For 24 years, the Moveable Feast has been held at area restaurants throughout the year on Fridays (and some
Tuesdays), 11 AM-1 PM. The author’s presentation precedes the meal. For each feast, the chef prepares an exquisite
menu, typically unavailable during the restaurant’s public hours. Food allergies and Lent are accommodated with
advance notice. Individuals, couples, friends, book clubs and other small groups are assigned table seating at four-,
six- and eight-tops. Through 2021, most Feasts are $30, with books available for purchase and signing at the event.
*Exceptions are noted when the book is included in the ticket. Beginning in 2022, each Moveable Feast is priced
individually. The base price will be $35, however increased venue costs, book with ticket, and author fees will be
accommodated.
For reservations, 843.235.9600 or visit www.ClassAtPawleys.com
Dec. 3 ~ Kevin Mitchell and David Shields (Taste the State: Signature Foods,
Recipes and their Stories) at The Village House, Litchfield ($30)
From the influence of 1920s fashion on asparagus growers to an heirloom watermelon lost and found, Taste the
State abounds with surprising stories from South Carolina’s singularly rich food tradition. Here, Kevin Mitchell
and David S. Shields present engaging profiles of eighty-two of the state’s most distinctive ingredients, such as
Carolina Gold rice, Sea Island White Flint corn, and the cone-shaped Charleston Wakefield cabbage, and
signature dishes, such as shrimp and grits, chicken bog, okra soup, Frogmore stew, and crab rice. These portraits,
illustrated with original photographs and historical drawings, provide origin stories and tales of kitchen creativity
and agricultural innovation. Historical “receipts” and modern recipes, including Chef Mitchell’s distillation of
traditions in Hoppin’ John fritters, okra and crab stew, are also provided. Kevin Mitchell is a 2020-21 SC Chef
Ambassador and the first African-American instructor at the Culinary Institute of Charleston.
Tues, Dec. 7 ~ Roger Newman (Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War & Recompense), Ocean One ($30)
Polarizing, fire-eating discourse, propaganda, and aversion to reason bred secession madness in Charleston, S.C.
and sold rebellion to a population with virtually nothing to gain and everything to lose. Men who should have
known better and had become inured to the abomination of human bondage failed to step up. As Southern
nationalists raced into Civil War, blockade runner Jack Holmes and wealthy Charleston shipping magnate,
George A. Trenholm, do what they can to sustain their city and the Confederacy. Their actions and experiences
result in a sweeping adventure story played out on both the land and sea. With the outcome of the war obvious,
Jack Holmes and George Trenholm conspire to steal the Confederate gold as Jefferson Davis flees a burning
Richmond. The two men accept their responsibility for what proved to be a misguided and tragic rebellion and
seek to adapt and redeem themselves in a post-slavery South.