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.

Barbecue Bounty

Top Texas (and non-Texas) chefs to stoke a fiery feast for LiveFire!

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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