Austin Food and Wine Festival Reveals Chef Lineup and Events

One of the city’s greatest food occasions, the Austin Food & Wine Festival, is happening again this fall, and the complete occasion and chef lineup are here. It happens from Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6.

A specific out-of-towner chef emphasize is Shota Nakajima of Seattle Japanese dining establishment Taku, who likewise was a finalist in the Portland season ofTop Chef He’ll prepare at the fire pit and the taco competitors. The latter likewise functions Atlanta’s Ford Fry, Chicago’s Sarah Grueneberg, and California’sBrooke Williamson

Otherwise, the complete chef’s lineup is extremely heavy on Austin chefs, with an excellent proving of San Antonio chefs, and extremely couple of Dallas chefs, one Lubbock chef, and no Houston chefs.

New to this year’s schedule is the Wurst Weekend Kick-Off on Friday, where chef Tim Love and Jesse Herman now of Koko’s will formulate sausages, bratwursts, and pork meals over live fire coupled with white wines and beers from the location. This changes Love’s previous barbecuing cook-along.

The solo returning occasions consist of the Rock Your Taco competitors, though in a brand-new place. Instead of its normal Republic Square Park location, it’ll take place at Auditorium Shores rather. Last year’s winner was Tatsu- ya’s Shion Aikawa, who is completing once again this year.

The primary celebration occasion– filled with tastings, fire pits, presentations, and wine/beer samples– is still occurring atAuditorium Shores This year’s chef presentations (where chefs prepare on phase, however guests do not get to always consume their food) consist of Austin Top Chef competitor Jo Chan, Dallas chef Tiffany Derry, Austin chef Kevin Fink, Chicago chef Sarah Grueneberg, Austin chef (and Eater Austin chef of the year in 2018) Ferm ín Núñez, who will probably sneak peek something from his upcoming Mexican seaside seafood dining establishment Este, to name a few.

The celebration usually occurred in April, however after pandemic-related hold-ups, it shifted to November since 2021.Tickets are on sale now It looks like single-day and VIP passes are currently offered out, however weekend and all-in passes are still readily available.

Charles Reagan for AFW Fest 2021

Fire Pits

Saturday and Sunday, November 5 to 6, daytime, Auditorium Shores

• Sonya Cot é( New American dining establishment Hillside Farmacy, Austin)
• Jason Dady (Jason Dady Restaurants, San Antonio)
• Jorge Luis Hernandez (Hotel Emma,San Antonio)
• Andy Knudson (New American dining establishment Tillie’s, the Hill Country)
• Jesse Kuykendall( taco dining establishment Milpa andLatin hotel dining establishment Ocho, San Antonio)
• Shota Nakajima (Japanese dining establishment Taku, Seattle)[he also was a Top Chef finalist in 2021
• Kristina Zhoa (Sichuan restaurant Dashi Sichuan Kitchen and Bar, San Antonio)

Festival Chefs

Saturday and Sunday, November 5 to 6, daytime, Auditorium Shores

• Alma Alcocer (Tex-Mex restaurant El Alma, Austin)
• William Ankeney (bakery mini-chain Tiny Pies, Austin)
• Junior Borges (Brazilian restaurant Meridian, Dallas) [the restaurant was named Eater Dallas’s restaurant of the year in 2021]
• Daniel Brooks (Mexican dining establishment Licha’s Cantina and brand-newOaxacan dining establishment Chapulín Cantina, Austin)
• Jeff Brown (Chinese -American dining establishment Old Thousand,(* ))Austin (
• Raul Castillo dining establishment New American, Honey Moon Spirit Lounge)Austin (contemporary
• Ji Peng Chen dining establishment Chinese, Wu Chow)Austin (
• Jakub Czyszczon hotel dining establishmentNew American, Garrison)Austin (
• Todd Duplechan hotel dining establishment Goan, Vixen’s Wedding)Austin and
• Javier (Judith Equihua dining establishment Mexican, Ma’Coco)Austin (hotel bar and dining establishment
• Nick Erven, Wax Myrtle’s)Austin (taco chain
• Roberto Espinosa, Tacodeli)Austin (
• Jacob Euler dining establishment French, La Vacher)Dripping Springs( taco truck
• Joseph Gomez, Con Todo)Austin (
• Jesse Herman -Texas beer hall German,Koko’s Bavarian &) Austin CJ
• (Jacobson dining establishment Mediterranean, Aba and Chicago) Austin( brewery(* ),
• Justin Klajbor) Central Machine Works & (Austin’s food truck ABW
• Enma Lopez –Austin Beerworks,Can )Tina((* )- and Austin dining establishment
• Geronimo Lopez, Chinese)Japanese Peruvian and Botika (taco truckSan Antonio,
• Liz Everett) Stephanie Everett Martin McDonald (upcoming hotel dining establishmentEnsenada ATX and previously of Austin- born doughnut pop-up
• Brad,Nido )London McVearry(1235Donuts area Austin,
• Jason)Hawaiian &Poke Poke (Austin- ish
• Anne Ng, Jeremy Mandrell and French) Bakery Lorraine (San Antonio red wine dining establishment Austin,
• Andre Molina) New American( Aviary Wine & Kitchen restaurant Austin,
• Kyle Mulligan)French cooking at a demonstration at 1417 &Austin 2021.

Alison Narro chicken and baguette store Fest,

• Eric Nathal)French (Austin Rotisserie dining establishment Austin,
• Brian Olenjack and Texas) Lonesome Dove and Dallas (ice cream mini-chainAustin,
• Pedro Quevedo and Alex Swenson)Gelato Paradiso( fermented items business and bagel/sandwich store California, Austin)
• Phoebe Raileanu (hotel bar and dining establishmentCasper Fermentables, Austin)
• Blake Ransome (Rules & Regs dining establishment Austin,
• Berty Richter; upcomingIsraeli dining establishment TLV, Austin)Mediterranean (hotel dining establishment Ladino, San Antonio)
• Jeramie Robinson (Catbird dining establishment Dallas and brand-new
• Ryan Samson dining establishment Italian, Vespaio)Oaxacan (Chapulín Cantina dining establishment Austin,
• Shun Shiroma)Japanese and Sazan Ramen (Austin dining establishment
• Krystal Craig,Ian Thurwachter) Italian( Intero area Austin,
• Leanna Valenti) Japanese (Bento Picnic dining establishment theAustin ,
• Finn Walter )West Texas( Nicolett dining establishment(

  *), (* ))Lubbock(

• Jessica Winters dining establishments Mexican and Cruzteca, and a lot Austin,
• Ling Wu) Chinese (Lin Asian Bar dining establishment Qi and of forthcoming ones, Austin)
• Kristina Zhao – Sichuan, Dashi Sichuan Kitchen 4, 7 to 9 p.m., Bar, San Antonio 5, 7 to 9:30 p.m.,

Wurst Weekend Kick (Off

Friday, November and Auditorium Shores

Rock Your Taco

Saturday) November (Auditorium Shores

• Shion Aikawa dining establishments t Tatsu-yas and Austin, Houston)
• Nicola Blaque (previously of Caribbean dining establishment he Jerk Shack, Mi Roti) San Antonio (great dining restaurant [Jerk Shack was also an Eater Best New Restaurant of 2019]
• Jo Chan, New American) Eberly (Austin – [she also was a Top Chef contender in 2022]
• Tiffany Derry dining establishment Roots Southern Table, Dallas)
• Ford Fry (Tex dining establishment Mex, Superica) Atlanta and
• Sarah Grueneberg (Italian dining establishment Monteverde, Chicago)
• Sarah Heard CJ Nathan Lemley (New Texan dining establishment Foreign & Domestic, Austin and
• ) Jacobson McHugh (Mediterranean dining establishment Aba, Chicago; upcoming Austin hotel dining establishment
• Steve, New American) Cured (San Antonio dining establishment Texas, Luminaire) Austin .
• Shota Nakajima . Japanese . Taku . Seattle . [he also was a Top Chef finalist in 2021
• Laura Sawicki (pastry chef formerly of New American restaurant Launderette and casual Mexican restaurant Fresa’s, Austin)
• Brooke Williamson (coastal California restaurant Playa Provisions, California) [she also was a Top Chef finalist in 2013 and winner in 2017]