Experience the best of Texas’ culinary scene during a spring afternoon on the banks of the San Gabriel river.
This family-friendly, outdoor event has something for everyone – from four stages of culinary demonstrations, to over 100 exhibitors including food and restaurants sampling Lone Star edibles, wineries from Texas and the world, and culinary and lifestyle exhibitors.
Enjoy live Texas music, a wine seminar tent, and an expanded children’s area. The Texas Beef Council (TBC) will be bringing a chuckwagon featuring cowgirl cooks Paula Disbrowe and Rather Sweet Bakery's Rebecca Rather. TBC is also hosting a special cooking stage for children highlighting Texas chefs demonstrating kid-friendly beef recipe with their own kids as sous chefs! HEB and TBC join forces to bring you the Ultimate Backyard featuring Beef product sampling a display area of the cooking products and equipment to get your Sptring cook-outs rolling.
Kick back and relax and enjoy lively conversation with people who love Texas, wine and food.
Chef demonstrations at the Central Market Culinary Stages:
Central Market Culinary Stage A: Celebrity Chef Smackdown!
12:30 to 1:30pm - Brian Olenjack of Fort Worth's Olenjack's Grill and Lou Lambert of Austin's Lamberts Downtown Barbecue pair off for "North Texas vs. South Texas"
2:15 to 3:15pm - The Soup Peddler David Ansel vs. Chef Jeff Blank of Hudson's on the Bend
4:00 to 5:00pm - Iron Chef competitor David Bull of Austin's Driskill Grill battles San Antonio's Jason Dady of the Lodge and Bin 555
Central Market Culinary Stage B:
12:15 to 1:00pm - Scott Campbell and Lyndie Clement of Viking Kitchens
1:40 to 2:25pm - Chefs Eric & Martine Pelegrin of Austin’s Bistro Le Marseillais cook "Sexy, Summer Suppers"
3:00 to 3:45pm - Chef Randy Evans of Brennan’s of Houston cooks Shrimp and Biscuits
4:15 to 5:00 - Chef John Sheely of Mockingbird Bistro in Houston conducts "French Provencal meets Traditional Texas" wiht Hill Country Lavender
Central Market Culinary Stage C:
12:30 to 1:15pm - The Beat Divas cook and sing
2:00 to 2:45pm - Chef John Ash from California
3:30 to 4:15pm - A Salty, Smoky, Spice Food and Wine Pairing with Chef Paul Petersen of the Gage Hotel in Marathon, TX
Wines and Vines Seminar tent:
12:15 to 1:00pm - The Art of Pairing Food and Wine
1:30 to 2:15pm - Dirt Matters: Talking About Terroir
2:45 to 3:30pm - Texas Trends
Live Music presented by Gibson Guitars:
12noon to 1:00pm - the lovely and rockin' Trish Murphy
1:30 to 3pm - Latin jazz and salsa with Beto & the Fairlanes
3:15 to 4:30pm - jazz legend Donna Hightower
Special things to know about Sunday Fair:
* Please no pets at the event.
* The following things are prohibited inside the vendor tents: strollers, smoking, and lawn chairs. You are welcome to push strollers, sit in lawn chairs and smoke a stogie outside the vendor tents.
* Attendees of drinking age will be required to show ID and exchange their paper ticket for a wristband at the gate.
* Alcohol booths close at 4pm.
* It is possible that the event will sell out resulting in no ticket sales at the gate. Please purchase your tickets in advance to ensure entry.
* No outside food or drinks allowed.
* The event takes place rain or shine.
* A limited number of Sunday Fair tickets are available at the City of Georgetown's Visitor's Center on the square and at all Twin Liquors. Call your favorite Twin location for availability.
Visit these fine folks and businesses under the Festival's vendor tents:
Location:
San Gabriel Park
Chefs:
Brian Olenjack, David Ansel, David Bull, Eric and Martine Pelegrin, Eric Lee, Jason Dady, Jeff Blank, John Ash, John Sheely, Lou Lambert, Paul Petersen, Randy Evans, The Beat Divas
Craft Brewers:
Live Oak Brewing Company, Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Distillers:
Herradura Tequila
Farms:
Fredericksburg Farms, Sustainable Food Center
Non-profits:
Sustainable Food Center, The Wine and Food Foundation of TX
Restaurants:
Bistro Le Marseillais, Brennan's of Houston, Café Josie, Casa Ole, Cool River Cafe, Driskill Grill, Fado, Hudson's on the Bend, Lamberts Downtown Barbeque, Las Casas Restaurant, Mandola's Italian Market, Mockingbird Bistro, North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery, Olenjack's Grille, Romeo's Ristorante Italiano, Shiner Smokehouse, Southside Market and BBQ, Tèo Italian Coffee and Gelato, Texas Culinary Academy, The Gage Hotel, The Lodge Restaurant, The Salt Lick, The Soup Peddler, Via Real Restaurant
Texas Companies:
Al's Gourmet Nuts, Bobalu Cigars, Chef Jac's Cajun Cuisine, Cin Chili & Company, Classy Delites, Crybabies Sweet & Sassy Jalapenos, Dr. Kracker, Grapevine Market, Gun Barrel Hot Sauce, Harriet Salad Dressing, Lola Savannah Coffee, MeMe's Jams n' Jelli, Mother Teresa's Fine Foods, Mozzarella Company, Pink Avocado Catering, Pralinieres, Sanderson Specialty Foods, Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard, Seasonal Selections, Shayne Sauce, Simply Sauces, Smithereeens Hand Painted Glassware, Spiceburst Gourmet Spices, Sweet Leaf Tea, Taste The Heat, Tootie Pie Company, Twin Liquors, Fine Wine and Spirits, Two Hot Mamas Salsa Company, Village Creek Kitchens, Vino 100, What's Your Vine? T-shirts, Whitson Chile Products LLC
Vendors:
Armed with Charm, Atalanta Fine Cheeses & Meats, Barrel Designs, Corningware Corelle Revere Store, Nestle Waters, Smithereeens Hand Painted Glassware
Wine Brokers:
Beam Wine Estates, Cape Classics, Hemingway & Hale, Huneeus Vintners, Vineyard Brands, Winewright
Winemakers:
Austin Hope, Bob Cottle, Bob Oberhellmann, Chris Johnson, Christian Tietje, David Hopkins, David Ready Jr, Ed Auler, Ed Manigold, Franklin D Hauser, Gary Elliott, Gary Gilstrap, Graham Weerts, James Hall, Jim Johnson, John Olney, Ken Maxwell, Kent Rosenblum, Kim McPherson, Mark Penna, Michael De Loach, Nichole Birdsall, Pat Brennan, Paul Bonarrigo, Paul Hoffman, Raymond Haak, Richard Becker, Tom Peffer, Vicky-Louise Bartier
Wineries:
Alamosa Wine Cellars, Atalon Winery, Bell Mountain Vineyards and Winery, Big Tattoo, Bodegas Catena Zapata, Bonterra Vineyards, Bridlewood Vineyards, Cambria Estate Winery, Casa Lapostolle, Cycles Gladiator, Delaney Vineyards, DeLoach Vineyards, Domaines Ott, Driftwood Vineyards, Dry Comal Creek, Fall Creek Vineyards, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery, Flat Creek Estate, Folio Winemaker Studio, Fosters Wine Estates, Four Vines Winery, Frei Brothers Reserve, Gruet Winery, Haak Vineyards & Winery, Hahn Estates, Hook and Ladder Winery, Huntintgton Wine Cellars, Indaba, Kendall-Jackson Winery, Llano Estacado Winery, MacMurray Ranch, Mandola Estate Winery, Matanzas Creek Winery, McPherson Cellars, McReynolds Winery, Medusa and Spellbound Wines (Folio Fine Wine Partners), Messina Hof Winery, Mulderbosch, Murphy-Goode Winery, Oyster Bay, Patz & Hall Winery, Penfolds, Peregrine Hill Vineyards & Winery, Pheasant Ridge Winery, Pleasant Hill Winery, Quintessa, Ray's Station Vineyards, Ridge Vineyards, Robert Talbott Vineyards, Rosenblum Cellars, Santa Rita, Sauvignon Republic Cellars, Serenity Vineyards, Simi Winery, Sister Creek Vineyards, Sol Alto, Spicewood Vineyards, Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate, Terrazas de los Andes, Texas Hills Vineyard, Three Dudes Winery, Three Thieves Winery, Tolosa Winery, Treana Winery, Trinchero Family Estates, Truchard Vineyards, Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards
Winery Principals:
Andre Shearer, Austin Hope, Bill Gipson, Charles Bieler, Kent Rosenblum, Mark Hyman, Pat Prendergast, Patrick Connelly, Rick & Madelyn Naber, Robb Talbott
Winery Spokespersons:
Bill Golden, Billy Wieman, Gina Dellavedova, Jamie Stewart, Julio Lasmartes, Kate MacMurray, Serge Lozac, Xavier Barlier |
