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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.