The Taste Network presents the booze-forward battlers for the Texas edition of this "spirited competition," a culinary event that features
Buffalo Trace Bourbon, bites from sustainable fisheries, and world-class wines. Each of the acclaimed barkeeps (
Olamaie's
Erin Ashford,
Emmer & Rye's
Randy Attwood,
ACL Live's
Aaron Kolitz, and
Sarah Rahl of
Austin Proper) will create a hand-crafted
Fish House Punch to reintroduce one of the oldest surviving colonial American libations, score judges' votes, and help raise funds for culinary grant programs in Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Succulent seafood in an afternoon of punch-savvy drinkslinging at Downtown's celebrated Basque pinxto and cocktail bar? Mmmmm, sounds like a whole sustainable
ocean of delight to us.