When in Rome, Eat Like the Locals

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The hand-painted signs catch your eye as you drive down Maybank Highway and River Road, “Fresh Eggs,” “Farm stand Produce,” “You Pick Farm.” The idea of stopping to grab some fresh fruits and veggies is as appealing as catching fireflies in a mason jar and watching them dance.
But where do you stop?
What do you buy?
How do you cook it?
Charleston is known world-wide for its innovative chefs and traditional Lowcountry cuisine. Where else in the world can you find restaurants that serve heirloom tomato BLTs on herbed focaccia; crab hushpuppies with garlic tartar sauce; peach smothered grilled pork chops; southern cream corn casserole with butter cracker topping; finished off with gingersnap double crusted blackberry pie?
Well, not only can you find the restaurants here that cook these fresh items, but you can even sign up for classes to learn to cook them.
Thanks to Maverick Southern Kitchens and their culinary shop Charleston Cooks, locals and visitors alike enjoy cooking classes and demonstrations which offer everything from Taste of the Lowcountry classes to Sushi workshops and evening wine tastings.
Depending on your interest, you can either watch a demonstration from one of Maverick Kitchens talented chefs or take a class and learn to harness the culinary skills you need to whip up some dishes for your friends and family.
Demonstration classes usually last about 1 and 1/2 hours and Participation classes run approximately 2 hours. All you need to do is bring an empty stomach and a desire to learn because you’ll be tasting a lot and learning even more.
Don’t be worried about whatever your culinary skills are. These instructors are prepared to teach every level of interest and skill. There are even children’s culinary camps (if you’re lucky enough to book them before they get booked up.) Every week there are plenty of offerings from which to choose. It’s as easy as visiting their website at:
http://www.mavericksouthernkitchens.com/charlestoncooks/classes/
Oooh, and be sure to bring back some of that wonderful food to the island for us, will ya? We sure do get hungry in here answering these phones.


picture courtesy of the Charleston Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau