We have teamed up with Travel + Leisure to present the first-ever Charleston-theme Twitter chat at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 4.  Joining us from points across the country to discuss restaurants, activities, traditions and other one-of-a-kind aspects of Charleston is a panel of fabulous authorities, all of whom know special secrets about the Lowcountry. Meanwhile, a slew of insiders will join us live in Charleston to participate in Tweet-up.

Best of all, you are invited, too! Simply pull up your Twitter account at 2 p.m. and follow along as @travlandleisure asks questions about Charleston. Be sure to type the hash #TLSponChat in your reply to be included in the official conversation.

 

Charleston Twitter chat moderators include:

- Travel + Leisure
@travlandleisure

- Sarah Spagnolo
Travel + Leisure digital projects editor, @sarahspagnolo

Charleston Twitter chat panelists include:

- Charleston Area CVB
Official Charleston, S.C., travel and tourism organization, @ExploreCHS – that’s us!

- Andrew Zimmern
Chef, television personality and writer, @AndrewZimmern

- Matt and Ted Lee
Travel + Leisure contributors and authors of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook and Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, @TheLeeBros

- Shane Mitchell
Travel + Leisure special correspondent, @shanegoesforth

- Beth Jenkins
Travel + Leisure A-List travel agent with McCabe World Travel, @BethVoyage

- Jennifer V. Cole
Southern Living features editor, @Southern_Living

- Jessica Mischner
Garden and Gun senior editor, @gardenandgunmag

 

Charleston Twitter chat insiders include:

- Blue Bicycle Books, @bluebicyclebooks

- Bulldog Tours, @bulldogtourssc

- Butcher & Bee, @butcherandbee

- Callie’s Biscuits, @calliesbiscuits

- Caviar & Bananas, @caviarandbanana

- Charleston Harbor Tours, @chasharbortours

- Charlestowne Hotels, @ChstowneHotels

- Charleston Wine + Food Festival, @chswineandfood

- Charleston Place, @charlestonplace

- Charming Inns, @charminginns

- Chef Craig Deihl, @cdeihl

- Chef Graham Dailey, @grahamdailey

- Chef Marc Collins, @chefmarccollins

- Chef Mike Lata, @mikelata, @eatatfig, @theordinary

- Chef Sean Brock, @hseanbrock, @husk, @mccradys

- College of Charleston, @cofc

- Croghan’s Jewel Box, @croghansjb

- Firefly Vodka, @fireflyvodka

- Francis Marion Hotel, @FMHCharleston

- Food for the Southern Soul, @Food4SouthSoul

- Hampden Clothing, @hampdenclothing

- Historic Charleston Foundation, @historicchas

- Jack Rudy Tonic, @jackrudycocktailco

- Lowcountry Local First, @lowcountrylocal

- Marion Sullivan, @mbscooks

- Middleton Place, @middletonplace

- REV Food, LLC, @REVLLC

- S.C. Aquarium, @scaquarium

- Spoleto Festival USA, @spoletofestival

- SEWE, @sewe

- Wild Dunes Resort, @wilddunesresort

 

To get inspired for today’s chat, here is Andrew Zimmern in Charleston for the Travel Channel:

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/top-5-moments-in-charleston