Mary Martha Greene at the Columbia Food and Wine Festival

Apr 24, 2025 @ 6:30pm | Location: All Good Books, 734 Harden Street Columbia, SC, 29205

Apr 24, 2025 @ 6:30pm
Location: All Good Books, 734 Harden Street Columbia, SC, 29205
Hosted by: All Good Books and the Columbia Food and Wine Festival

Join us for an evening celebrating the flavors and stories of the South featuring Mary Martha Greene, The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!, and Kelvin Davis, NAACP award-nominated author of Notoriously Dapper. Together, they’ll entertain and inspire with humorous stories, engaging conversation, and a selection of mouthwatering bites that showcase the heart of Southern cuisine.

Mary Martha Greene is back and serving up generous portions of fabulous Southern cooking and lively storytelling in this sequel to her best-selling book The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All. In this new book, Queen Mary Martha exclaims, "kiss my aspic!," and invites readers into her world of Southern hospitality. She tells the kinds of stories that some might wish were kept within the family and shares recipes just as juicy and delicious as the best gossip. Greene's real-life characters sparkle with humor and Southern charm.

If you come for the stories, you will certainly stay for the food. Organized by course, recipes include Shrimp Remoulade Deviled Eggs, Pride of the Pee Dee Chicken Bog, Chocolate Pound Cake with Pecan Fudge Icing, and Chatham Artillery Punch. Charmingly illustrated with vintage photographs and complete with a foreword by Cassandra King, author of Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy, The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! is the perfect addition to all kitchens celebrating food, family, friends, and Southern culture.

Mary Martha Greene is a South Carolina native and government relations consultant who perfected her entertaining skills for making friends and engaging clients during her forty-year career. The author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All: Southern Recipes, Sweet Remembrances, and a Little Rambunctious Behavior, she divides her time between Beaufort and Columbia, SC.

Kelvin Davis is the founder and creator of Notoriously Dapper, a body positive menswear blog showcasing outfits to inspire men of all sizes to find confidence in their appearance. Kelvin has been featured in a numerous amount of top ranked media sources such as The New York Times, Glamour, Buzzfeed, The Daily Dot, Dazed, The New York Post, and Huffington Post.

Thomas Hardenbergh, Chef at Motor Supply Bistro, will join in the fun by presenting recipes from Mary Martha Greene’s beloved cookbook alongside some of his own signature culinary creations.

Tickets: $40

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Hosted by Palates and Pages at All Good Books, part of the Columbia Food and Wine Festival. Sponsored by Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina