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11 amazing chefs and the James Beard Foundation? A perfect night.

As a holder of the Best Chef of the Southeast award from the James Beard Foundation, Christensen is geared towards connecting with other common folks, building relationships, and offering a taste of her perfected food.

A roundup of events this weekend, July 17-19

This year's 10th Annual Wine + Food Festival was a celebration of Charleston's rich culinary history, its international notoriety, and its progressive future. Saltwater Chef was there to get a finger on the pulse of the festivities.

Here's your chance to get an in-depth, five day cooking class from one of the south's premier culinary queens. Don't miss this once in a lifetime chance at Southern Season this summer.

With the heat of the season upon us, style guru Natalie Mason tells us what some of her favorite picks are, from clothes to jewelry to treats. This busy mom has her hands and her heart full.

You've made the meal, but now what? Our Blog of the Week reminds us of a great source of information for just how to entertain your guests, as well as how to act in some other places and situations.

The same old, same old on Super Bowl Sunday can get boring and fattening, fast. Change the play with this winning and easy to make Coq au Vin, a French classic that everyone will love.

Polar Vortex or not, it's time to wake up and smell the flowers. Joan McDonald and Charleston's Horticulture Society are giving you a chance to get your green thumb ready for Spring.

With temps setting record lows lately, all I've been craving are soups and stews. Here's a delicious, easy-to-make lentil soup with bacon—a sneak-peek recipe from my upcoming cookbook!

Editors' Note: if this post doesn't give you a hankering for turkey just like your mama makes, we don't know what will? Meantime, cue the run-up to warm, aromatic kitchens and crowded family tables

Day 2, I arrived hungry, and that was the plan: the food stand I started with, what I found in the VIP tent, outta-town ice cream, my interview with SG Chef Rusty & beer pro Gary Valentine, & more!

Next time you get a craving, go above and beyond and whip up this: Salted caramel macadamia ice cream topped with hot caramel sauce (a sneak peek recipe from my next book!). You'll be glad you did...

Love a good BLT? Well just imagine the yummy classic AS A DIP. Here it is—my all-time favorite app. Get the recipe here!

You may think you make the best ribs out there—but these babies will certainly be your first runner-up. Calling for both beer and bourbon, this recipe's perfect for your Memorial Day celebrating

...A pot. Gorgeous and more dependable than many people I know, my Le Creuset Dutch oven's what I reach for when delicious food's in order—like this Braised Pork and Apple Stew! Read on for the recipe

"Meat and Three...glasses of wine" could be the theme for this 2013 Charleston Wine + Food Festival. Here's a peek at my Cypress-Grocery-Lee Bros.-Lata-Booze Cruise weekend whirlwind, plus more

It's the eve of the day I start writing my next cookbook. Apparently for me, this major transition calls for a pair of bright red Danskos and some delicious roasted chicken (read on for the recipe!)

Bring out your inner baker and score a humorous read with Baked founders Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito's new cookbook (recipes included: Lacy Panty Cakes and Banana in a Blanket)

100 different wines, zero complaints—here's a quick stroll through the Autumn Affair at Lowndes Grove I attended last Thursday, which served up a whole lot of LOCAL