NASHVILLE— The slow roll-out of participants at the inaugural Music City Eats: Nashville Food, Wine & Spirits Festival continues: Today, organizers announced the chefs and industry folk participating in the weekend's panel discussions. Food & Wine editor Dana Cowin is on-board, as are chefs Giada de Laurentiis, Michael Symon, Tim Love, Aarón Sánchez, and Nick Pellegrino. More information here. [EaterWire]
LIMA— The Gelinaz! culinary collective will converge in Lima, Peru on September 9 for a public "performance" featuring some of the world's biggest "rock star" chefs. Gastón Acurio, Alex Atala, Daniel Humm, and Enrique Olvera are among the chefs associated with Project Lima's "Pulpo Fiction" event, curated around Acurio's signature octopus recipe. More information here. [EaterWire]
LOS ANGELES— Eater LA reports that baker Kristine de la Cruz will soon debut her "mini artisanal urban bodega" Crème Caramel LA, offering "BenTea Boxes" (a mashup of bento boxes and high tea), Filipino-inspired agua frescas, and something called "unicorn poop." (It's a "house-made meringue dusted with rainbow sugar.") [Eater LA]
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