Austin chefs Larry McGuire and Lou Lambert are going roasting an entire 1,200-pound steer on a thousand acre ranch dotted with oak trees and Longhorns just outside of Austin. And of course you want to be there. Vaca y Vino promises to be one great five-hour dinner party, with delicious food, fine Argentine wine and local craft beer, and live tunes by Doug Strahan and the Good Neighbors.

The event is inspired by South American chef Francis Mallmann and a recipe for Una Vaca Entera (“the entire cow”) that appears in his cookbook Seven Fires. In addition to the roasted meat, the menu also includes:

• Empanadas stuffed with ricotta and Swiss chard
• Spring vegetable caldo
• Grilled lettuces, escarole, and red onion salad
• Warm new potato salad with parsley, mustard, and capers
• Lamberts sausages
• Chimichurri
• Chocotorta

All proceeds from Vaca y Vino will be donated to the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA), a national organization that supports independent farmers and protects a healthy food supply for American consumers.

Purchase tickets online.