1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza, a fast-casual American spin on authentic, hand-tossed Neapolitan pizza, is debuting in Texas with the opening of its Austin location on Thursday, March 31. The new restaurant is located at 10515 North Mopac Expressway, Suite A120, in The Shops at Arbor Walk near The Domain. (Article by Industry News, republished from https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/1000-degrees-makes-texas-debut-austin) […]

More changes are on the horizon for the Austin restaurant scene. After 31 years in business, dining institution Hudson’s on the Bend has been sold. (Article by Nicole Raney, republished from http://austin.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-28-16-hudsons-on-the-bend-closes-sale-chef-jeff-blank-retirement-new-owners/) Chef/owner Jeff Blank has sold the restaurant and property to budding restaurateurs Billy Caruso and Chris McFall. The restaurant will close April 4 to prepare […]

*Cantine. 1100 S. Lamar Blvd. 512-628-0348, cantineaustin.com. Emmett and Lisa Fox’s Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in the Alamo Drafthouse complex will serve a brunch enhanced with Easter specials like the Spring Strata, a baked egg dish with bread, fontina, leeks, asparagus, spinach and tomato, as well as chocolate-stuffed brioche. (Article by Matthew Odam, republished from http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/dining/austin-restaurants-where-to-eat-on-easter/nqp5k/) Capital Grille. […]

AUSTIN—Texas election laws are not being followed in many counties. Without this consistency, and with the “it’s the way we do it” attitude, this has greatly opened the door to fraud. The true intent of the Legislature was to ensure voter integrity at the highest expectation is achieved. Unwarranted waivers allowing election officials to ignore […]

Austin police went on a pepper spraying rampage Thursday night, pepper spraying a handcuffed man sitting in the back of a police van as well as pepper spraying a pair of women who appeared to have been fighting. In the first case, the man apparently had been kicking the back of the door after he […]

Unless you’ve sought out the best Brazilian food in Austin, you probably don’t know it’s tucked away on a little lot on East Seventh Street between a coffee shop and an architect’s office. (Article by Veronice Mewees, republished from http://austin.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/02-26-16-boteco-brings-brazilian-flavor-to-east-austin/#slide=0) Boteco, housed in a former Fed Ex delivery truck that has been painted bright yellow and retrofitted […]

A new taco restaurant in Austin, Texas, by Chioco Design references mid-century American roadside buildings and signage with bright red columns and a distinctive roofline (+ slideshow). (Article by DeZeen.com, republished from http://www.dezeen.com/2016/02/18/torchys-tacos-restaurant-chioco-design-roadside-architecture-austin-texas-usa/) Built on the site of a 1970s burger chain called Fran’s Hamburgers, the new 269-square-metre branch of Torchy’s Tacos features a zigzag profile supported by […]

Black Sheep Lodge. 2108 S. Lamar Blvd. 512-707-2744, blacksheeplodge.com. More than a dozen TVs and many more beers on draft, this spot is popular for sports fans who also have a hankering for a very good blue cheese burger. Black Star Co-op. 7020 Easy Wind Drive. 512-452-2337, blackstar.coop. The cooperatively owned brewpub offers a robust […]

Living in Austin means you can look beyond Mexican restaurants and trailers for tacos. Especially if the person calling the shots in the kitchen is from Texas. This Dallas-raised chef shows proper respect for his creation, making doughy corn tortillas like tamales with elastic pull. They may be served in a New American bar-restaurant hybrid, […]

Happy National Toast Day! Such a simple thing to celebrate, but an invention that truly changed the way we eat. (Article by Jackie Wang, republished from http://buzzworthy.blog.austin360.com/2016/02/23/celebrate-national-toast-day-at-these-austin-restaurants/) As we toast to toast, hit up these Austin restaurants for their own spin: 1. Crab toast at Launderette Launderette clocked in at No. 16 on our list of […]