Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. The SC Chef Ambassador program selects talented cooks who blend culinary expertise with locally-sourced vegetables and animal products. Mount Pleasant is home to the Old Village Post Inn and one of our Chef Ambassadors, Forrest Parker. He updates traditional recipes with modern adjustments – focusing on using fresh and local ingredients. A former tour guide in the Holy City, Chef Parker knows how to keep your attention from wandering with such offerings as crab cakes with shaved fennel salad, dressed witha blood orange vinaigrette, especially if you start your evening with his Barn Raiser cocktail. Tune in tomorrow for another chef profile of the 2016 Chef Ambassador.