Austin Food & Wine Festival

Television has turned chefs into rock stars and made foodies out of all of us, so it’s no surprise that some of the talent we’re most excited to see at this year’s Austin Food & Wine Festival we’ve already met via TV. Austin’s own Amanda Turner, the delightfully nerdy Top Chef: Wisconsin competitor, and Courtney Storer, culinary producer of FX’s The Bear, will both be doing time in the demo tent. Of course, the biggest star of Austin’s favorite foodie fest is the food itself, prepared by local and national chefs. Arrive hungry. – Kimberley Jones