Mazes, Mills and More in South Carolina


South Carolina’s official food can help you celebrate every day and the coming holidays in true Southern style. Tour our grist mills, walk in our stalks – we’ve got 'amaizing' corn mazes and fall family farm fun all over the state. Featured Article – Grits – From the cornfield to your plate Featured Chef – Kevin Johnson Shop – Online South Carolina mill products Featured Event – Fall for Greenville Save The Date – Charleston Food and Wine Festival In the Spotlight – Robert Stehling – best chef in the Southeast Featured Recipe – Corn fritters Savory Reels – Miller Tom Webb III on Boykin Mill Featured Destination – ‘Amaizing’ fun in the fall

Grits – From the Cornfield to Your Plate Why is grits the official state food of South Carolina? At one time nearly every community in the state was the site of a grist mill, and every local economy depended on the product. A few of South Carolina's famous grist mills are still in production, creating stone-ground mill goods from locally grown corn. Take a Tour	Chef Robert Stehling Best Chef in the Southeast Oscar time in culinary land – and the winner is... Chef Robert Stehling, Hominy Grill chef and owner, recipient of the prestigious James Beard Best Chef in the Southeast award! How was he dressed? Was he nervous? What ‘bling’ did the chef’s daughter add to his award? We’ve got the inside scoop. Find Out More
Chef Kevin Johnson Grits are stone ground each night in the kitchen of Charleston’s world–renowned Anson Restaurant. Anson is the culinary haven of Kevin Johnson, the celebrated Charleston chef who “takes exuberant liberties with local tradition.” Meet the chef of one of Charleston’s most romantic restaurants. Meet the Chef	‘Amaizing’ Fun in the Fall Take a walk in the stalks of South Carolina! The Palmetto State is home to working farms that design truly amazing corn mazes – explore ‘Vote ‘08’, ‘No Left Turn’ or the ‘Haunted Maze’. Fall family farm fun includes animals, hayrides, bonfires and pumpkin patches. Make Plans Now
Online South Carolina Mill Products If you’re reading this e–news, you are imminently capable of throwing out your instant fix packages and going for the real thing – high quality corn products, including the best grits in the world. Take a taste of South Carolina’s mill products online and rejoice. Shop Now	Miller Tom Webb III on Boykin Mill The restored Boykin Mill was originally established in 1792 because it was near a fine spring of “freestone water” (water relatively free from dissolved minerals). Tom Webb III, the miller of Boykin Mill, shows us how meal and grits are ground by water power as they have been for more than 150 years. View the Video
St. Francis Fall for Greenville October 10 – 12 Who else blocks off downtown for a three–day party featuring the cuisine of 43 restaurants, live entertainment, a Kids Zone, contests and more family fun than Christmas? Plan for it. Do it. St. Francis Fall for Greenville. Find Out More	Corn Fritters Recipe Freshly shucked corn and stone ground grits make this corn fritter recipe from Charleston Cooks! of Charleston the real deal. At Charleston Cooks! you can learn the artistry of Lowcountry cooking from the area's top chefs or enjoy demonstrations by guest chefs from world-class restaurants in the culinary center's state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen. Get the Recipe
Charleston Food and Wine Festival It’s never too early to get ready for great things. Make plans to visit South Carolina for the famed Charleston Food and Wine Festival, March 5–8, 2009. Find Out More	Recommend a Chef It takes just a few seconds to prepare our handy–dandy online ‘this chef is great’ form. Recommend your favorite chef and share him or her with the rest of us. Thank you. Recommend a Chef