Don’t believe the thought that baking a pie is simple? Come make and bake and taste with Bud “The Pieman” Royer of Royer’s Round Top Café and let him convince you. He’ll make pie baking simple starting with a fool-proof, simple pastry for crust and ending with three different fillings - pecan, peach and the café’s claim to fame, Bud’s Chocolate Chip Pie. Enjoy a fine cup of coffee with your pie from Lola Savannah. Bud Royer ships pies all over the country and was recently featured on the Food Network’s Road Tasted.

Location:
Central Market North

More and more growers and winemakers are taking an organic approach in the vineyard and the cellar. Do these eco-friendly minimal-intervention practices lead to terroir-driven wines? Or is it just good land management? Well known author (The Organic Cook’s Bible) and TV personality (PBS' ‘Your Organic Garden’) Jeff Cox leads a panel of organic wine producers during this tasting seminar.

Location:
Shoreline Grill

Andouille to zydeco, Breaux Bridge to New Orleans, Louisiana culture has long had a tremendous influence on Texas. Join us under the shade trees of Threadgill’s scenic beer garden for a stroll-around celebration honoring the cuisines and music of our nearest neighbor to the east. Texas chefs and restaurants inspired by Creole and Cajun cooking, including Threadgill’s and Brennan’s of Houston, alongside some recent Louisiana transplants, will fix a lunchtime feast of seafood-to-sausage treats. Enjoy traditional libations of Abita beer, iced tea, select Texas wines, Bulleit Bourbon, and Lola Savannah coffee accompanied by Charles Thibodeaux and the Bayou Cajun Band playing traditional tunes.

Music:
Charles Thibodeaux and the Bayou Cajun Band

Location:
Threadgill's World Headquarters

This is a unique opportunity to join a retrospective tasting of Australia’s greatest wine, Grange. Join Penfolds' representative Jamie Stewart as he discusses the history of the company, the story behind Grange, and its approach to wine making while leading you through a selection of older vintage wines at this prestigious seminar.

SOLD OUT!!

Location:
Shoreline Grill

This annual event returns to Austin’s Warehouse District under the live oak trees at the Cedar Street outdoor courtyard. Sample superb bourbons from Beam Brands. We're honored to have "Fred" Noe at this event. Noe is the seventh generation of Beams to enter the family business and is an associate distiller at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. As "Bourbon Ambassador" for Jim Beam Brands, he introduces consumers around the world to The Small Batch Bourbon Collection, his family's award-winning lineup of ultra-premium, hand-crafted bourbons. In addition to bourbon, you'll savor hand-rolled cigars from Austin’s Bobalu Cigar Company while listening to insights and suggestions for getting the fullest enjoyment from your stogie from Bobalu owner John Haddad.

Location:
Cedar Street

Big dog reds rule! These darlings of steak house wine lists flaunt their muscle matched with elegance. A distinguished panel of winemakers, led by Myriad Restaurant Group’s Michael Bonadies, presents their award-winning wines. A selection of thoughtfully paired morsels to accompany the wines will also be served.

Location:
III Forks

One of the annual highlights of the Festival, Stars Across Texas must be experienced to be believed. The best and the brightest of Texas’ culinary stars from undiscovered corners and major metropolitan cities gather in one ballroom for your gastronomic pleasure. Sample one delectable morsel after another from over 50 restaurants, prepared by some of the most accomplished chefs in the state. Delight in an astonishing array of more 40 wines and liquors from Texas and the world.

A limited number of Stars Across Texas tickets are avilable at select Twin Liquors locations. Call your favorite for availability.

Location:
Hilton Austin