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Deets: The tenth annual Austin Food + Wine Festival will feature chefs, restaurants and wine & spirits experts over three days at Auditorium Shores and the newly refurbished Republic Square Park. Festival highlights include the return of Friday night’s Grillin’ and Chillin’ hands-on, interactive dinner party hosted by chef Tim Love; fan favorite Rock Your Taco competition on Saturday night featuring several first-time competitors and James Beard Foundation Award nominees and winners; engaging cooking demonstrations + conversations; pitmasters and chefs cooking over interactive Fire Pits; samples of signature dishes from local chefs and restaurants; dynamic wine, beer & cocktail tastings; live music; book signings; and much more.
Grillin’ and Chillin’, Tim Love’s ultimate hands-on grilling dinner party hosted at Auditorium Shores, kicks off the Festival on Friday, November 5. This interactive party offers All-In ticket holders the opportunity to sharpen their skills as they join chef Love for a fun and informative evening of hands-on grilling, drinks and dinner, all underneath the Austin skyline. Grillin’ and Chillin’ attendees will share a charcoal grill with a partner and prepare their own dinner as chef Love guides them through the menu while offering tips for how to become a grilling expert. Grillin' and Chillin' is exclusively included with the All-In ticket and will be the only time that the hands-on grilling demo will be offered throughout the weekend.
On Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7, the Festival grounds will come alive with cooking demonstrations, book signings and an interactive area where chefs and pitmasters will cook over live Fire Pits and offer tastes to attendees throughout the weekend. The Fire Pits will showcase live fire cooking expertise from John Bates (InterStellar BBQ); Sonya Coté (Hillside Farmacy, Store House Market + Eatery); Lance Kirkpatrick (Stiles Switch BBQ); Tom Micklethwait & Ren Garcia (Micklethwait Craft Meats); Marco Oglesby (The Switch); and more pitmasters and chefs to be announced.
Showcasing a dynamic roster of chefs and restaurants throughout the weekend, attendees can sample signature dishes from some of Austin’s most beloved spots, including: Christopher Andrews (TLC); Jeff Balfour (Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery); Daniel Brooks (Licha’s Cantina); Jeff Brown (Old Thousand); Jo Chan (Eberly); Krystal Craig & Ian Thurwachter (Intero); Nick Ervan (Wax Myrtle); Jacob Euler (Le Vacher); Reed Faitak (Austin Daily Press); James Flowers (1417); Rachelle Fox (Wicky's Walkup); John Gocong (Salty Cargo); Mark Grimes (CreekHouse); Wade Guice (Juliet Italian Kitchen); Victor Ibarra (Andiamo); CJ Jacobson (Aba); Andrea Juarez (Walton's Fancy & Staple); Andy Knudson (Tillies); Geronimo Lopez (BOTIKA); Jason McVearry (Poke-Poke); Margarita & Nestor Mendez (Pueblo Viejo); Josh Neises (Lonesome Dove Austin); Daniel Olivella (Barlata Tapas Bar); Matthew Perez (The Beer Plant); Chris Rios (The Vegan Nom); Ryan Samson (Vespaio & Enoteca); Jam Sanitchat (Thai Fresh); Carmen Valera (Tamale House East); Ling Wu (Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum) and more chefs and restaurants to be announced.
Festival attendees keen on learning from the pros can listen in as a host of chefs and authors, including Dawn Burrell (Late August, Houston); Helene Henderson (Malibu Farm); Fermín Núñez (Suerte); Yoshi Okai (Otoko); and Jam Sanitchat share their tricks, tips and favorite recipes during Cooking Demos and conversations. A roster of sommeliers, wine, beer & spirits experts to be announced will help round out the Austin Food + Wine Festival line-up.
Rock Your Taco, Saturday evening’s signature tasting event, returns to a newly renovated Republic Square Park. Chefs will square off against one another to create the ultimate taco, as deemed by a People’s Choice award. Rock Your Taco competitors include: Tatsu Aikawa (Ramen Tatsu-Ya); Nicola Blaque (Mi Roti, The Jerk Shack, San Antonio); Dawn Burrell; Tyson Cole (Uchi); Diego Galicia & Rico Torres (Mixtli, San Antonio); Sarah Heard & Nathan Lemley (Foreign & Domestic); Helene Henderson; LeAnn Mueller (la Barbecue); Ryan Pera (Eight Row Flint, Houston); Jam Sanitchat; Charles Schlienger (Sway); and more chefs and restaurants to be announced.
Hint for the Average Socialite: Tickets are on sale now for the tenth annual Austin Food + Wine, November 5-7, 2021; www.austinfoodandwinefestival.com/tickets.
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