The Austin Food and Wine Festival 2022 held its three-day event in Austin, Texas over the weekend.
Among the many owners who were on the promotional track: Breaking Bad stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, who were there Saturday to showcase their mezcal Dos Hombres.
The two Hollywood personalities met fans, foodies and mezcal-lovers at a stand, where they sold bottles of their brand of spirits, signed autographs and took photos, then helped donate free samples to patrons. passionate tasters.
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Pitch men: Breaking Bad stars Aaron Paul, 43, and Bryan Cranston, 66, attended the 2022 Austin Food & Wine Festival, where they introduced their brand of mezcal, Dos Hombres, to adoring fans, which included the distribution of samples from a truck
Paul, 43, and Cranston, 66, were greeted by crowds of cheering fans when they arrived in an SUV adorned with Dos Hombres logos.
From there, they loaded up boxes of Dos Hombres (two men) and sold bottles at a meet-and-greet booth, which drew a long line of people looking to meet the cast and make a purchase.
Never shy about their devoted Breaking Bad fans, the two actor-turned-entrepreneurs also took to the stage and opened up about their relationship, which began with their roles as Walter White (Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Paul) on Breaking Bad, and how that resulted in them going into business together.
They also answered questions from the audience, eager to learn more about their budding friendship.
Promo mode: The two actors, who founded Dos Hombres in 2019, held a Q-and-A
BTS: Former Breaking Bad co-stars entertained audiences with stories about their time filming the hit AMC drama series and the story of Dos Hombres
Tasty: During their time on stage, Paul and Cranston sipped their mezcal with the audience
The day’s events at the festival also included Paul and Cranston jumping into a food truck and personally serving free samples of their mezcal, which went down well with the hungry and thirsty crowd.
Following Saturday’s appearance, Paul took to his Instagram page and shared a video of the two stars heading to one of their meet and greets that showcased their comedic talents.
In it, Paul struggles to carry four cans of their mezcal while Cranston continues to steer him through a grassy landscape without ever offering help.
“Do you want to help,” the Idaho native asks his partner Dos Hombres, who can be seen rushing towards him.
Entrepreneurship: The two Hollywood men starred in AMC’s Breaking Bad together for five seasons (2008-2013) before launching their mezcal Dos Hombres in 2019.
Entertaining: the main men stirred up the crowd while serving samples
‘Yes. Walk straight and turn right,” Cranston replies. “Want to grab a few boxes,” Paul asks, as his former co-star continues to lead their walk.
At one point, after being asked to help with the boxes again, Cranston gets blunt and replies, “Not really.”
“It’s friendship, it’s fate, it’s Mezcal,” Paul wrote in the clip’s caption. “I love you Austin!”
Founded in 2019, six years after the Breaking Bad series finale, the name Dos Hombres was born when they described themselves as ‘two guys on a quest.’
The Austin Food & Wine Festival, held Nov. 4-6, brought together dozens of businesses and their representatives, entrepreneurs, chefs, and more to meet, greet, eat, and drink.
Funny: Paul took to his Instagram page and shared a video of the two stars walking to one of their meet and greets which showed off their comedic skills
Hilarious: Cranston played director but never offered to help with mezcal cans
Sketch time: ‘You want to help,’ the Idaho native asks his Dos Hombres partner, who after playing directed ends up hitting back, ‘Not really’
Grand entrance: The two stars were greeted by swarms of fans as they arrived for the event
Long line of fans: There was a long line of people looking to meet the guys and potentially buy a bottle of Dos Hombres
Promo trail: Paul and Cranston chatted with fans, posed for photos and signed autographs during the event
Fan friendly: The Idaho native signed a slew of autographs during the festival
