Shuai Wang | Baxter Miller

With Shuai Wang of Jackrabbit Filly up first

It’s no doubt that award-winning chef/author/television host Vivian Howard has plenty of star appeal on her own, but now she’s pulling in some of Charleston’s big names to bring a few new flavors to her downtown cafe Handy & Hot. Each local chef will put their spin on Howard’s signature hand pie in a year-long series of guests.

Starting Friday, March 12, the menu will feature a creation from Jackrabbit Filly chef Shuai Wang. His unique hand pie is filled with Szechuan ground pork, Sea Island red peas, and smoked cheddar. He calls it “a Frankenstein of a pizza roll.”

Other chefs in the series include BJ Dennis (culinary director of Lowcountry Fresh Market & Cafe in Bluffton, South Carolina), Juan Cassalet (Malagon), Jill Mathias (Chez Nous), Jacques Larson (the Obstinate Daughter and Wild Olive), and Rodney