If you're interested in cuisine as well as creating, Texas Culinary Academy is hosting its 2nd Annual Mediterranean Festival tomorrow from 10am-4pm. The event will showcase traditional foods of the Mediterranean, complete with a Mediterranean food symposium, cooking demonstrations, hands-on cooking classes for adults and children, and wine tastings. The cooking demonstrations will offer tips and tricks for Meze, Tapas, and Tagine from Noon-3pm, while the hands-on classes for adults and children (which will include... more ›

If you're in the mood for free olive and olive oil tastings, demonstrations by local chefs, and a reason to eat rich food and drink good wines in the middle of the day, Texas Culinary Academy, Central Market and Slowfood Austin will host Austin's first Mediterranean Festival this Saturday from Noon-4pm at the Texas Culinary Academy campus. more ›

Never ones to turn down an awesome spanakopita, mezze or shish-kebob, we're eagerly anticipating this weekend's Mediterranean Festival over at the Saint Elias Orthodox Church grounds. For over seven decades, the church has held this annual festival on its grounds to celebrate Middle Eastern cuisines and culture - last year they were among the Chronicle's top ten "food events" in Austin. more ›