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Openings/closings: Quickie Pickie opens on East 11th; Houndstooth opens downtown
Open: Quickie Pickie, a neighborhood market, eatery and beer and wine bar at 1208 E. 11th St., serving small plates of Mediterranean-American fare from former Whip In chef Martine Pèlegrin. Local food products, including craft beers and desserts, are also available for sale. (512) 799-2198, facebook.com/QuickiePickieAustinMoving: El Chile is moving ...
Smooth operators: 10 soft-serve spots around Austin
You’d think a city that’s sweltering for more months than it’s frosty would’ve been packed with soft-serve options long ago. But, until recently, someone craving a cold, creamy cone of the stuff had few options outside Sandy’s Hamburgers and a few fast-food places. Now, sparked by a few entrepreneurial transplants, ...
Daniel Vaughn, Anthony Bourdain release barbecue bible
By now, you’ve likely heard about Daniel Vaughn’s recent departure from a job as an architect in Dallas to become Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor, a new and much-publicized position where he’ll help executive editor Pat Sharpe assemble the magazine’s influential Top 50 BBQ issue, which comes out May 22, write ...
Events: Membership-only Dinner Lab comes to Austin
Supper clubs abound in Austin, and the newest nontraditional dining option is Dinner Lab, a membership-based club that hosts multiple dinners a month in “unconventional spaces” that feature “undiscovered” chefs. Tickets to Dinner Lab, which started in New Orleans and is just now expanding to Austin, are only open members ...
Openings/closings: El Chile moving to S. First, Donn's Bar-B-Que opens on I-35, Taco Shack, Torchy's, Houndstooth expand
Moving: El Chile is moving to 1816 S. First St., the former longtime of La Reyna. After a restaurant project called Sofi's stalled, the El Chile team, including chef Jeff Martinez, jumped on the chance to move to a building that will double the seating capacity of the restaurant that ...
Janzen: Argus Cidery release summer cider
It’s shaping up to be a busy season for Argus Cidery. Their newest cider will be released this weekend. Designed specifically for summer sipping, the Idalou Brut is composed of 2012 Red and Golden Delicious Apples, 2011 Pink Lady and Jonathan apple wine, and a barrel of High Planes Reserve ...
Smoke and sophistication at Freedmen’s
Survey the exploding Austin barbecue scene and you’ll find popular trailers with outdoor seating and free Lone Star, long lines of devotees and sheets of greasy butcher papered piled high with a tumble of meat. It’s an often sweaty environment. A roll-up-your-sleeves proposition. West Campus area restaurant and cocktail bar ...
Opal Divine’s on West Sixth to close at end of May
Opal Divine’s on West Sixth Street, the original location of the Austin-grown restaurant company, will close at the end of May, according to owners Michael and Susan Parker. According to a release sent out today, the size of the 3,000-square-foot building at 700 W. Sixth “has become the limiting factor in the ...
Lustre Pearl relocating?
Earlier this week, the Statesman’s Shonda Novak reported on three new towers coming to downtown . In the story she mentioned that the Dinerstein group had purchased a two-acre site in the Rainey Street area but plans were not clear on what their intentions were. It seems things may be getting a ...
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