wed 9/24 | Current x KWEI FEI

Who: Host Chef Luke Joseph and Guest Chefs Tina and David Schuttenberg of Kwei Fei and Beautiful South, Charleston SC
When: Wednesday, September 24
Where: Current Charcoal Grill

David and Tina Schuttenberg of Charleston’s Kwei Fei team up with Luke Joseph of Birmingham’s Current Charcoal Grill for a bold pop-up blending Sichuan spice, Cantonese cooking and Binchotan charcoal grilling. Expect a vibrant fusion of flavors and innovative cooking techniques celebrating these chefs’ unique styles.

More about the guests: David and Tina Schuttenberg are the owners and operating partners behind Charleston, SC-based Always Awkward Hospitality, known for punk rock, Sichuan eatery Kwei Fei on James Island and Cantonese-inspired Beautiful South in historic downtown. David oversees all things culinary, while Tina handles the creative and marketing side of the business.

Tina began her career in retail and fashion, eventually becoming Creative Director at Dean & DeLuca before moving to Charleston in 2015 and transitioning into hospitality, despite having no prior restaurant experience. Before moving to Charleston, David worked in some of New York City’s finest kitchens, including Tom Coliccio’s Craft, Zak Pelaccio’s venerable Fatty Crab, and arguably the country’s best butcher shop, Dickson’s Farmstand Meats. The couple opened the cultish pop-up-turned-brick-and-mortar Kwei Fei in late 2018. Five years later, in 2023, they opened Beautiful South on the upper peninsula, bringing flavors and inspiration from the foods of Southern China with a more delicate approach.