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Second Annual Austin Chicken Wing Festival

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The Second Annual Austin Chicken Wing Festival took place on May 20, 2018, on the grounds of the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Austinites love food festivals, and chicken wings are definitely no exception, so a little rain storm wasn't going to damped the spirits of 1,800 culinary fans as they devoured 15,000 chicken wings. Chicken wings can come in many different shapes and flavors. All are YUMMY!  Nearly 20 vendors showed off their wings for this competition. A panel of judges sampled all of the varieties of wings and and wing inspired dishes, and the winners are: Best Wing Judge's Choice: Wingzup Bar and Grill Best Inspired Dish Judge's Choice: Tso Chinese Delivery Festival goers were also given the choice to pick their favorites. Best Wing People's Choice: Cover-3 Best Inspired Dis...

Franklin Brings New Food Fest to Austin: Hi Lo, Comfort Food

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Austinites love our food almost as much as we love our music. So when local BBQ royalty decided to bring a new food festival to Austin featuring both of these loves, well, Limelight Imaging decided it would definitely be worth a visit to see what all the hoopla was about. That's why we were on hand to check out some of the action during the first annual Hot Luck Food and Music Festival. The festival was the brain-child of one of Austin's most popular BBQ Pitmasters, Aaron Franklin, and took place over five days, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, thru Sunday, May 21 at various venues around the Austin area. Some days featured hot musical acts and some featured scrumptious culinary delights from renowned chefs from across the country. Limelight Imaging checked out two of the food events. Friday evening's Hi Lo featured nostalgic comfort food. The event took place at Fair Market on Austin's Eastside. Saturday's Al Fuego (which loosely translates 'to of the fire...