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TASTING TEXAS WINE + FOOD FESTIVAL festival partnering with james beard foundation
first-of-its-kind partnership with the iconic James Beard Foundation, Texas and San Antonio’s unique culinary draws are coming to the forefront of national attention with the launch of Tasting Texas Wine + Food Festival. The four-day festival “with a purpose” will showcase renowned and up-and-coming chefs from Texas and the city of San Antonio, as well as national all-stars. Debuting October 27-30, 2022, Tasting Texas will entice foodies from around the globe to experience the vast culinary offerings of Texas and the festival’s hometown, San Antonio. The festival’s highlight will be the “big-as-Texas” Culinary Market October 28-30, featuring more than 100 award-winning chefs at the historic Travis Park, in the heart of colorful downtown San Antonio. The three-day event, running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, will have mouths watering at the tastes to be had. On October 29, Tasting Texas will feature a made-for-San Antonio topshelf tequila tasting on the banks of the San Antonio River
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Walk. The festival continues nightly with a variety of curated collaborations by visiting chefs in San Antonio’s top restaurants. These ticketed experiences will showcase the chefs’ creativity and delight guests’ palates with combinations that can only happen in Texas. Tasting Texas’ A-list roster of culinary headliners includes: Rick Bayless (Chicago), Michelin star-, Top Chef Masterand James Beard Awards-winning celebrity chef Steve McHugh (San Antonio), four-time James Beard Award Nominee for Best Chef: Southwest and James Beard Finalist for Best Chef: Texas Esaul Ramos Jr. (San Antonio), Texas Monthly’s 50 Best BBQ Joints Honoree and James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas Emiliano Marentes (El Paso), James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas and featured on Hulu’s “Taste
