Austin Food & Wine Alliance presents Batter Up for Virginia

Foreign & Domestic beef tongue pastrami sandwiches

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Chef Josh Watkins wins the Greenling Fan Favorite award

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Live Fire iron sculpture greets guests

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Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbeque serves guests

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Chef Josh Watkins shows off his beefy cheeks

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Bullington's beef

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John Bullington from Alamo Drafthouse

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Chef Jonathan Gelman of The Driskill

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Josh Hare brings Hops & Grain beer

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Austin Food & Wine Alliance executive director, Mariam Parker

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Board member Michael Bepko with Dean Wilson

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The Country Cat beef shank

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Fire dancers bring the Live Fire

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Reece Lagunas and the crew from Whole Foods Market

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finger lickin' good

This year, LiveFire! will kick off the first new national festival with a tasteof some of the best Central Texas has to offer—with appearances from a fewout-of-state friends as well.

Austin-San Antonio Rising Stars Award Winners.

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Austin-San Antonio Rising Stars Award Winners.

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StarChefs Managing Editor Will Blunt (Left) 512 Brewing Company owner KevinBrand and StarChefs Editor in Chief Antoinette Bruno.

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StarChefs editors

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StarChefs Rising Stars

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Serving Drinks

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Serving Drinks

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Chef Paul Qui

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StarChef's Will Blunt with Chef Andrew Weissman

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David Bull, Congress Austin, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio Rising StarsAward Chef winners.

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Andrew Wiseheart, Contigo, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio Rising StarsAward Chef winners.

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Paul Qui, Uchiko, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio Rising Stars Award Chefwinners.

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Philip Speer, Uchiko, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio Rising Stars AwardPastry winners.

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Tyson Cole,Uchi, Uchiko and Uchi Houston, One of The 2012 Austin - San AntonioRising Stars Restauratuers Award winners.
Ned Elliot, Foreign & Domestic, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio RisingStars Award Chef winners.

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June Rodil, Congress Austin, One of The 2012 Austin - San Antonio Rising StarsAward Sommelier winner.