Eat to the Beat: Zac Brown Dishes it Out on the Road

Zac Brown is as enthusiastic about his heirloom tomatoes and agave-fig butter, and he wants to spread the love.

Last year, the musician decided that pre-concert meet and greets were lame. So he infused the pre-show glad-handing with some foodie magic, turning them into “Eat and Greets” (or meet and meats). They’re sprawling affairs, created for a few lucky fans before shows, though they have to swift enough to snatch the sought-after tickets released on his site.

Rusty Hamlin, a trained chef, mans the grills and works his magic, to drooling acclaim. (Moonshine vinaigrette, creamy polenta with gouda and wild mushrooms, grilled okra with saffron-chardonnay butter, slabs of beef and pork tenderloin). He sources as locally as possible, with a new menu planned for each stop on the tour.

The next meet and eat takes place Oct. 21-23 at Riley Park in South Carolina. If you’re curious, see what you’d be getting yourself into, below: