Taste of the South 2025
Feb 20-23, 2025
To make a reservation call 800.648.4252 or email Reservations@highhampton.com
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Celebrate the cultures and flavors of the American South at Southern Foodways Alliance's Taste of the South.
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The Southern Foodways Alliance is coming back to High Hampton for our second annual Taste of the South event, celebrating the incredible flavors and culinary culture of the American South. We are preparing for a memorable gathering, and we want to give you the first opportunity to book before we announce the event to our full audience.
There are exciting details to come, so don’t miss your exclusive access to reserve your spot now! Contact us at (800) 648-4252 or reservations@highhampton.com to book.
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Ashley Christensen
Chef + Proprietor, AC Restaurants
Ashley Christensen
Chef + Proprietor, AC Restaurants
Ashley Christensen is the chef and owner of Poole’s Diner, Beasley’s Chicken + Honey, Fox Liquor Bar, Death & Taxes, and Bridge Club, all located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Ashley’s cooking—hinged on her philosophy of bright, fresh flavors and locally grown, seasonal ingredients—has garnered local and national acclaim.
Ashley is involved in a number of charities, including the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, Southern Smoke Foundation, and Southern Foodways Alliance. In 2019, she received her second James Beard Award for the category of “Outstanding Chef,” five years after the foundation first honored her with the award for “Best Chef: Southeast” in 2014. She has also been named Chef of the Year by Eater.com and Tar Heel of the Year by the News & Observer. In the spring of 2021, Ashley received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from North Carolina State University. She is the author of two cookbooks, Poole’s: Recipes and Stories from a Modern Diner (2016) and It’s Always Freezer Season (2021).
Eric Solomon
Wine Importer
Eric Solomon
Wine Importer
As a rock drummer in London in the late 70s, North Carolina native Eric Solomon walked into his local wine bar looking for work and discovered his future vocation was not rock but wine. After studying at the Institute of Masters of Wine, he settled in Manhattan, beginning his new career as a wine importer and talent scout. In 1990, he founded European Cellars, which quickly caught the attention of renowned critics for his off-the-beaten-path selections. For his pioneering efforts, Eric was recognized by Robert Parker as his 2002 Wine Personality of the Year. Food and Wine Magazine awarded him Best Importer of the Year, and he has been a James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional four times. Writing in celebration of European Cellars’ 25th anniversary, Robert Parker remarked, “I first tasted with Eric in 1991/1992, and I have watched him grow as an importer to the point where he may be the finest in the United States.
