Some Central Texas chefs are taking a fall trip out to Horseshoe Bay Resort to celebrate its 20th anniversary with wine, music, and more. On November 7, San Antonio chef Jesse “Kirk” Kuykendall of Milpa and the now-shuttered Ocho at Hotel Havana will join four other culinary pros at the Wine, Dine & Jazz Festival for a collaborative five-course dinner. Then on November 8, the music plays on and the wine flows.
Kuykendall was the executive chef of pan-Latin gem Ocho until it closed in late June, but has always been one of Alamo City's most booked chefs. In addition to running taco side project Milpa , he frequently holds pop-ups around town. He has also represented the city on the global stage as a UNESCO culinary ambassador and won Food Network cooking competition Chopped in 202