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Annies Opening on Congress Avenue
Rarely have I witnessed such an animated restaurant opening.
Akin Gump’s Meg Stone, Jennifer Ruiz
Annies, of course, was Apple Annies, a basement lunch spot on West Sixth Street.
City Council Member-Elect Chris Riley, Oliver Everette
Now it’s a full-service breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night restaurant right smack in the middle of the Lower Congress Avenue renaissance.
Downtown Austin Alliance’s Samia Burns, Alice Vargas
It looks smashing!
Mom-and-son team Kathryn Lott, Rocco Bernadoni
Designer Dick Clark let the light into the double-bay 19th-century brick structure. The geometrics please, as does the cream-colored scheme, although I agree with Clark that a few more dark accents wouldn’t hurt.
Jennifer Verr, Don Alpert
Owners Love Nance and Sherry Jameson wanted a Paris via New York feel and they got it.
Austin Business Journal’s Robby King, Marissa Alemany
Glowing servers proffered glowing drinks and savory treats — fried oysters, sun-dried tomato hummus, crabmeat mini-eclairs, etc.
Kitchen consultant Ann Clark, Megan Clark
The guest list ran the gamut from bankers and lawyers to media and just plain downtowners.
Downtown Austin Alliance meets City of Austin Economic Development: Molly Alexander, Rodney Gonzales
From their comments and expressions, I’d say Annie’s is a mega-hit already, pleasing loyalists from its old, mostly catering location and dazzling newcomers with its continental sophistication.
Emily Potts, Derek Phelps
Despite the loss of Taste around the corner, the mood regarding central Austin’s future felt irrespressibly upbeat.
Dennis Karbach, Molly Alexander, Robert Brown
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