The Field Guide Festival returns to Austin for a fourth year of farm-to-table dining that celebrates bonds between local agriculture and restaurants.The three-day festival kicks off on Friday, April 25, and includes 65 local chefs and farmers who turn the area’s best produce into memorable meals.
“Field Guide 2025 isn’t just about growth; it’s about recognition,” festival co-founder Lindsey Sokol said in a Wednesday press release. “Our Central Texas food system is vast, and it’s never been more important to shine a light on the chefs, farmers and organizations working to ensure our food scene continues to expand.”
Field Guide opens with the Land to Larder dinner at Boggy Creek Farm, where guests will be served a four-course meal, each dish meticulously put together by local chefs using locally grown, in-season ingredients. This dinner pairs the following farmers and chefs:
• Ana Torrealba de la Vega (El Naranjo) and Tracy & Jack Geyer (Boggy Creek Farm)
• Ian Thurwachter (Intero) and Sean Henry (Hi-Fi Mycology) • Janie Ramirez (Dai Due) and Robert & Stacy Nantz (Nantz Land and Cattle)
• Daniel A. Martínez Faccio & Aurora Torrado Arroyo (Mercado Sin Nombre) and James Brown (Barton Springs Mill)
This year, the event breaks off its Field Guide Symposium into its own dedicated day at Fiesta Gardens. Set for Saturday, April 26, the symposium is meant to spark conversation between farmers, chefs and community organizers about sustainable practices and the crucial role of farming in our societies.
The main festival on Sunday, April 27, also at Fiesta Gardens, will feature a wide array of activities, including a pop-up farmers’ market, a live fire cooking demo, and a pizza happy hour. At the heart of it all will be the 55 chefs and farmers bringing together their talents. And without further ado, here’s the lineup:
• Amanda Turner (Olamaie) + Samuel & Carolynn Moffett (Shirttail Creek Farm)
• Chelsea Fadda (Pecan Square Cafe) + Erin Gomez (Solana Farms)
• Edgar Rico (Nixta Taqueria) + Prisilla Benitez & Hayley Wood (Hot Spell Farm)
• Fiore Tedesco (L’Oca d’Oro) + Cody Brown (Growtopia)
• Alexa Mejia (Emmer & Rye) + William Nikkel (Trosi Farm)
• Jo Chan (Chef Jo Chan) + Germaine Swenson & Ivan Matula (Munkebo Farm)
• Kevin Cannon (Barley Swine) + Phil Green (River Field Farm)
• Junior Borges (Juniper) + Benjamin McBride (Heritage Seafood)
•Rick Lopez (La Condesa) + Joe & Kasey Diffie (Joe’s Microgreens)
• Sarah Heard & Nathan Lemley (Foreign & Domestic) + Ryan Gould (Geosmin Regenerative)
• Sonya Cote (Store House Market & Eatery) + David Barrow (Eden East Farm)
• Daniela & Rosa de Lima Hernández (La Santa Barbacha) + Robert Hooper & Suzette Kelly (Central Texas Lamb)
• Nick Belloni (Comedor) + Bruce Evans (2×4 Farm)
• Susana Querejazu (Lutie’s) + Jenny Atmar & George Rojano (Urban Roots Farm)
• Sarah McIntosh (épicerie) + Cody & Natalie Scott (Green Bexar Farm)
• Evan LeRoy (LeRoy and Lewis) + Ty & Sara Burk (True Bird)
• James Robert & Jeff Brown (Hissy Fit) + Amalia Staggs & Casey Frank (Farmshare Austin)
• Je Wallerstein (Fabrik) + Alison Stone & Nia Howze (Hope Full Farm)
• Ling Qi Wu (Ling Wu Asian Restaurant at The Grove) + Perrine & Aubrey Noelke (Belle Vie Farm and Kitchen)
• Derek Zampacorta (Bar Toti) + Anamaria Gutierrez (Este Garden)
• Gregory Maze (Merry Monarch Creamery) + Sean Henry (Hi-Fi Mycology)
• Abby Love (Abby Jane Bakeshop) + Tracy & Jack Geyer (Boggy Creek Farm)
• Amanda Rockman (Rockman Coffee and Bakeshop) + Cyn Danielson (Two Hives Honey)
• Ariana Quant (Uchibā) + Terence Tagoe & Carissa Eckle (The Refugee Collective Far)
• Joseph Gomez (Sana Sana Taqueria) + Hannah Beall (Central Texas Food Bank Garden)
• Nick Ford (Favorite Pizza)
• Tony Curet (Side Eye Pie)
• Daniel Sorg (Allday Pizza)
• Kelsey Small (Smalls Pizza)
Tickets for each event (sold separately) are available here. For the main festival Sunday, it costs $140 for ages 21+, $70 for ages 13-20, and free admission for kids 12 and younger. Proceeds benefit the Central Texas Food Bank.
This article appears in January 17 • 2025.