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Columbia Food & Wine Festival

Get ready to indulge your senses at the Columbia Food and Wine Festival from Tuesday, April 22, to Sunday, April 26!

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Veg Out!

In keeping with this issue's "veg out" theme, we're focusing on all things produce. From farms to dinner tables, SC is an essential grower state that provides organic, delicious produce throughout our communities and beyond. Here are a few produce stands and farmers markets that are a must-do this season!

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A Dinner to Remember

Palmetto Trail is honoring National Trails Day and celebrating the organization’s 30th anniversary in grand fashion with Trail to Table Dinner! On the evening of June 1st, Palmetto Trail invites you to join them on Broad River Trestle…

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The Ultimate Guide to Game Days in Cola

As the autumn breeze ushers in the football season, Columbia transforms into a vibrant hub of sporting passion and community camaraderie. Whether you’re a visitor or a Soda Citizen, game days in Columbia are a quintessential Southern tradition.

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Farmers with Heart

Across the Midlands this summer, passionate farmers are working hard to provide us with the very best that our soil and sunshine can offer.

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Authentic: Beach Loveland

For Beach Loveland, owner of Loveland Coffee, it has always been about more than simply brewing and pouring an excellent cup of coffee.

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Experience Columbia: Capital City Bites & Sips

The Columbia food scene is buzzing with new and exciting restaurants popping up all the time, while seasoned chefs continue to marvel diners with their culinary creations.

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Plan a Soda City Picnic Day

It’s the perfect time of year to spend an afternoon outside! Here are four picnic ideas for you to enjoy, complete with locations and what to pack in your basket.

Columbia’s Tastemakers

Does your ideal dinner out include a stop along Main Street for drinks on a rooftop bar before dining at a Cajun-Creole restaurant in the shadow of the South Carolina State House? Or are you looking for a farm-to-table experience followed by an early evening at a local craft brewery?

Eat Local

In Columbia, food brings us together. It brings us together inside of restaurants, on Saturday mornings on Main Street, outside of breweries, at tailgates in the fall, in our homes with our family and friends, and even on the city’s most iconic bridge for a beautiful seated supper of over 1,400 people.

Fresh Face: Market on Main

At the corner of Main and Lady Streets in downtown Columbia, just a block away from the State House and in the heart of the Main Street District, you’ll find Main Street’s newest addition this season: Market on Main.

Fresh Figs Delivered to You

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