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| First Course - Oysters with Smoked Trout Roe |
The 15th Annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival runs during the last week of February, and Wednesday Feb. 23 was a special event at nearby Callawassie Island. A progressive dinner with food and beverage pairings allowed guests special access to amenities and private homes in this gated community, next to Spring Island. The tour began at the River Club with a pool facility overlooking a wide section of the Callawassie River, and we were served oysters on the half shell with creme fraiche and smoked trout roe, paired with a chilled Lillet Wine concoction. The weather at 3 p.m. on this day was a balmy 85-degrees so the pool was actually in use, and the chilled beverage was a perfect paring.
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| Lillet Wine Combo Concoction |
A shuttle bus took guests on a tour of private homes with views that included waterfront, marsh and golf course. La Crema wines were paired with a seafood creation at each stop, as the homeowner generously acted as docent to answer any interior design questions. Heck, homeowner Drew Stone was so friendly we almost went for a quick boat ride from his dock. At the home of Deborah Dykes a chef was cooking up Crab Rice that was quite tasty, and paired nicely with her coastal beach shell collection decorum. A marvelous twisted live oak draped across their marsh view in the backyard beckoned me to sit under its shade. Our final stop was the Golf Clubhouse for a charcuterie and Brut combo to anchor the event.
To view past blog entries on sustainable seafood click Farlow's / SW Florida - The Local Palate Magazine - Guy Harvey Magazine / Oysters - Pink House / Savannah - Boathouse On Breech Inlet / Isle Of Palms - Circa 1886 / Charleston - Wine on the Water / SC Aquarium - Fish Restaurant / Charleston - Fresh On The Menu - SC Aquarium / Carolina's - SEWE Supper / Hall's Chop House
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| A wonderful seafood, rice and nut dish |
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| A Hot Job, but our Chef was Cool |
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