Food, I had added at least 5 new Columbia restaurants to my dining list."
Sweet!
Jonathan Sharpe's photos of Slow Food at Indie Grits:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.443539858994958.122046.393987167283561&type=3 Lindsay Lybrand's photos of Slow Food at Indie Grits:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151600620309386.418314.43498274385&type=3 Image: Jonathan Sharpe 2012
CHEFS -- THANK YOU
Obviously,
this event is nothing without these chefs and their generous donations
of time and product. Thank you from all of us for everything you did
to make this event so special!
Slow Food at Indie Grits 2012 Sustainable Chefs:
Chef Ricky Mollohan, owner, Mr. Friendly's/Solstice/Cellar on Greene
Chef Mike Davis, owner, Terra
Chef Tim Peters, Motor Supply Company Bistro
Chef Kristian Niemi, owner, Rosso Trattoria
Chef Benoit St. Jacques, Rosewood Market & Deli
Chef Alex Suaudom du Monde, owner, Baan Sawan Thai Bistro
Chef Ryan Whittaker, owner, 116 espresso & wine bar
Chef Blake Faries, Saluda's
Chef Jessica Shillato, owner, Spotted Salamander Catering
Chef Scott Hall, owner, Bone-In Artisan Barbecue on Wheels Chef Carlos Brown, MoMo's Bistro
(We were sad that Scott Hall could not physically participate due to unforeseen circumstances, but he was with us in spirit.)
We have a winner!
Guests were entered for a chance to win a $1000 chair sponsorship at the New Nick, and the winner is...
Jacquelyn Bartley!
She
will have her name, as the Slow Food Columbia honoree, on a nameplate
on a theatre chair at the New Nick at 1607 Main Street.
A Few Thank-Yous:
Thank you to
Emile DeFelice + Forrest Clonts of the All-Local Farmers Market, as well as Richard Burts + Tom Chinn of 701 Whaley,
for the beautiful event space. Working with all of y'all is always a
pleasure, and we are honored to be part of the community you have been
building here in Columbia for such a long time.
Thank you to
Phill
Blair and his staff from The Whig, Morgan Westbrook of Westbrook
Brewing in Charleston, Danielle Robinson of Advintage Wines, and Jason
Snyder of Bud Columbia/Stella Artois for donating time and product to keep our beer + wine costs low and the quality levels high.
Thank you to
Anne Postic, Publisher of The Shop Tart,
for being our emcee. She makes a point of covering independent,
locally owned brick-and-mortar lifestyle businesses here in the
Midlands and in nearby travel destinations, and she is the one who has
introduced a lot of us to the chefs who are walking the sustainability
walk.
Thank you to the
Greater Columbia Society for the Preservation of Soul for spinning such great tunes. People were LOVING it.
Thank you to
Andrew Stinson of WAS Designs
for collaborating with Tracie on the florals and creating those killer,
foraged greenery towers by the potluck and giant sprays above the DJ
stand!
Big thank you to our volunteers at the event, in particular
Karen
Sundstrom for heading up the potluck, and Emily Thompson & Jessica
Hemphill for running registration, with the assistance of terrific
volunteer staff like Gayle Hazzard, Kate Wong, April Jones, Raiessa de
Wein du Monde, Maria Sophocleus, John Clements, Brent Kossick, Randal
Jones, Katie Fox, John Wilkinson, Ian Douglas Street, Bobbie Stevenson,
Bri Farber, Kelly Goldberg, Catherine Phillips, Kate Fischer,
Katherine Thompson, Christy Milhous, and Elizabeth Turner, among others.
Thank you to
Slow Food Columbia Chapter Leader Kristen Dubard, Board Treasurer Nancy McCormick, and Board Member Eric McClam for their support and help, and thank you to
Jenny Maxwell for helping with tweets and FB posts.
Thank you to
The
Nickelodeon's Executive Director, Andy Smith and his staff, Marketing
Director Isaac Calvage, Office Manager/Sponsor Relations Mgr. Rachel
Allen, Theatre Manager Andrew Stewart, Indie Grits Ticketing Mgr. Beck
Brinson, and the fab Public Relations rep for the whole festival, Katie
Alice Walker!Next up: The 3rd Annual Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival, Sunday evening, July 15 at City Roots!
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