What we're eating and drinking at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

The countdown to the moment Beyoncé takes the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is officially on. How should you occupy yourself while you wait?

Maybe two scoops of Van Leeuwen ice cream in a waffle cone. Or a mutli-course dinner from chef Curtis Stone's Gwen pop-up restaurant. Tacos from Guerrilla Tacos.

Feel like a burger? Christian Page is cooking up cheeseburgers at the Cassell's booth. And chef Shirley Chung (who is opening her restaurant Ms Chi in downtown L.A. soon) is making dumplings lashed with chile oil. 

Lucky for you and your constant need for a snack (also known as your why-isn't-Beyoncé-here-yet-distraction), some of L.A.'s best chefs are cooking at the festival.

And this year, Nic Adler, the man behind all the food and drinks, rolled out a new food hall called the Indio Central Market. Sound familiar? It was inspired by Grand Central Market in downtown L.A. and offers some of the best bites, and shade at the festival.