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At Home Series: Buenos Aires Café DIY Empanada Kit or Amaro Tasting

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Joleen Jernigan

Buenos Aires Café's make-at-home empanada dinner
Treat yourself to a make-at-home Argentinian empanada dinner (credit: Buenos Aires Café)

Want to channel your inner Argentinian? Buenos Aires Café is here to make it easy! Besides dancing the tango and tossing back some Malbec, the make-at-home empanada kit from Buenos Aires Café is a fun way to show off your South American style.

Their take-home Amaro tastings and date night kits from their Milonga Room speakeasy are also excellent ways to do so for drinkers with a sophisticated or adventurous palate. Another way to celebrate Argentinian flair is to enjoy an upcoming cooking class with Chef Reina Morris and Paola Guerrero-Smith. Or you can try a date night with Guerrero-Smith and her husband.

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Filed Under: Discoveries, Drink, Food, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: virtual

14 Cedar Park Restaurants Every Local Needs to Try

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Bill Tucker

Best Restaurants in Cedar Park TX
Blue Corn Harvest’s chipotle ribeye is sensational (Credit: Blue Corn Harvest)

Well, I done did it. When I moved here from NYC six years ago, if you told me I’d end up having a kid and living in an Austin suburb, I would’ve called you insane. Yet two months ago, my wife, three-year-old, and I moved into an adorable home in Cedar Park. It’s even on a cul-de-sac for Pete’s sake. We’re officially ‘burbing.

While the cool kids in Austin proper consider Cedar Park a cultural wasteland, I’m here to set the record straight. Sure, it may not be a bastion of foodie goodness like the city’s hipper neighborhoods, but Williamson County dwellers have more than chain restaurants and fast causal to keep the taste buds tantalized.

Here’s an insider’s guide about where to eat in this fine town of friends and families, including a couple spots just outside the city limits.

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Filed Under: Drink, Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: cedar park

Explore the Unique Food & Local Drinks at Los Olivos Market

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Austinot Writer

tables and chairs in front of the market
Restaurant and retail market at Los Olivos Market

If you are looking for incredible food, local wine & craft beer, and great ambience, look no further than Los Olivos Market in the heart of Buda, TX. From their menu to their retail shop, they offer a unique experience for each person that walks through their door.

I visited with my wife and our 2-year-old son. We all sincerely enjoyed our time and were amazed by the wonderful food and friendly people.

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Filed Under: Drink, Food, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: beer, texas wine

Don’t Hold Out on Hold Out Brewing

Posted on August 10, 2020 by James Lipari

Hold Out Brewing courtyard
The relaxing Hold Out Brewing courtyard

You know that goofy feeling you get when you find a new favorite place? Of course you do! I almost did a little socially-distanced tap dance during my first visit to Hold Out Brewing, but that would be too goofy, even for me. As happy as I was, nobody wants to see that.

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Filed Under: Drink, Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: beer, brewery, burgers, craft beer, patio

Beerburg Brewing Puts the “Wild” in Wildcraft Beer and Serves Up Deliciousness

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Joleen Jernigan

Beerburg Brewing golden beer at sunset
The golden hour and a golden beer go together at Beerburg (Credit: Beerburg Brewing)

You need to go to Beerburg Brewing. Like, yesterday. I mean it. Read this, then drive on over. Or make plans to. You’ll be happy you did! This is my new favorite place, and here are the many reasons why….

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Filed Under: Drink, Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: beer, craft beer, tacos

6 Meal Delivery Companies in Austin to Simplify Your Life

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Camellia Falcon

Meal Delivery Austin
Simplify with meal delivery in Austin (Credit: Spirited Food Co.)

When it comes to meals, Austinites don’t mess around. We love local and organic food, and we tend to avoid chain restaurants like the plague. It’s our culture. Quick, healthy, and made-from-scratch could be the official catchphrase of Austin cuisine. But this triple threat is hard to pull off daily, since most of us are busy working and playing. Enter meal delivery.

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Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink

Breaking News From Austin’s Local Restaurants

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Brittany Highland

As Austin’s restaurants scramble to adapt to the new reality we’re all living in, they must sell food or risk going out of business. We’re grieving the permanent closures of Shady Grove, Threadgill’s, NXNW, and Magnolia Cafe on Lake Austin Boulevard. We don’t want to see anyone else leave us.

And while we know you don’t need fancy enticements to support your favorite local businesses, we don’t want to waste this opportunity to share breaking news from restaurants around the city. Get excited, and then go place an order.

Contigo Catering

Credit: CONTi-GO Dispatch
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Filed Under: Drink, Food, Food & Drink

6 Favorite Comfort Foods From Austin Restaurants (Austinot Blogger Edition)

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Adrienne Albregts

We could all use a little comfort right about now, eh? We’re stuck indoors, teaching kids, missing milestones, trying to stay healthy, and getting used to that Zoom life. If there’s one thing that can ease the stress, then it’s local comfort food from our favorite restaurants in Austin.

That being said, our Austinot team did a (virtual) huddle to round up our favorite foods currently available for convenient pick-up and/or delivery. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink

Living in Austin During COVID-19: Ways to Help, Things to Do

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Brittany Highland

Organization Doing Good in Austin During COVID-19

Here in Austin, we’ve all been impacted by COVID-19 in different ways. Some of have lost all of our income, or enough that it keeps us up at night.

Some of us are agitated during the stay-at-home, lonely by ourselves or overwhelmed with having the family together all of the time.

Some of us are on the front lines, essential workers who allow the rest of us to receive medical care–or eat.

And some of us are sick. Some of us have lost our lives to this virus. And some of us are hurting in isolation as people we love suffer.

Here at The Austinot, our volunteer team has been impacted. A number of us have lost our jobs. Our advertising revenue, which keeps the lights on, has been impacted. No one is searching for “guide to east austin” right now. (We don’t blame you.)

There’s no way around it: this is a challenging, dark time, and part of coping is acknowledging that truth. But we don’t need to stay there.

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Filed Under: Activities, Discoveries, Drink, Food, Food & Drink, Local Business

10 Austin Businesses Doing Right by Employees During COVID-19

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Bill Tucker

Austin Businesses Caring for Employees During COVID-19 Crisis
Local Austin restaurant groups like Tc4 & Co. are making sure employees are cared for during the COVID-19 crisis (Credit: Tc4 & Co.)

Like many around the world, I’m making a mental list of businesses that value profits over people. Make the list and you loose my patronage. Simple as that.

But businesses are in a tough spot. Lay off employees so they can stay afloat, or continue to pay and everyone goes down with the ship? It’s a literal no-win situation.

But some Austin spots are trying to both stay in business and support employees via creative methods. Here are 10 local businesses that are doing right by displaced employees. Not only do they deserve your dollar when this crisis is over, but they’ve earned a virtual high five right now.

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Filed Under: Austinot Loves, Discoveries, Food, Food & Drink

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