This year the Austin Food & Wine Festival is colliding with the Austin City Limits Music Festival for the first ever Chef Showcase, happening October 3-5 and October 10-12.
The showcase, which takes place at the dedicated Austin Eats food court, gives excited fans a chance to meet celebrity chefs and get a bite of some of their signature dishes.
Though Austin Food & Wine isn’t happening until April 2015, eager festival attendees who snap photos at the Chef Showcase can win a pair of weekend passes before tickets go on sale. To enter, simply share pics of local food on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtags #afwfest and #aclfest.
There will be a new chef and new dishes every day of Austin City Limits so check out the schedule below and plan accordingly!
- Friday, October 3: Catch Bryce Gilmore and Jack Gilmore (Odd Duck & Jack Allen’s Kitchen, Austin) dishing up baja fish tacos, koache with goat sausage, and grilled whole quail.
- Saturday, October 4: Jason Dady (Umai Mi, San Antonio) will be serving up classic Texas BBQ chopped beef Frito Pay, a bacon Frito pie, and more.
- Sunday, October 5: Blaine Staniford (Grace Restaurant, Fort Worth) will be cooking organic chicken and apple sausage sandwiches and green chili Frito pies.
- Friday, October 10: Andrew Wiseheart and Ben Edgerton (Contigo & Gardner, Austin) will be serving up grilled chicken thighs with cucumber and dill and more.
- Saturday, October 11: David Bull (Second Bar + Kitchen, Austin) will be plating pork belly banh mis and pomme frites.
- Sunday, October 12: Catch Alexis Chong (Sway, Austin) serving up tofu, shrimp, and chicken salads.
The fun kicks off Friday, October 3. To get more info, click here.