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Undiscovered Charleston is the only chef guided food tour with lunch and wine in the Holy City
Undiscovered Charleston was named the NUMBER ONE FOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD!!!
Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class
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Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

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Overview

Charleston's only chef led historic walking tour, cooking demonstration and lunch! Our experience begins with a 90 minute food history walking tour in the historic district, followed by a cooking demonstration, lunch & paired wine tasting at the popular local's spot Bistro a Vin. It's led by Charleston's only South Carolina Chef Ambassador & Palmetto Guild Certified tour guide, Forrest Parker. Leading the teams at some of Charleston's most iconic restaurants, Parker has been called a “visionary who calls upon the culture, history & flavor traditions of South Carolina to create heritage-infused experiences.” Parker was recognized by then Governor Nikki Haley as a S.C. Chef Ambassador in 2016, a capstone for a culinary career that began in 1995.

Chef Forrest invites you to take the path less traveled; to see, touch, sip and taste the Undiscovered Charleston!

Activity location

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    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFor those who do not wish to have wine, Charleston sweet tea and filtered water will be available.
  • What's includedWhat's includedEach guest will leave with copies of Chef Forrest's recipes.
  • What's includedWhat's includedCooking Demonstration by Chef Forrest Parker
  • What's includedWhat's included90-minute walking tour of Charleston's historic district
  • What's includedWhat's includedBistro Au Vin provides wine tasting pours paired with Chef Forrest's recipes. (Additional wine available for purchase on consumption.)
  • What's includedWhat's includedChef Forrest will demonstrate how to prepare three of his recipes with heritage Lowcountry ingredients then serve you lunch with carefully curated wine pairings from Bistro a Vin.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Guests must be 21 or older, with the exception of older teenagers accompanying parents

Activity itinerary

Charleston's acclaimed Chef Forrest Parker guides you along an undiscovered path where food and history meet on in historic Charleston, distilling 400 years into a walking tour experience culminating with a cooking demonstration and three course tasting of the iconic flavors of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Chef Forrest leads you on a 90 minute walking tour unlike any other in the city, as the only certified chef tour guide, exploring the complicated history of the Holy City and the culinary influences that shaped Charleston into one of the world's top food destinations. You'll visit the not-to be missed sights, but also the lesser known and understood locations where, for example, an enslaved chef created a recipe that still helps define local menus. The tour concludes at a cozy bistro where you relax while Chef Forrest demonstrates how to prepare the recipes he wrote interpreting definitive Lowcountry classics, and prepared using techniques he mastered over two decades. You'll enjoy a lunch with each of those courses carefully paired with wine, and then take his recipes home with you as our gift to you.

Location

Activity location

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    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 1 Vendue Range
    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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