Private Lunch Dining

Our private dining on the 3rd floor of the McCutchen House is offered to any group of 2-12. Whether it’s a group of friends, a business meeting or a group from work, you will experience a unique private board room style setting, minimum of 8 guests
Call us at 777-4450 today to discuss in detail, conditions and arrangements.

From the Director

We hope that you have enjoyed the lunches, dinners, wine classes, Chef du Jour classes and the special events this semester at McCutchen House. With your support, these events continue to assist the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management and the McCutchen House in preparing and developing the next generation of hospitality managers.

The academic goals and outcomes we intended for students to achieve have been and will continue to be our primary goal; with your participation and support we achieve those outcomes.

We are currently accepting reservations via our reservation phone line at 777-4450 for our Spring 2012 semester, with our first day of lunches on Tuesday January 17, 2012. For wine classes, Chef du Jour classes and Thursday’s at McCutchen, please scroll down to the appropriate link.

— Neal Smoak, Director McCutchen House

Spring 2012 Lunch Menus

McCutchen House Signature Tomato Pie

Love our tomato pie? Wish you could have it more often? Get the recipe here!

Cooking Classes, Wine Classes and Thursdays at McCutchen

Thursdays at McCutchen will give students an opportunity to expand their expertise in menu and operational management—
one of the Blue Print for Excellence goals of the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management. The event is being offered to accommodate the need for additional and improved learning oppportunities for the growing HRTM student body.

Wine Classes—Discover the wines and sample the proper foods from these regions. Enjoy a night of wine tasting and great food, tapas style. Wine events are $50 per person (*unless other wise noted), except for series classes which are $179 per person. All classes begin at 6:30 pm. You must be 21 to attend the wine classes. For questions about wine classes, call (803) 777-8225 or for full listing of classes and to register for wine events, click here!

Chef du Jour Classes at McCutchen House—Enjoy a morning of culinary instruction at the Chef d’jourclasses! These half-day cooking classes are designed to help the layperson get a leg up in the kitchen. $50 per person, 9 am –1 pm (*unless other wise noted). For questions about Chef du Jour classes, call (803) 777-8225 or for full listing of classes and to register for Chef du Jour events, click here!

Private Wine Tastings

Our private wine tastings are offered to anyone who has a private group of 15 or more. Whether it’s a group of friends or a group from work, you will experience great wine, great food, and learn about the differences is wine types, how to select wines, and pair them with food.

This tasting can be tailored to your preference from Old World wines to New World wines, or anything in between. Call us at 777-8225 today to design your wine tasting.

McCutchen House offers delectable cooking classes and wine and beverage events.
Click here for full list of events.

The McCutchen House is now open for Spring dining January 17-April 20, 2012. Closed for Spring Break, March 6-9, 2012. McCutchen House hours of lunch service are Tuesday–Friday, 11:30 am–1:30 pm.

McCutchen House Spring Dining*
Please join the students of the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management as we prepare for another exciting and rewarding semester.

Phone reservations can be made by calling (803) 777-4450 beginning on August 15, 2011.

*Because of the academic requirements of the students to complete assignments, guests must conclude lunch and payment for lunch by 2:00 pm.

McCutchen House has a full calendar of exciting events planned for the fall. For full listing of classes and to register for cooking and wine events, click here!

McCutchen House would love to host your next event.
Click here for more information.

 NEWS

McCutchen House is Now Green Certified
McCutchen House is now green certified through the SC Hospitality Association and DHEC. McCutchen House is one of the very first restaurants in South Carolina to “go green”. To watch the press conference, click here.

DHEC Launches Green Hospitality Initiative
Against the backdrop of the University of South Carolina’s historic McCutchen House on the Horseshoe, representatives from the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the South Carolina Hospitality Association and [University of South Carolina] announced the official launching of a new statewide program designed to help state hotels and restaurants achieve green certification. More...
-- The (Columbia) Free Times

The McCutchen House at USC is proud to announce a new partnership with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Fresh on the Menu program. Their chefs and students agree to prepare menus that include at least 25% Certified South Carolina Grown foods and products in season and feature the Fresh on the Menu brand. This program will work to use our greatest resources to help ensure that South Carolinians can act progressively and think competitively in the global economy of our future.