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Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 area restaurants. Mingle with noted Southern authors. Take in a heated (zing!) chefs’ competition. If this sounds like the recipe for curing the mid-winter blahs, you’ll want to check out the 5th annual Cooks and Books, taking place Feb. 20 at the Westin.
Coordinated by the Friends of Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, the annual event offers signature dishes from a wide selection of local restaurants and a chance to meet and read authors who either live in or write about the Lowcountry. “Literacy Volunteers is about helping people to improve their communication skills on all levels, so it’s a cause writers are passionate about,” says Ellen Walton, event chairperson.
Culinary aficionados, meanwhile, can check out the “Heat Is On” competition, in which local chefs race the clock to prepare their finest dishes from an array of “mystery” ingredients presented to them just before the competition begins.
5TH ANNUAL COOKS & BOOKS
When: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 20
Where: Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Includes tastings, as well as a chance to meet the authors and watch the chefs’ competition.
Details: 843-815-6616, www.lowcountryliteracy.org
More: A Preview Party will be held from 6-9 p.m.
Feb. 18 at TidePointe, featuring chef Stephen Stewart.
