Bubbles & Sweets Event Dishes Up Effervescent and Unexpected Desserts

by Heather Tyree, Posted Mar 8th 2010 @ 2:00PM

Photo: Heather Tyree.

Bubbles & Sweets...with a Twist, presented by the Art Institute of Charleston and Charleston Magazine, was back by popular demand at this year's Charleston Wine + Food Festival. What exactly was the promised twist? There were more than a few unusual flavors and interpretations of the classics (and, unlike almost every other festival event this year, there was nary a cupcake to be found).

Elizabeth Falkner, of Citizen Cake and Orson in SF, created a dense, tart, eggless lemon curd, finished with micro herbs that added a refreshing and oddly savory end note. Andrea Lever, of Magnolias and Blossom in Charleston, brought together sweet and salty with her Split Farms goat cheesecake with a crunchy pretzel crust and a smoky fig and bacon jam topping. M. Kelly Wilson of Low Country's Cassique offered up a bubblegum ice-cream float (think straight Bazooka) in house-made cherry soda.

Spicy additions to the usual mix of sweets was Todd Richter's dark-chocolate cake served with spearmint mojito, and the candied jalapeno on top of Kinsey Sattane's creamy lemon cheesecake with prickly pear cactus sauce.

Filed Under: Events
Tags: charleston food wine festival, CharlestonFoodWineFestival, elizabeth falkner

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3-09-2010 @11:51PM Tara Tierra said... There is so much to love about the food scene in Charleston. Chefs like Kelly Wilson of Cassique keep us coming back to their restaurants for more. Thanks for giving us great coverage of the events at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival!
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