Ashley Warlick & Teryi Youngblood Musolf: M. Judson Booksellers (Greenville, SC)

Pardon me on this one, but it’s true: we writers love a bookstore. I’ve heard many writers refer to their favorite bookstores or libraries as temples to reading, but one of the South’s most significant spots for cookbook authors, M. Judson Booksellers in Greenville, SC, even kind of feels like a temple, situated dead center in the downtown district in a multi-floor historic building. It’s anything but reverent inside, however. I think revelry is a more apt term, actually, with Ashley Warlick, book buyer and author of four novels, collaborating with Teryi Youngblood Musolf, chef, to bring books to life through the plate with Camilla Kitchen. They take the idea of a book event to a new level with food, wine, and plenty of conversation, and celebrate the love of reading and food that brings people together. Their affection for each other and what they do is evident in this animated conversation, and it’s that creative energy that makes their events a coveted ticket in the city.