Austin Food and Wine Festival

Sip and Savor
From Central Texas favorites to the country's top-rated purveyors, awaken your palate with delectable bites from iconic chefs and restaurants! Create the perfect pair when you sip from a wide selection of spirits, wines, and brews among views of the extraordinary Austin skyline.

Tips From The Tastemakers
In addition to sampling unique eats from the nation's top-rated talent, get some tips to earn that extra Michelin Star for your home kitchen with our Chef Demos! Then get bubbly at a Tasting Session and sample premier spirits, wines, and beers from across the globe while learning the distillation processes behind them.

Fire Pit
Our Fire Pit features bites hot off the flames and the chance to interact with pitmasters and chefs cooking over live fire. Enjoy exceptional BBQ and other dishes cooked over open flame and get first-hand advice from the pros!

Made In Texas
Our Friday evening event exclusive for VIP Ticketholders returns! Think tailgate, lone star dine-around, cooking over open flame or Texas favorites hot off the grill. It's an homage to all things Texas, foodie-style!

Hands-On Grilling
Kick off your festival weekend Saturday, November 2nd with the new ultimate pre-festival cookout at Auditorium Shores, Hands-On Grilling! Grab a partner and cook a delicious meal on a charcoal grill while Chef Tim Love gives pointers on how to become the ultimate pitmaster.

Schedule of Events:

Demo Tent

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Amanda Turner
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Claudette Zepeda
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Αντονια Lofaso
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Tim Love

Tasting Sessions

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Hearts And Crafts: The People Powering Maker's Mark
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Tequila, But Not As You Know It: The Altos Experience
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Skrew The Usual: Skrewball's Journey To Unconventional

Meet The Maker

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Old World Us New World Smackdown With Anthony Giglio Contributing Wine Editor Food And Winhe Magazine
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm: Taste The Heat Cocktail Panel With Jess Pryles And Cayman Jack

Fire Pit

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Nicola Blaque

-Jason Dady
-Jess Kuykendall
-Geronimo Lopez

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