Jeanne Koenigsberg of Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery was selected as a South Carolina chef ambassador for 2025.
Koenigsberg has been with the trailside cafe and grocery since 2023. She serves as kitchen general manager.
Each year, a handful of chefs across the state are selected to serve as chef ambassadors. Gov. Henry McMaster announced this year’s selections on Jan. 13.
Also selected were Darren Smith, owner and executive chef of Rivertown Bistro and Bonfire in Conway, and Shuai Wang, chef and owner of Jackrabbit Filly and King BBQ in Charleston.
The program is a combined effort by the state’s Department of Agriculture and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism but the ambassadors are appointed by the governor. The program was launched in 2014. The chefs will attend food festivals and others events in their year as ambassadors.
Mike Sibert, owner of White Wine & Butter in Greer, was the Upstate’s chef ambassador in 2024.
