(CNN) -- Zac Brown is a foodie. He sings about fried chicken, pecan pie and cold beer. Food and music are two things that are very close to this Grammy-award-winner's heart. "I grew up singing as soon as I could talk. I grew up in the kitchen as soon as I could stand." Brown told CNN while sitting in his tour bus strumming his guitar before a recent show at Chicago's Wrigley Field. It was his love of music and food that got Brown thinking about a better experience for some fans at his shows. He thought the traditional "meet-and-greets" were impersonal and did not allow for a performer to really know fans. So, he teamed up with his friend and chef, Rusty Hamlin, to create the "Eat & Greet."
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Grammy-winning musician wanted a better experience for some fans at his shows
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Brown: "We're eating with them and serving them, hanging out with them"
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Chef Rusty Hamlin thrives on pressure of whipping up meals for 150
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No pictures or autographs; Brown says it takes away from really listening to each other
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