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Ultimate Critics Dinner

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Gourmands enjoyed a five-course tasting menu benefiting the Charleston Wine + Food Festival on Wednesday, September 1.

Photographs by
Reese Moore
Wagu beef tartare on Maxine potatoes with micro parsley
Crispy pork trotter
Chef Sean Brock prepares canapes at Casa Brock.
Dave and Stacey Goretzka
Archie Burkel enjoys canapes at Casa Lata.
Emilee Cleary, Mickey Bakst, and Ellen Gansen
Anne and Michael Compton
Smoked trout with white bean gazpacho at Casa Lata
Marion Sullivan and Mitchell Crosby
Melissa Clegg and Callie White
Dining al fresco at the Ultimate Critics Dinner
Host Mickey Bakst of Charleston Grill with Lowcountry Local First's Jamee Haley
Guests toast before enjoying their first course.
Corned beef tongue with smoked mustard, pickled onion, and rye crisps.
Servers bring out the second course.
Guests dined at Cottages on Charleston Harbor.
Mickey Bakst and the evening's chefs pose for a quick shot between courses.
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