Celebrating Austin's Best - One Food Event at a Time

Austin Regional Finalists include Chef Erica Beneke, MAX?s Wine Dive Austin; Chef Jose Camero, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts; Chef Jason Hardacker, Silver Whisk Cooking School; Chef Tanner Harris, Thai Fresh; and Chef Keith Hildebrant, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts.  The local judges panel will include Chef Josh Watkins of The Carillon and Chef Paul Qui of Uchiko. 

The Austin event will take place Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7:00pm at Texas Beef Council in Austin, TX.  A limited number of tickets, $35, are available to the public for the event and are for sale on the Chefs Under Fire site.  The finale is being held at the AT&T Conference Center on Monday, October 25th.

This week is also Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up week when the Texas Department of Agriculture works with restaurants from around the state to promote Texas meat and produce.  Through October 1st, you can enjoy prix fixe menus or discounted menu items at about 20 Austin restaurants.  Some of the restaurants are also donating a portion of their proceeds to our local food bank.



On Thursday, October 7th, the Texas Wine and Food Foundation hosts their annual Tour de Vin which will explore European and South American wines and food this year.   The event, hosted on the rooftop of Whole Foods from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, features tastes from two dozen local restaurants and 48 wineries. Tickets are $50 for members and $75 for the general public.



Rounding out the list is La Dolce Vita, the annual fundraiser for the Austin Museum of Art.  Thursday October 14 from 6 to 9 pm, the museum will host over 50 restaurants and dozens of wineries distillers on the Laguna Gloria grounds.  Tickets are $100 for museum members and $125 for the public.