Austin is for Food Lovers

Austin is for Food Lovers

Austin, TX, is a must-visit for foodies, bar-hoppers and music lovers alike. It’s also home to one of our favorite events of the year – the Austin Food & Wine Festival!

A few folks from the Wine Sisterhood, the team behind Purple Cowboy wines, poured our wines at the Austin Food & Wine Festival earlier this month and brought back some great stories from the road, including quite a few recommendations on where to stop for a sip and bite to eat.

Here’s a recap of a few of the most memorable stops on their trip:

RealRotisserieChicken

Expert grilling at the Austin Food & Wine Festival. Now that’s what we call rotisserie!

AFWineGrill

Lamb chops and sausages, too!

SausageBites

Who needs crackers when you have sausage?

TimLoveGrillingSeminar

Chef Tim Love’s Grilling seminar at the Austin Food & Wine Festival.

WineLineup

Our award-winning wine lineup!

Franklin_Barbecue

Famous Franklin Barbecue—unfortunately closed on a Monday. Oh well, missed the three hour lines!

GuerosTexMex

A break from shopping on South Congress Street, there’s always plenty of great people-watching to be had at Guero’s.

JuaninaMIllion

We polled Austinites on their favorite breakfast taco place and Juan in a Million came up a number of times as classic.

JuaninaMillion_DonJuan

And you can see why…a fully-loaded breakfast taco that feeds a family of six. Pictured here, the Don Juan, from Juan in a Million.

Olamaie_fineSouthernfood

Olamaie – Southern-inspired cooking with a modern farm-to-table spin. Everything seasonal and locally sourced. Perfect service and great wine list.  Olamaie is named after four generations of “Olamaies” in Chef Michael Fojtasek’s family (mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother)—their portraits grace the wall of the restaurant’s foyer.  Chefs Fojtasek & Grae Nonas have been named to Food & Wine Magazines Best New Chefs 2015 list.  Insider tip: ask for the biscuits—they’re not on the menu!

PelonsTequilaBar

Pelon’s Tequila Bar

Bartender: What kind of tequila do you want in your margarita?

Us: uuuuuuhhhhhhhh…

Home of Too Many Tequilas. Not that’s a bad thing.

PerlasAustin

Perla’s – Another fresh dining spot on South Congress. Seafood-centric.

TheWhiteHorse

The White Horse. We didn’t go here since it was on our 9am walk to get breakfast tacos but famous old-school watering hole.