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The Texas Wine and Food Festival jam-packs a long weekend (Thursday-Sunday) with Texas-centric wine and food like you wouldn’t believe. All of our culinary stars are there (Elmar Prambs, Paul Petersen, Tyson Cole, Monica Pope, the list goes on and on …) and the wine flows like water. Many of the amazing events aren’t particularly cheap ($15o for the Culinary Masters dinner at the Four Seasons–and worth every dollar if I had it), BUT there’s one for the bargain-hunter in us all:

Sunday Fair Earlybird Ticket! $40
Noon-5pm on April 19 at The Vineyards at The Salt Lick

Buy Tickets, and see the rest of the Fest’s awesome offerings.

On what’s sure to be a sunny, beautiful Hill Country day, the soon-to-be-home of the Salt Lick Vineyards’ winery provides the venue for this annual celebration of Texas artisanal food producers, Texas restaurants and chefs, plus wineries and craft brewers. Stroll through vendor tents, enjoy cooking demos by Efisio Farris (Arcodoro Restaurant), Paul Petersen (The Gage Hotel), Allison Heaton (Whole Foods Market Culinary Center Chef) and Damian Mandola (Mandola’s Italian Market) with Scott Roberts (The Salt Lick). Listen to live music all afternoon from Dan Dyer, Patrice Pike and Drew Smith and his Lonely Choir.

Offer expires March 31st, so buy today! Tickets will be $45 from April 1st.
Designated Driver ticket: $30 (will not be served alcohol)

Fine print (details!):
Chefs: Charles Mayes, Efisio Farris, Paul Petersen, Scott Roberts Chocolatiers: Wiseman House Chocolates Restaurants: Café Josie, The Leaning Pear, The Salt Lick Texas Companies: Al’s Gourmet Nuts, Edible Austin, Grapevine Market, Katz Coffee, MeMe’s Jams n’ Jelli, Texas Traditions Culinary Folk Art, Two Winey Women, What’s Your Vine? T-shirts, Zhitea Winemakers: Austin Hope, Christian Tietje, David Frick, David ‘Merf’ Merfield, Denise Shurtleff, Don Brady, Don Pullum, Ed Auler, Ivan Giotenov, John Matta, Karl Wente, Mark Penna, Michael Eckstein, Michael Young, Mike Martini, Mike Westrick, Paul Bonarrigo, Ralf Holdenreid , Russell Smith, Serge Laville, Tommy Oldre Wineries: Alexander Valley Vineyards, Becker Vineyards, Calina, Cambria Estate Winery, Carmel Road Winery, Casa Lapostolle, Castello Vicchiomaggio, Chandon, Clayhouse Vineyards, Crawford Malone Fine WIne & Spirits, Domaine Chandon, Fall Creek Vineyards, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery, Folio Winemaker Studio, Four Vines Winery, Franciscan Vineyards, Grgich Hills Estate, Gruet Winery, Kanonkop, Llano Estacado Winery, Long Boat, Louis M Martini Winery, Mandola Estate Winery, McPherson Cellars, Messina Hof Winery, Niner Wine Estates, Northstar, Peregrine Hill Vineyards & Winery, Pheasant Ridge Winery, Robert Hall Winery, Sandstone Cellars, Silverado Vineyards, Spicewood Vineyards, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Terrazas de los Andes, Treana Winery, Wente Family Estates, Wilson Creek Winery Winery Principals: Bill Gipson, Elizabeth Bray, Galen McCorkle, Mark Hyman, Pat Prendergast, Russ Weis, Violet Grgich Winery Spokespersons: Angie Vetter, Bill Golden, Billy Wieman, Joel Butler MW, John Bratcher, Mia Morelli