After 26 years as the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival, Austin’s oldest food and wine organization has transitioned to become the Austin Food & Wine Alliance (AFWA), a non-profit* dedicated to awareness and innovation in the Central Texas culinary community including food, wine, spirits and craft brews.

As the designated beneficiary of the new Austin FOOD & WINE Festival, the AFWA will give back to the Central Texas culinary community through a vibrant grant program to fund projects focused on culinary innovation. Additionally, the Alliance will feature educational programming and culinary events showcasing Central Texas’ chef talent along with artisan and local producers, world-class wine and spirit makers and craft brewers.

To lead into the inaugural Austin FOOD & WINE Festival, April 27 - 29, the AFWA will showcase top local and guest chefs, ingredients and techniques with a return of the popular Live Fire!, Thursday, April 26 — a meat-centric live-fire cooking event which debuted last April and was one of Austin’s most popular and provocative culinary events. In this unforgettable and tasty encore, Live Fire! features the best in sizzling proteins, cooking craftsmanship along with wine and beer tastings at the famed Salt Lick Pavilion on the banks of Onion Creek in the Texas Hill Country.

We have exciting plans and events in store for our new organization and we hope that you will join us!

Cheers!

* Nonprofit status pending IRS approval.

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