Fresh on the Menu People’s Choice Awards voting is open.  Here is Commissioner Weathers to tell us all about it!

• Fresh on the Menu has introduced the People’s Choice Awards to honor restaurants across the state that prioritize local ingredients and support South Carolina farmers.
• Fresh on the Menu is a sister program of Certified South Carolina, created around 2009
• Designed to promote restaurants and chefs that source at least 25% of their ingredients from within the state.
• 282 participating restaurants in Fresh on the Menu
• The awards are a fun way to spotlight your favorites.
• You can vote daily online for a restaurant in each of the state’s four regions: the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate
• Voting ends February 21 so be sure to get your vote in!
• In addition to the four regional awards chosen by the public, SCDA will also select one restaurant to receive the inaugural Martin L. Eubanks Award, which acknowledges an extraordinary commitment to supporting South Carolina farmers.  
• For more information and to cast your vote, visit FreshOnTheMenu.com.