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Trekking across Zilker’s 46 acres will sure work up an appetite. Austin Eats’ amazing line-up – curated by Hudson’s on the Bend’s Jeffrey Blank – is guaranteed to make mouths water and more than satisfy foodies. Getting hungry?

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Amy’s Ice Creams

Amy’s Ice Creams has focused on making people’s day through 350 rotating flavors of homemade super premium ice creams, frozen desserts, & great customer experiences for 27 years.

Amy’s operates 15 locations in Austin, San Antonio & Houston along with catering and wholesale service and has expanded the dessert line to include to ice cream cakes, ice cream pies, shakes & smoothies.

• Small Ice Cream Cup
• Large Ice Cream Cup
• Floats and Shakes
• Toppings

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Aquarelle Restaurant & Wine Bar

Teresa Wilson is the Chef/Owner of Aquarelle Restraurant in Austin, TX. Aquarelle is the premier french restuarant in Austin and has consistently placed in the top 4 for best restaurant in the Austin American-Statesman since it’s inception in 2000.

Teresa has over 25 years in the industry and spent 17 years at the Italian bistro Basil’s, where she learned to cook. She has a degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Jacques Richard is the Executive Chef at Aquarelle. Several months after opening Aquarelle, he was forced to return to his native France due to visa issues. He was able to return in 2007. Jacques has over 25 years in the industry. He began his apprenticeship at the restaurant La Peniche in the Loire Valley. Since that time he has worked in a range of Gastronomique restaurants in the Loire Valley, Lyon and Provence. He met Teresa while working L’aix-Quis where he was the head chef.

• Steak Frit Sandwich
• Spicy Shrimp Po’boy
• French Ham & Cheese
• Parmesan Pepper French Fries

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Austin’s Pizza

Established in 1999, Austins Pizza has 12 Austin area locations: Westlake, South Austin, UT area, Central Austin, North Austin, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and Round Rock.

Fresh made sauces, no preservatives and 29 different toppings and cheeses are just some of the reasons Austin’s Pizza is known and loved by Austinites.

• Pepperoni Pizza
• Cheese Pizza
• Pepperoni or Cheese Rolls
• Brownie

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Fresh Squeezed Best Lemonade

• Lemon Lemonade
• Strawberry Lemonade
• Limeade
• Strawberry Limeade

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Bess Bistro on Pecan

Bess is an authentic bistro in the Stratford Arms building at 500 West Sixth Street, Austin’s Old Pecan Street. Originally the Stratford Apartments built in 1918, the vintage building’s old bank vault is Bess’ kitchen, a treasury of great food, today. An idea in the making for over 4 years, historic brick columns and arches, iron railings, and old timbers have been carefully preserved and complemented with solid pecan woodwork, custom tile, extraordinary etched glass, antique mirrors and artwork, to create an intimate setting for any occasion.

Bess Bistro’s food centers around the idea of simple, savory and seasonal flavors. The menu’s common thread is the passion of our chefs. Taking a hint from our New Orleans neighbors to the east, our “Creole and Comfort” offerings run the gamut from delicious seafood creations to high quality cuts of beef. Our friends at Walton’s Fancy and Staple, Bess’ sister bakery and delicatessen, prepare our breads and desserts daily. From start to finish Bess Bistro brings you the kind of experience that will make you glad you came and ready to return.

• Crispy Artichoke Hearts
• Grilled Andouille Sausage
• Grilled Chicken and Mushroom Wrap
• Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Wrap

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Boomerang’s Pies

Austinite Jack Fennell first discovered pies while living in Sydney, Australia. An Australian icon, these handheld, flaky pastries are filled with delicious meats and vegetables. Jack decided to bring a taste of Australia back to America and opened Boomerang’s Pies in 2006. Lance McInnes made a similar discovery of the Aussie pie while visiting Mooloolaba, near Brisbane. Back in the States, Lance came across Boomerang’s. Jack and Lance quickly recognized a shared vision and partnered to offer Boomerang’s pies throughout America.

Boomerang’s focus is not only on convenience, but quality. Our pies do not contain trans-fat, artificial flavors or colors, MSG or preservatives. Boomerang’s pies provide a gourmet, delicious alternative to other fast food options. We strive to make real food, Aussie-style.

• Guinness Steak & Potato
• Southwest Chicken
• Thai Veggie (vegan)
• Curry Veggie (vegan)

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Children of the Kettle Corn

Children of the Kettle Corn (COTKC) was founded in 2002, by owner Catrina Allan, out of Austin Texas. Chef Garret Bjorkman, the Guru of Hollywood Movie Productions and Managing Director; Christopher Happley entered the Austin City Limits Music Festival Vending Circuit in 2003, and has been running strong through the Music Festival Circuit, predominantly Texas ever since. The product is just as the name describes, adding a bit of humor from the play on words, which has received 9 years of hysterical feedback and write-ups.

The business operates out of three kettles; including a 240 QRT fabricated COTKC design, which is the largest kettle available on the market today. We call this rare piece of equipment, “THE BEAST,” which is every Quart worth of its name. Our Kettle Corn is Organic, Vegan and Gluten Free, a lighter snack that stays around all day and can be shared amongst the entire group! There is no food option that has seen more bands that our Large Bag of Kettle Corn!!!

• Kettle Corn

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Daily Juice

Born in 2003 of the fresh, cool spring water of Barton Springs, deep in the heart of Austin, Daily Juice is freshly squeezed, all-natural and as local and organic as possible.

We are a cosmic family co-creating the best selection of living foods liquid and otherwise. Celebrate with us at the fountain of juice. We enjoy offering this service for your mind, body, and soul.

• Fresh Coconut Water
• The Local Chill
• Lemon Lime Love
• Cool Hand Cuke

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Freebirds World Burrito

It all started in ’87 near the beach in Santa Barbara, California when two ex-hippies figured out how to roll some awesome burritos using fresh-chopped veggies, house-made rice and beans, and of course grass fed beef and all natural chicken. Students at UC Santa Barbara quickly adopted FREEBIRDS as their own. Four years later, FREEBIRDS rolled into College Station, Texas where the Aggies at A&M got a taste of the soon-to-be legendary FREEBIRD & Monster burritos. And today, FREEBIRDS is spreading its wings and expanding across the country.

Since the beginning, it was all about freedom of choice. Where else do you get your very own “roller” to help you navigate your way through more than two trillion possible burrito combinations? Four sizes of Burrito with four flavors of tortilla. Nachos built from house made chips. Salads made from spring mix and topped with ancho or tomatillo dressing. Fresh. Natural. Way more choices with one-to-one service. That’s the way FREEBIRDS rolls.

• Chicken Burrito w/ Rice, Black Beans ,Jack Cheese, BBQ Sauce and Grilled Chicken
• Steak Burrito w/ Rice, Black Beans, Jack Cheese, Mild Tomatillo Sauce and Grilled Steak
• Veggie Burrito w/ Rice, Black Beans, Jack Cheese, Mild Tomatillo Sauce with Sauteed Vegetables (vegetarian)
• Double Chocolate Brownie

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Garrido’s

• Brisket and Onion Tacos w/ Morita Chile Sauce
• Pork Tacos w/ Tomatillo Sauce and Jack Cheese
• Fried Oyster Taco w/ Habanero Honey Aioli

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Lonesome Dove Western Bistro

Fort Worth, Texas chef Tim Love is known as much for his freewheeling personality as his signature urban western cuisine. As chef and owner of The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and The Love Shack, he’s as comfortable cooking for the Dallas Cowboys as he is for his own kids, and his inspired and innovative dishes have earned critical and popular acclaim. In 2000, Love opened The Lonesome Dove in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards district, earning his reputation as a veritable meat master for his preparations of everything from steaks to rabbit, wild boar, kangaroo, elk, and even rattlesnake. In 2007, Love opened a classic burger joint called The Love Shack, also in the Stockyards, and it was another instant hit, earning three stars from The Dallas Morning News, and was singled out as having the “most perfect burger on the planet” by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Love’s second Love Shack location opened in 2009, and in April 2011 he opened a third location, this time in his hometown of Denton, Texas.

Through his restaurants and work in the community for such causes as Burgers 4 Babies in support of Fort Worth’s NICU Helping Hands Foundation or Spoons Across America, Love has become the de facto culinary ambassador for the state of Texas, always doing his fans and family proud. His charm and southern hospitality are always on display, whether it’s at his restaurants or at culinary events and cultural festivals around the world such as the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and as the official chef of Austin City Limits. Love is a regular guest on the CBS Early Show, and has appeared on countless other television shows, including Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef America, The Today Show, Paula Deen, and the Food Network, where he was a judge on the popular series “Best in Smoke”.

• Wild Mushroom & Tenderloin Skewers
• Truffled Mac & Cheese

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Tim Love’s Love Shack

• Love Burger
• Cheeseburger
• Kick Ass Nachos
• Chili Parmesan Chips

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Maine Root

Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages was ranked the fastest growing fair trade soft drink company for 2010, and is based here in Austin TX. Matt Seiler started Maine Root in Portland Maine with an organically sweetened premium Root Beer and has since moved to Austin.

Maine Root now makes 15 flavors! Mark sent in an ACL food court application six years ago and was thrilled when we got the booth. This really put us on the map with music lovers from all over the world. We first started serving the locally harvested Texas prickly pear cactus lemonade nicknamed ‘The Pink Drink’ at ACL. We get calls all year from coast to coast looking for Maine Root Fair Trade Certified Pink Drink, Root Beer, Mexicane Cola and Ginger Brew. Stop on bye and meet Matt and Mark.

• Texas Cactus Pink Lemonade
• Root Beer
• Mexican Cola
• Ginger Brew

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Mandola’s Italian Market

Mandola’s Italian Market was founded by Damian & Trina Mandola. Their passion for excellent food and service along with a love of the traditional Italian marketplace lead them to fulfill a lifelong dream and eventually create Mandola’s Italian Market. With a heartfelt desire to preserve the Italian-American experience, Damian & Trina have created a place to enjoy simply prepared family recipes that have brought friends and family together for generations. Mandola’s is an authentic Italian grocery with hard-to-find Italian imports. It is a place to gather and enjoy great food with warm Italian hospitality. In addition to its wonderful selection of imported foodstuffs, salami and baked treats, you can enjoy a superb Italian meal at Mandola’s, too. Using the same great quality ingredients available on the Market’s shelves, the Restaurant offers authentic Pizzas, Pastas, Panini, Soups and Salads to eat in or to take out.

Generations of Italian home-cooking are evident in every savory, but simply prepared dish. Damian’s cooking inspiration comes from his frequent travels in Italy, from his explorations of Italian-American cooking, and from the cucina of Damian’s mother, Grace. Damian believes in recipes that stand the test of time, and he believes in using the very same ingredients found in neighborhood trattorias throughout Sicily. Once you taste the great fare, you will think you are back in “The Old Country”.

• Lasagne
• Muffaletta
• Vegetariano
• Cannoli

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Mangia Pizza

Voted “Best Pizza in Austin” over twenty times, Mangia has been stuffing Austinites since 1988. Best known for our Award Winning Stuffed Pizza, we also offer a wide variety of fantastic meals beyond pizza with Half-Pound Burgers, Classic Pastas, Premier Sandwiches & Wraps, Beautiful Salads with Grilled Chicken, Shrimp and Salmon options, and Yummy, Yummy Desserts. Drop by and give us a Howdy Y’all while you enjoy your stay here in the Greatest City on Earth. We’re just across the lake from ACL (via the foot bridge under MoPac) at 2401 Lake Austin Blvd. 78703.

• Slice of Pizza
• Fresh Fruit with Granola

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Maudie’s

Austin native Joe Draker bought Maudie’s Café from the storied Maudie Hamilton Wilson in 1992. Switching from home style cooking to Tex-Mex in 1993, the original location became a staple for many local Austin families. Customer demands resulted in 6 current locations spread throughout Austin’s neighborhoods. Full service and casual, Maudie’s Tex-Mex has built a following with Austin’s families. The awarded cuisine has been served at the White House and been shipped coast to coast to displaced Texans. At Maudie’s Tex-Mex, our goods are prepared fresh from scratch daily. For example, we squeeze limes, oranges and grapefruit daily for our juice and margaritas and believe the extra trouble to handcraft our offerings makes for better flavors. Recently Maudie’s Tex-Mex began exclusively serving natural meats pursuing their commitment to keep Austin healthy! Please come in for breakfast, lunch, happy hour or dinner!

• Beef Tenderloin Tacos
• Sissy’s Chicken Tender Tacos
• Maida’s Chicken Tender Avocado Wrap
• Veggie Avocado Wrap

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Odd Duck Farm to Trailer

Bryce grew up in Austin, first gaining restaurant experience in his father Jack’s kitchen of Z’ Tejas Grill.

After working at the Austin favorite for a few years through high school, Bryce got his culinary degree from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. After school he gained more experience in kitchens around Austin like Wink and Moonshine. With 2 years of working at Café 909 in Marble Falls as the sous chef, Bryce decided to go back to San Francisco and refine his cooking skills at Boulevard. A stint in Aspen at the reputable Montagna at the Little Nell, provided Bryce with more knowledge to fuel his passion for using local sustainable ingredients. With “Farm to Table” experience at multiple restaurants around the country, Bryce decided to take that concept to a different venue back home in Austin.

• Grilled Pork Belly Sliders
• Bacon Wrapped Sweet Peppers w/ Goat Cheese
• Corn Salad with Grilled Ricotta

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Olivia

Chef James Holmes is the owner of Olivia, named one of the “Top 10 Best New Restaurants in America” by Bon Appétit magazine, and the soon to open Lucy’s Fried Chicken. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma and The Institute of Culinary Education, Holmes began his career working in restaurants in New Mexico, New York City and France. Chef Holmes lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and their two daughters.

• Fried Chicken
• Fried Chicken Bucket
• Potato Salad
• Oyster Po’boy

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P. Terry’s Burger Stand

Consistently voted best fast food and best veggie burger in Austin, P. Terry’s Burger Stand serves a fresh all-natural Black Angus burger totally free of added hormones and anti-biotics.

Our veggie burger is made in house, with crimini mushrooms, brown rice, black beans, oats and grated cheese.

• Hamburger
• Cheeseburger
• Veggie Burger
• Fresh Cut French Fries

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pureheart

Offering real food, really fast, we have devised a menu that pleases festival goers time and again. The classic beef and lamb gyro covers the hearty appetite, while Mediterranean gordita is the veggio lovers delight, and finally the vegan crowd can enjoy our popular greek salad, which has been voted best-in-show for years. We are happy to accommodate custom orders, given a moment of your time, and welcome any suggestions that will keep you coming back for more. Pureheart has catered to the world, but there’s nothing quite like ACL.

• Lamb & Beef Gyros
• Mediterranean Gordita (vegetarian)
• Greek Salad (vegetarian)

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The Salt Lick

Executive Chef George Jacquez is originally from sunny California. George learned his trade from his parents who were both chefs. His father was executive chef for the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood and his mother was a chef at the convention center (now the Staple Center). “I learned from the school of hard knocks”, Jacquez says. “Getting the opportunity to be in the kitchen, the experience was all there”. His first paying kitchen job was for the Travel Lodge in downtown San Antonio working the egg station at 15 years old. His experience eventually landed him the position of Corporate Chef for the Cheesecake Factory where he stayed for 17 years before moving to Las Vegas to help open Mandalay Bay. He went on to open the popular Tao nightclub before becoming executive chef at the Round Rock Casino Resort and Spa where he oversaw 9 restaurants.

It is at the Red Rock Casino where George met the owner of The Salt Lick, Scott Roberts when the Salt Lick opened a restaurant inside the casino. George knew that if her ever left Las Vegas, Scott is who he would want to work with. Having roots in San Antonio, Chef George moved his family to Austin in March and is now the Executive Chef and Director of Catering/Special Events for The Salt Lick.

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Snowie

• 16 oz Snowie
• All Natural Flavored Snowies
• Add Cream
• Beignets

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Stubb’s BBQ

In 1995, C.B. Stubblefield founded Stubb’s BBQ Restaurant at the current location, 801 Red River in Austin, Texas. The historic building dates backt to the 1850’s when it was built by Mexican Stone Mason’s. The building was once home to the “One Night” club, where many (now famous) musicians got their start. After 2 years of hard work preparing the restaurant the doors were opened and Stubb’s BBQ hosted its very first musical act. From then until today Stubb’s BBQ Restaurant and Waller Creek Amphitheater has become nationally recognized for its food and music. The restaurant and music venue are now Austin landmarks.

• Pull Pork Sandwich
• Sliced Beef Sandwich
• Chopped Beef Sandwich
• Sausage Wrap

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Sweet Leaf Tea

Sweet Leaf Tea was founded in 1998 in Austin, Texas by Clayton Christopher when he couldn’t find a bottle of iced tea that tasted like the delicious, sweet tea his grandmother used to make. A year later he shared his vision with his childhood friend, David Smith, and the two began officially producing the first batches of Sweet Leaf Tea. Made from all-natural ingredients, including purified water, organic cane sugar, and high-quality organic tea leaves, Sweet Leaf Tea is a refreshing gulp of homemade goodness. We hope you have as much fun drinking our tea as we have making it. Look for all 6 delicious Sweet Leaf Tea flavors including: Original, Mint & Honey, Peach, Citrus, Lemon and Raspberry at the Sweet Leaf Tea booth during ACL Festival.

• Original Sweet Tea Mint
• Honey Green Tea
• Peach Iced Tea
• Raspberry Iced Tea
• Citrus Green Tea
• Lemon Iced Tea

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The Mighty Cone

The story of the cone begins with a simple, yet delicious breading developed for fish by the late Hudson’s on the Bend sous chef, Courtney Swenson. Hot ‘n’ Crunchy Trout became a mainstay of the famous Lake Travis restaurant, for year’s holding top honors as one of the most ordered entrees. In 2002, the Austin City Limit Music Festival contacted Hudson’s owner Chef Jeff Blank to help them spearhead their efforts to entice local restaurants to join the festival’s food court. Their goal was to create festival food that would emulate the unique heritage of Austin cuisine. Blank began to experiment with the famous Hot ‘n’ Crunchy breading on a variety of foods. Chicken proved to be a good, festival-friendly candidate–delicious, popular and relatively inexpensive (especially compared to the more typical Hudson’s fare of pheasant or trout). He wrapped the chicken in a tortilla and popped it into a paper drink cone (to make it easier for festival-goers to eat and walk to the next stage), topped it with a mango-jalapeno slaw and ancho sauce and Voila! the Hot ‘n’ Crunchy Chicken Cone was born.

Cone sales at ACL Festival went through the roof, and the chef eventually expanded his Hot ‘n’ Crunchy repertoire to include avocado and shrimp. As the cones’ iconic status at ACL Festival continued to expand, Blank began toying with the idea of making the cones available year-round, and in March 2009, launched the opening of The Mighty Cone on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin.

• Hot & Crunchy Chicken Cones
• Hot & Crunchy Chicken/Avocado Cones
• Hot & Crunchy Shrimp Cones
• Hot & Crunchy Shrimp/Avocado Cones
• Hot & Crunchy Avocado Cones
• Venison Sausage Cone
• Death by Chocolate

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The Best Wurst

Often touted as “the most efficient kitchen in Austin”, The Best Wurst has been a staple fixture of Austin’s 6th Street since the early 90’s. Voted Best Street Food in the Austin Chronicles Readers Pole two years running, The Best Wurst also lays claim to being perhaps the oldest mobile vender in Austin. In fact, the only vender to precede Best Wurst was Jonny Johnson with his Hot Dog Carts, a colorful character that bragged of his place in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Best Wurst owner Jon Notarthomas has been cited as the original trail blazer in the burgeoning mobile food vending scene, and no one’s visit to the party district is complete until they’ve stopped at The Best Wurst. This stand at 6th and San Jacinto is a genuine Austin Institution and has been recognized by the Food Networks Guy Fieri, Rachel Ray, and has been featured on the Tonight Show, MTV and National Public Radio. Most recently, The Best Wurst been featured in Heather Shouse’s book, Food Trucks; Dispatches and Recipes from the Best Kitchens on Wheels.

Serving nearly 80,000 grilled Sausage Sandwiches annually; this 4 x 5 foot street cart is expected to pass the million sandwich mark this coming year. And while New York hails “Ray’s”, LA boasts “Pinks” and New Orleans beckons “Lucky Dogs”, Austin screams “The Best Wurst!” Simple and straightforward, these sausage sandwiches are grilled to perfection and served with hand cut caramelized grilled onions, hot sauerkraut, and served with Best Wurst’s own Brown Mustard and Curry Ketchup.

• Grilled Sausage Sandwiches served with Caramelized Onions, Hot Sauerkraut
• Bratwurst Smoked Italian All Beef
• Buttered Salt-Potatoes

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Tiff’s Treats

Tiff’s Treats was started in 1999 by two University of Texas students and for over a decade Tiff’s Treats has been delivering warm cookies in the Austin and Dallas areas. Tiff’s Treats strives to be the best in the world at what we do and provide our customers with the best in quality of product and service. We use the freshest, most premium ingredients possible for all of our cookies and brownies. We make them from scratch all day every day and deliver them or have them available for pick up right out-of-the-oven, nice and warm.

• Warm Cookies, choose one flavor: Chocolate Chip or Snickerdoodle
• Brownies
• Tiffwich (Ice-Cream Cookie Sandwich)

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Torchy’s Tacos

Who says you need a business plan to start a taco joint? With a head full of ideas and a slight ache from partying throughout the summer, Michael Rypka left his fancy executive chef job to chase his dreams. He soon found them in Austin with a newly-acquired food trailer and a red Vespa scooter. Houses were mortgaged. Credit cards were maxed out. A partner by the name of Bill was convinced to join Michael’s passion for food. Torchy’s Tacos opened on Bouldin Creek at South 1st.

Today they operate several stores and a trailer park. They’ve won a bunch of cool awards and had write-ups and videos spread across the nation. You can still find that passion in the food at any of Torchy’s hideouts. You’re likely to catch Rypka back in the kitchen in his chef pants, Bob stopping by your table to say “hi,” Jay helping out the managers do their “manager-y stuff” and Farrell working to bring a location nearer to you.

• Green Chile Pork
• Fried Avocado
• Baja Shrimp

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Wahoo’s Fish Taco

Wahoo’s Fish Taco has been rockin’ Austinites for more than five years with healthy, affordable food, great service, and a fun atmosphere. We are most known for our fish tacos but we also bring lots of other great tasting items to the table. This year at ACL we’ll be serving tacos, nachos, taquitos and burritos – all with the exception of the taquitos can be made vegetarian, while gluten-free folks will want to stick to tacos or nachos*. Vegans should avoid all of the burritos since they contain our white rice, and flour tortillas.

• Blackened Fish or Charbroiled Chicken Tacos (Two Per Order)
• Blackened Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Veggie or Bean/Cheese Burritos
• Chicken Nachos
• Steak Taquitos

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HOPE Farmer’s Market

The Sunday HOPE Farmers Market is a weekly community gathering space where local farmers, artisans, community groups, families, and urban consumers can find fresh foods, community programs, artistic creations, agricultural education and wellness workshops. This unique weekly gathering space will be a platform to introduce local artists and Austin residents to surrounding area farms, healthy lifestyle companies, education in the arts and local community volunteer programs.
Visit HOPE’s website.

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