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Posted: 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012
American-Statesman Staff
Open: Hi Hat Public House, a restaurant at 2121 E. Sixth St., the former home of Braise. Chef Jesse Curtis’s menu includes everything from pork meatballs and beer-brined chicken wings to posole, herbed pappardelle and cassoulet, and the bar has two dozen craft beers on tap. The restaurant is open for dinner and Sunday brunch. 478-8700, hihatpublichouse.com
Open: Melvin’s Deli Comfort, a food trailer at 501 E. 53rd St., serving sandwiches made with house-cured meats including ham, corned beef, pastrami, duck and pork belly confit and bacon. You can also buy the meats by the pound. 705-3906, melvinsdelicomfort.com
Open: River City Market, a locally owned convenience store at 2209 S. Congress Ave. that offers a wide selection of beer and wine, as well as locally made products, such as salsas from Austin Slow Burn, and some prepared foods. 462-4955.
Closed: Voodoo BBQ & Grill in Round Rock has closed.
Chef changes: Ben Hightower has left his position as chef de cuisine at Trace, and Julio-Cesar Florez has left Gusto Italian Kitchen to focus on his Peruvian food trailer, Llama’s, at 611 Trinity St. Highball chef Trish Eichelberger has been promoted to what the Alamo Drafthouse is calling the “Austin market concept chef.”
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