KSKC features Artistic Photographer Mark Starnes

Mark Starnes

About Mark:  Freelance Photographer, Filmmaker, Artist, Curator, Collector, Equestrian, Son, Uncle, Brother, Family Historian, Bachelor and Country Boy who likes Seaport City Living.

20% of all proceeds of art sales from tonight's event to benefit:

Upper King Design District | Design Walk Fall '10

CHARLESTON, SC - October 21, 2010 -  Charleston's Upper King Design District will celebrate Fall Design Walk 2010 this coming Thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. will officially open the event.

From Calhoun to Spring, King Street stores will remain open late for shoppers and strollers with special events and adult refreshments. Most Upper King restaurants will have food and beverage events after 8:00 PM.

The Upper King Design District has quickly become the place to be in downtown Charleston with its unique blend of specialty retail shops, design showrooms and some of the most popular fine dining establishments on the peninsula.

This Fall's Design Walk will celebrate new businesses in the District including:

• ADAM
• Michael Mitchell Gallery
• MyPhoneMD
• Princess of Tides

There will be Special Event Parking at the Visitor Center Garage on Ann Street between King and Meeting, just $2 for the entire evening.

Local Favorite: Lesesne's Custom Trays

OK - so if you have ever been to Charleston, SC & have yet to drop by the super cool boutique shop, Lesesne, on King St. in the Upper King Design District, you are REALLY missing out. Each time you walk through their door you are sure both receive a warm welcome from either Barbara (mother) or Bryte (daughter), but you will always discover something fascinating that you would normally expect to find in a much larger city. Lesesne delivers the unique, edgy, and creative like no other!

Among our favorite specialties that are always in rotation throughout the shop are their fabulous hand crafted serving trays. Architect Neal van Dalen, Bryte's crafty husband, uses reclaimed building materials to bring the abstract into reality through creative craftsmanship and his rare ability to juxtapose natural materials with conventional man-made materials. The results speak for themselves - just take a gander at a few of the serving trays that have been showcased at the shop. And he doesn't just stop at serving trays - there's an entire assortment of unique creations to explore.

Lesesne is located two doors down from King Street Kitchen Company at 539 King St. Be sure to stop in & say howdy to Barbara or Bryte the next time you're downtown!

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Design Walk Slideshow - Fall '09

Photography by Bill Quarels

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Germany - KSKC Style

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Gaggenau Room

***Sneak Preview***

Are you excited yet? Get ready for another feast for the eyes coming this fall at King Street Kitchen Company! Be sure to sign up here to receive future updates.

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Cooking Demonstration with Wine Pairing on Wednesday, March 11

King Street Kitchen Company

- Cooking Demonstration and Sampling with Wine Pairing Mar 11 -

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Each month, King Street Kitchen Company will hold cooking demonstrations featuring Charleston's finest culinary artists.  This month's special guest is Executive Chef Nico Romo from Fish Restaurant.  Join us next Wednesday, March 11 from 6:00-8:00 for a sampling of delicious food and wine, while taking away recipes that you can easily do on your own at home.

This month's menu includes Nico's famous Shrimp Spring Rolls with chopped bacon and Thai vinaigrette, paired with four wine options!  Mmmmmm!

Demonstration Details:

• Date: Wednesday, March 11 from 6:00-8:00PM
• Cost: $12 per person
• Space is limited, so buy your tickets today!  Click here for easy, secure purchase online.

About Executive Chef Nico Romo:

Lyon, France native Nico Romo was recruited by Patrick Properties owners and operators of Fish restaurant, The William Aiken House, Lowndes Grove and The American Theater, in May 2007. As Executive Chef of one of Charleston's finest hospitality companies, Romo takes pride in using seasonal local ingredients to create flavorful, innovative French-Asian inspired dishes. Menu highlights include roast pork dumplings with sweet soy, goat cheese spring rolls, vermillion snapper, bouillabaisse and slow-cooked palmetto bass.

After graduating at the age of 15 from Helene Boucher Culinary Art School in Venissieux, France, Romo honed his skills through internships for two renowned Relais & Chateaux properties, La Pyramide in Vienne, France, and Restaurant Pierre Orsi in Lyon. Romo moved to the US in 1999 to work as Sous Chef at Chez Philippe in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. Here Romo had the opportunity to attend and cook for two James Beard house dinners as well as manage the kitchen of the four-star, nationally acclaimed restaurant. Following his tenure at the Peabody Hotel, Romo worked at Cielo in Memphis, and was recruited soon after to work as Sous Chef at The Café at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. Romo went on to later become Executive Chef at The Café at East Andrews in Buckhead and The Milton House in Alpharetta, GA.

Most recently, Romo was recruited to open the third location of the B.E.D. restaurant concepts in downtown Atlanta. Located inside Atlanta’s first luxury, boutique hotel, The Glenn, B.E.D., which has sister properties in New York and Miami, is known to attract celebrities for its contemporary blend of décor, cuisine and style.

Debutant Ball - The Digitel

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"Sneak Preview" - Upper King Design Walk

Tonight's the night!  We have been some pretty busy bees lately getting our front kitchen display ready for a "Sneak Preview" of King Street Kitchen Company, King Street's very own kitchen design firm.  Our hammers are taking a much needed break & we're putting our forks to work for the evening.  Put your party hat's on & we'll see you tonight at the Upper King Design District 2008 Design Walk starting at 5pm!

Our Grand Opening benefit for Louis Kids will be on November 13th from 6-9pm.  Stay tuned, we will be sending out additional details in the coming week!