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14 Cedar Park Restaurants Every Local Needs to Try

September 13, 2020 by Bill Tucker 7 Comments

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

September 7, 2020 by Scott Weaver 4 Comments

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

Whiskey Lovers Need This Milam & Greene Distillery Edition Straight Bourbon

August 26, 2020 by Joleen Jernigan Leave a Comment

Milam and Greene has created a perfect Texas whiskey
Milam & Greene has created a perfect Texas whiskey

Breaking Texas whiskey news! Our friends at Milam & Greene have just launched their super limited, grain-to-glass, Distillery Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Three years in the making, it’s a show stopper, a true culmination of years of brewing, distilling, and blending. Starting August 22, 2020, you can secure your reservation for a bottle on their website for pickup at their Blanco Distillery.

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Filed Under: Discoveries, Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: cocktails, distillery, texas whiskey

Don’t Hold Out on Hold Out Brewing

August 10, 2020 by James Lipari Leave a Comment

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

August 8, 2020 by Joleen Jernigan Leave a Comment

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

Elevate Your Spirits With These 5 Local Vodka Companies

July 13, 2020 by Samantha Saenz 4 Comments

Tito’s Vodka cocktail with orange (Credit: Tito’s Vodka).

Texas vodka has become a thing, and I’m not just talking Tito’s. Everyone is trying to get in on distilling this clear liquor. While vodka is traditionally made with potatoes in Russia, most vodkas made here are corn-based. These four in particular are all made in or close to Austin, and are sure to quench your thirst.

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Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: dripping springs, manor tx

Austin Breweries Join Effort To Combat Racial Injustices

June 12, 2020 by James Lipari Leave a Comment

With everything going on in the world right now, we could all use a bit of good news. Here it is: there’s a new beer coming! And while this typically generates a little excitement, this isn’t your average beer release. It is far more than that. It’s an initiative, it’s a movement, and it’s a cause. Enter Black Is Beautiful.

Black Is Beautiful logo
Unified logo of the initiative (image courtesy of Weathered Souls Brewing)
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Filed Under: Discoveries, Drink, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: beer, craft beer

Breaking News From Austin’s Local Restaurants

May 18, 2020 by Brittany Highland 1 Comment

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

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

April 21, 2020 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

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

How to Get To-Go Beer From That Austin Brewery You’re Missing

March 30, 2020 by James Lipari 2 Comments

Austin Brewery Beer To-Go
Our favorite Austin breweries have pivoted to offer beer to-go and curbside service (Credit: 12 Fox Beer)

With all of this newfound time on most of our hands, you may be doing all the right things like catching up on housecleaning, reading that book you’ve been meaning to get to, or simply plowing through your watch list. However you’re spending your time, you certainly shouldn’t have to face this situation without a local beer in hand. Who ever heard of a shut-in without beer? Pssshh. Not a chance!

In all seriousness, Austin breweries and brewpubs are among the hardest hit businesses amid this crisis. BUT KNOW THIS: NEARLY ALL OF THEM ARE OPEN FOR BEER TO-GO! If they serve their own food or have a food truck, then they’re almost certainly offering take-out food, as well.

These are the people who take care of us in good times, and we really need to take care of them during this not-so-good time. We want them all to be open once we Austinites get back to being our social selves.

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

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