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[jasnal]

Wow all that sounds like so much fun!! I love christmas!!!

 

[SRUAlmn]

There is a charge to get into the Food and Wine Festival. I forgot that we always go early and get our tickets at Applebees to save $2. It might not work for us because it's on a Sunday (which happens to be the day before my birthday!!!!!) Here is the information for this year:

11:00 am thru 5:00 pm
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Advance Tickets $8.00 (Available at Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants)
Tickets at Gate are $10.00, Children 10/under are free.
(843) 577-4030

The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association proudly announces the 26th Annual "Taste of Charleston" will be held on Sunday, October 8, 2007, 10:30am-5:00pm at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The grounds at beautiful Boone Hall Plantation will be transformed into a sea of culinary delights featuring 50 of Charleston and the Lowcountry's finest restaurants. As in years past proceeds from the "Taste" will benefit Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center and Charleston County Science Materials Resource Center. The Taste of Charleston is supported by the Town of Mt. Pleasant.

In addition to the wonderful culinary delights the 26th "Taste" will feature the famous "Waiters Wine Race" sponsored by Electronic Merchant Systems, beer and wine tasting, our special Children's Corner and Cooking Demonstrations by some of Charleston's finest chefs including Enzo Steffenelli from Sea Island Grill at Wild Dunes, Craig Diehl from Cypress and others. The main stage will come alive with the East Coast Party Band.

"The "Taste" allows Association Members on behalf of the restaurant industry to give back to the community through our many charities and worthwhile causes," says David Miller, 2007 GCRA President and owner of the Kickin' Chicken. To date the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association has donated more than $1,000,000 to local charities.

Advance tickets for the 26th "Taste of Charleston" will sell for only $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the gate, available at all Charleston area Applebee's Restaurants and through the Association Office. Food tickets will be sold in $1.00 increments at the event. Souvenir Taste" t-shirts will also be available for purchase.

Bring your family and friends and join us on Sunday, October 8 for the "Taste of Charleston" at Boone Hall Plantation. Plenty of free parking inside Boone Hall Plantation. Rain or shine. No pets or coolers, please.

 

[Cinderella Fan]

Karen, that does sound really neat!

 

[JJClemson]

Karen, I LOVE the idea of the food and wine festival! I think that would be a lot of fun

 

[Maggimus]

YIKES... our thread is dying . We must keep it alive...

 

[sunsh1ne]

i love the idea of charlston but are we set on october?? just woundering

 

[Maggimus]

i love the idea of charlston but are we set on october?? just woundering

Im not sure-- if everyone likes that time of year im good with it too!


I think it would be a good idea if we could get a time (dates) down and then maybe we can look into everyone booking at the same hotel (those who stay overnight)... that way it will be much easier to get together and whatnot. Unless that doesnt sound like a good plan. I have no info about anything in charleston-- so this is where i look at Karen and say "what now? ".

Maybe we can find out soon what month we will go so we can get the planning ball rolling..

 

[SRUAlmn]

Im not sure-- if everyone likes that time of year im good with it too!


I think it would be a good idea if we could get a time (dates) down and then maybe we can look into everyone booking at the same hotel (those who stay overnight)... that way it will be much easier to get together and whatnot. Unless that doesnt sound like a good plan. I have no info about anything in charleston-- so this is where i look at Karen and say "what now? ".

Maybe we can find out soon what month we will go so we can get the planning ball rolling..

Well, if everyone wants to go to that food and wine festival it's on October 8th, however, that is a Sunday and if people were doing a weekend, they would be leaving on Sunday morning so it wouldn't work. I guess we can't really pick solid dates unless we know if everyone wants to go to a particular event, or just kind of do hanging out stuff.

My personal vote is a combination of the two, just because it's going to be too hard to plan for hanging out kind of things for a whole weekend.

 

[Maggimus]

Yeah...

maybe a friday those of us who have already come in can go out to eat or something afterwards and then call it a night

saturday can be girls only time, along with the male festivities... and then that night we can all meet up and do something else all together

and then sunday, depending on when people need to go... we could all go eat together that morning or do whatever fills everyones time constraints...etc?

i agree with you karen about not being able to fill up the time.

 

[JJClemson]

I don't think we have to plan our meet around a certain event either. We're all going to want to hang out and chat so we can do that without something formal! If we are set on Charleston, it really is very pretty and there is a lot to do anyway without going to a certain event.

Should we take a poll to see when people want to go? I'd prefer the Fall sometime only b/c it won't be as hot as the summer and maybe hotels would be cheaper? I could be totally wrong on that though!

 

[SRUAlmn]

I don't think we have to plan our meet around a certain event either. We're all going to want to hang out and chat so we can do that without something formal! If we are set on Charleston, it really is very pretty and there is a lot to do anyway without going to a certain event.

Should we take a poll to see when people want to go? I'd prefer the Fall sometime only b/c it won't be as hot as the summer and maybe hotels would be cheaper? I could be totally wrong on that though!

The Fall is way cheaper. My family came down for Thanksgiving and got oceanfront hotel rooms for less than $100 a night.

 

[JJClemson]

The Fall is way cheaper. My family came down for Thanksgiving and got oceanfront hotel rooms for less than $100 a night.

Oh wow! That IS cheap!

My vote is for sometime in the Fall

 

[Maggimus]

it wont let me post a poll on here anymore since the initial first thread had already been posted. I do think we should get everyones opinion on the time of year though. Im good with the fall-- either September or October. I really love September weather-- warm but not too hot, cool but not too cool-- plus its good golfing weather (before all that nasty rain and the greens start getting mushy). Either one is fine with me.

 

[Cinderella Fan]

I agree with the Fall. Maybe mid to late October? Is that too late?

 

[Gradar1]

Hi ladies!

I swear, I'm gone all day, and here is a whole 5 pages! It's so hard for me to keep up on everything.

Okay, here is what I am thinking. I would love to come, but I think a small scale meet would be better initially. DF and I are going to be in school for a few more years with grad school and everything. Basically, we aren't going to have a ton of extra $$ to go on any big vacations. I am all for a weekend getaway, somewhere in the middle/ southeast of the country.

It doesn't matter to me whether or not the DF/DHs come along. Although, if DF doesn't come with, I'll probably have to fly because I can't see driving 10-15 hours by myself.

Charleston sounds really nice. This is going to sound kind of lame, but has anyone ever read the book "Scarlett" which is the (much later) follow-up to "Gone with the Wind"? Well, ever since reading that, I've wanted to visit the South, including Charleston. Does anyone know how far Charleston is from Oklahoma?

Sorry for the rambles, and now I just realized it's time to go watch Grey's Anatomy

COUNT ME IN!!

I'm still reading through the thread, I've been away for a few days, but I've read both books--and love them. Incidentally, the way Charleston is described in the book is still true--in my opinion. The Battery is gorgeous!

 

[Gradar1]

There is a charge to get into the Food and Wine Festival. I forgot that we always go early and get our tickets at Applebees to save $2. It might not work for us because it's on a Sunday (which happens to be the day before my birthday!!!!!) Here is the information for this year:

11:00 am thru 5:00 pm
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Advance Tickets $8.00 (Available at Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants)
Tickets at Gate are $10.00, Children 10/under are free.
(843) 577-4030

The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association proudly announces the 26th Annual "Taste of Charleston" will be held on Sunday, October 8, 2007, 10:30am-5:00pm at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The grounds at beautiful Boone Hall Plantation will be transformed into a sea of culinary delights featuring 50 of Charleston and the Lowcountry's finest restaurants. As in years past proceeds from the "Taste" will benefit Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center and Charleston County Science Materials Resource Center. The Taste of Charleston is supported by the Town of Mt. Pleasant.

In addition to the wonderful culinary delights the 26th "Taste" will feature the famous "Waiters Wine Race" sponsored by Electronic Merchant Systems, beer and wine tasting, our special Children's Corner and Cooking Demonstrations by some of Charleston's finest chefs including Enzo Steffenelli from Sea Island Grill at Wild Dunes, Craig Diehl from Cypress and others. The main stage will come alive with the East Coast Party Band.

"The "Taste" allows Association Members on behalf of the restaurant industry to give back to the community through our many charities and worthwhile causes," says David Miller, 2007 GCRA President and owner of the Kickin' Chicken. To date the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association has donated more than $1,000,000 to local charities.

Advance tickets for the 26th "Taste of Charleston" will sell for only $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the gate, available at all Charleston area Applebee's Restaurants and through the Association Office. Food tickets will be sold in $1.00 increments at the event. Souvenir Taste" t-shirts will also be available for purchase.

Bring your family and friends and join us on Sunday, October 8 for the "Taste of Charleston" at Boone Hall Plantation. Plenty of free parking inside Boone Hall Plantation. Rain or shine. No pets or coolers, please.

This sounds like a lot of fun--I love Boone Hall. And Karen, do you happen to know where Pawleys Island is? It's a couple hours north of Charleston, near Georgetown. I was just curious, as that is where my family's cottage is.

Another thought: I was in Charleston last fall and visited Fort Sumter. It was October, which made it soooo much better than in the summer--way too hot!

 

[SRUAlmn]

This sounds like a lot of fun--I love Boone Hall. And Karen, do you happen to know where Pawleys Island is? It's a couple hours north of Charleston, near Georgetown. I was just curious, as that is where my family's cottage is.

Another thought: I was in Charleston last fall and visited Fort Sumter. It was October, which made it soooo much better than in the summer--way too hot!

Yes, I know all too well where Pawley's Island is! My sister lives in Wilmington, NC and came down here for Thanksgiving. She headed back home at 9:00 at night, and at 10:30 we got a phone call that her car died in Pawley's Island. My mom, other sister and I had to drive up and wait with her until a AAA tow truck came (mainly because the AAA card was my mom's and secondly because she had no heat and they took 3 hours!) Then we had to drive back down here and didn't get home until 3:00am!

I agree about Fort Sumter. If you like historical stuff it's pretty cool. Plus, it's a pretty boat ride to get there!

 

[Gradar1]

Ouch! I hope that if you ever go back, you have a better experience! The little town nearby, Georgetown has a really pretty harbor, and Pawleys itself is very quiet--it's practically empty in the winter, lol. I do like the boat ride to/from Fort Sumter--my dad loved it because you get to see the new bridge for so long (he loves bridges, etc.--things like that)

 

[heatherlynn444]

I'm good for OCtober...as of right now. I'm trying to get a new job...so..its too far in advance to tell, but as for now, sounds great!

 

[Tiggerific04]

Are any other Jersey girls going? DF would never in a million years go for something like this and I don't want to travel by myself, but I might be interested in going if I have someone to fly with.