Many of you know or have heard whispers of my permanent move to Seattle in Spring of last year on Facebook or Twitter. I've been in Seattle (Edmonds) for just over a year now. It's hard to believe I left Austin, TX and have been in "Emerald...
[caption id="attachment_5489" align="aligncenter" width="940"] I had the pleasure of meeting Owner Dain "Adam" Jones & Executive Chef Blaine Staniford at Austin FOOD & WINE Festival last month.[/caption] I know, I know it's a "Wordless Wednesday" post but this dish is worth more than just a picture....
[caption id="attachment_5585" align="aligncenter" width="940"] 50 Shades of Chicken? A little meat strung up to slowly roast by Chef Bryce Gilmore of Barley Swine & Odd Duck.[/caption]...
[caption id="attachment_5575" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Chef Graham Elliot & Chef Merlin Verrier cutting it up at 2014's Austin Food & Wine Festival[/caption] The picture is priceless. The fun times had by all thanks to the comedic styling of Chef Graham Elliot & Chef Merlin Verrier should require...
Rock Your Taco is the "ultimate taco smack down" held Saturday night at the Austin Food & Wine Festival each year. 2014 was no less a "smack down" and the words passing over everyone's lips faster than the tacos was could Chef Tyson Cole hold it...
Austin Food & Wine Festival kicked off its 3rd installment with Friday night's "Taste of Texas" featuring Texas Chefs from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and other areas of Texas. What I love about this event is that the Austin Food & Wine Festival Team...
It's Wordless Wednesday and today's photo is of one of my favorite all-time chefs Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel's show Bizarre Foods. I had the pleasure of interviewing Zimmern at 2013's Austin Food & Wine Festival (thanks to his fabulous assistant), which I will share again...
It's January 22nd and here in Austin we're ramping up for the kick-off of festival season here in Austin, TX which starts in March with ever famous SXSW, however, being a cook, food and travel writer, Austin Food & Wine Festival is one of my...
This weekend's Austin FOOD & WINE Festival highlight was demo from Chef Graham Elliot & Chef Merlin Verrier. Consummate comedians who love food, they had the crowd in stitches, while whipping up their version of two American classics. With quick wit and repartee, the two chefs played off one another like...
The upcoming 2nd Annual 2013 Austin FOOD & WINE Festival has many in a lone star state of mind. Food and the Austin chefs that create it, have put Austin, TX on the map. Not only is Austin the "Live Music Capital of the World,"...
I had the distinguished honor of being invited to the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival Preview/Press Event. "Pampering our palettes" with bites from Chef Tyson Cole's Uchiko, the founding partners of the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival gave a sneak preview of the 3-day event taking place...
