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| - We had a few global employees in town for a conference and wanted to do something special for them while they were here. We scheduled the Soul of the South tour for a team of 14 and were pretty unsure of how it was going to go. Spoiler alert: it was freaking incredible and I can't wait until the next trip.
Kristi met us at Farenheit to start the tour at 4:30 with festivities beginning at 5 on a Monday night. The weather was perfect. We spent a modest amount of time at each restaurant, received a lovely overview of each one from the chef as well as an explanation on what we were eating and why it showcased the south. What was so lovely about getting up and moving around was that you didn't (get stuck) talking to the same person all night. After every restaurant we did a kind of musical chairs which allowed for friendly and fun conversation - all about food!
Our tour included:
* Fahrenheit (bacon wrapped chorizo stuffed dates, roasted cauliflower + acv reduction + capers, prosecco)
* Roosters (mac and cheese, local charcuterie board, ramblin' red beer)
* Cowbell (Carolina slider, pickle chips with ranch, red velvet milkshake)
* King's Kitchen (local salad, sweet corn fritter, sweet potato fritter, white wine)
* Savannah Red (krispy crème bread pudding with whiskey caramel sauce, pinot noir)
+BONUS Bar Cocoa (two hand painted French chocolates)
The two overall winners were Roosters mac & cheese and Bar Cocoa's French chocolates. And don't worry about not getting enough food, my goodness we were all stuffed after the third location! It was a very healthy amount of food - might be the southern theme ....
You could tell this program is well thought out. Everyone was extremely impressed, even the individuals like me who have lived in the city for a long time! Kristi did an incredible job and I plan on doing this event and making it special for everyone. Nom nom nom nom.
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