Interview With Sam Adams Beer Dinner CHEF

Written by Wenchie. Posted in Beer Dinners, BEER VIDEOS, EVENTS, VIDEOS

Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Published on August 09, 2009 with 5 Comments

As you may recall, I recently had the honor of being flown to Charleston, SC to attend an all-expense-paid, super special beer dinner co-hosted by the Culinary Institute of Charleston and Samuel Adams.

beer menu

Prior to the actual event, I was sent the invitation above — which listed the various courses and pairings for the beer dinner. Other than knowing the tentative list of food & beers, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the evening.

And any expectations that I might have had, were completely blown out of the water.

There were several highlights of the night –one of which included meeting and conversing with the phenomenal team of chefs from the Culinary Institute of Charleston.

Two such chefs were Chef David Vagasky and Chef Ben Black — the brilliant talent behind the fantastic appetizer spread.

26 Brithday, Beef Tasting, Sam Adams Dinner & WineHarvest 058

The Wench & Chef David Vagasky

26 Brithday, Beef Tasting, Sam Adams Dinner & WineHarvest 063

The Wench & Chef Ben Black

At the end of the evening, I got the opportunity to interview the main chef behind the entire orchestration of the Samuel Adams beer dinner, Chef Michael Carmel. Chef Carmel is the Department Chair of Culinary Arts at the Culinary Institute of Charleston-Trident technical College. He is a Culinary Institute of America graduate, 1978 as well as holds a bachelor’s degree from Long Island University, master’s degree at National-Louis University and he is currently pursuing a doctorate degree.

culinary-of-charleston

The music in the background of the video is fairly loud, which makes the interview difficult to hear. This is only my second use of video on my blog, so I will note this for future posts. Oh and disclaimer number two, this interview was unplanned and completely off-the-cusp. So if I stutter, sorry :) Either way, I hope that at least some of it is entertaining and informative.

THE BEER WENCH INTERVIEWS CHEF MICHAEL CARMEL

CHEERS!

Share This Post

Share this Article

5 Comments

There are currently 5 Comments on Interview With Sam Adams Beer Dinner CHEF. Perhaps you would like to add one of your own?

  1. Good interview. Your enthusiasm really comes through.

  2. Enjoyed it.

  3. Good job! I think the sax guy was trying to upstage you.

  4. You’re killing it! Great video interview!

  5. “Awesome” is a great adjective, isn’t it?

Leave a Comment