Austin Food & Wine Kickoff Lunch
Photos by Kevin Curtis
[dropcap letter=”E”]very year, the Food & Wine Festivals begin and remind us that we have a tasty year in store. From Winter through Summer, food and wine lovers, savants, and professionals are invited to experience the latest in culinary breadth. This year, we were invited to lunch to get a glimpse at what
Austin’s Food & Wine Festival has in store in April.

Among the chefs present were some of the culinary world’s most recognized names:
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The Invitation
On behalf of the entire Austin FOOD & WINE team, we are excited to invite you to join us and several chefs from the 2014 line-up at Austin’s Contigo on Tuesday, January 21, for an intimate lunch.
Please join chefs Tim Love, Mike Lata, Chris Shepherd and Andrew Wiseheart as they prepare and serve a collaborative, family-style meal to kick-off this year’s Festival in style.
At this exclusive event, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with featured chefs and Austin FOOD & WINE Festival founders, as well as get a sneak peek of some of the new Festival elements that we’ll bring to life this year.
When: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Where:Â Contigo (2027 Anchor Lane, Austin, TX 78723)
Who:Â Chefs Tim Love (Love Shack, The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, TLC Catering, White Elephant Saloon, & Woodshed Smokehouse, Fort Worth); Mike Lata (FIG, The Ordinary, Charleston); Chris Shepherd (Underbelly, Houston); and Andrew Wiseheart (Contigo, Austin).