Mmm… once again our culinary treasures have earned top rankings from the James Beard Foundation! THREE of our local chefs in Charleston have been named Finalists in this year’s awards. Mike Lata of FIG Restaurant and Bob Waggoner of Charleston Grill won in the Best Chef in the Southeast category, while Sean Brock of McCrady’s took top honors in the Rising Star Chef of the Year award (given to amazing talent 30 years or younger). We agree!

Never underestimate the power of food. Also, on that note kudos to the Food + Wine Festival folks who brought in an amazing 2,000 more people then last year and sold out ALL of the events! P.S. the three aforementioned stellar chefs played roles in this year’s festival…they’re on to something!