From staff reports
It’s here, the foodies’ favorite time of year.
Tides to Tables Restaurant Week kicks off Thursday, Jan. 11 as some of the top restaurants in Beaufort and Port Royal exhibit their culinary delights during this 11-day foodie extravaganza, culminating with the Beaufort Oyster Festival held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20-21 at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Participating restaurants will feature exciting new dishes, customer favorites and multi-course menus.
It is a win-win for diners, restaurants and the local economy.
Among the participating restaurants are Breakwater Restaurant & Bar, Brody’s Bar And Grill, Chef Frank’s Bistro, Dockside, Fat Patties, Fishcamp on 11th Street, Foolish Frog, Hearth Wood Fired Pizza, Locals Raw Bar, Old Bull Tavern, Plums, Q On Bay, Ribaut Social Club, Saltus River Grill and Shellring Ale Works.
Most of the participating restaurants’ special menus for the event can be found on the Beaufort Oyster Festival’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BFTOysterFestival).
The Beaufort Oyster Festival kicks off Saturday morning, Jan. 20 with the Oyster Boogie 5K at 8 a.m. for details and sign-up information, visit https://bit.ly/47tVvmX.
The Oyster Festival itself runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday. Live music will be provided by 12th Street (10 a.m. to noon), Southbound 17 (noon to 2 p.m.), Boondockers (2 to 4 p.m.) and Shan Tan & the Oyster Reefers (4 to 6 p.m.)
Beaufort Oyster Festival 10-6pm
On Sunday, Jan. 21, the Oyster Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Live music will be provided by Campfire Tyler (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and The Fabulous Clams (1 to 4 p.m.).
There is a cornhole tournament at 1 p.m. Interested participants can sign up at https://bit.ly/4aOV21K.
