Austin’s New Women’s Sports Bar Will Open Just in Time for March Madness
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by Brittany Britto Garley
11h ago
The back patio at 1972. | 1972 Just in time for March Madness, 1972 will open sometime this spring in Downtown Austin Austin’s first-ever dedicated women’s sports pub officially opens its doors this spring. Just in time for March Madness, 1972 will open in Downtown Austin at 2530 Guadalupe Street, the former location of Moody’s Kitchen and Bar. Co-founder Debra Hallum says she and Marlene du Plessis created 1972 in hopes of offering a space for fans of women’s sports. The bar is named after the year the U.S. government amended Title IX, which states that it’s unlawful for any educational progr ..read more
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Austin Restaurant Openings to Know This February
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by Courtney E. Smith
2d ago
It’s plates of pasta at Cousin Louie’s | Whitney Runyon This month brings a red sauce pasta joint, a bodega with sandwiches and beer, and and all day coffee and cocktails spot Every month, a new crop of restaurants open in and around Austin. While everyone loves a good sushi spot, food truck, or outdoor patio, this round-up will give you the high-end spots and the low-end spots that are new to town — be they good, bad, or so bad they’re good/so good they’re bad. Whether it’s a locally owned restaurant or the latest addition of a chain, here’s what’s happening in the world of restaurant opening ..read more
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Order Up to Ever After: How Five Austin Restaurant Couples Fell in Love
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by Brittany Britto Garley
2d ago
These Austin couples fell in love in the restaurant industry. | Carter Hiyama At these Austin bars and restaurants, it took two to tango Working with your spouse can present challenges even in the best of times, but in the frenzied, nonstop restaurant world, it’s even more high-stakes — meaning not for the faint of heart. From early-morning prep work to late nights at home poring over (many) bills, owning a restaurant as a romantic couple is a delicate tightrope act that requires partners to balance and sometimes separate the demands of work and love. Despite these challenges, romance is alive ..read more
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Will the Next Season of ‘The Bear’ Be Visiting Austin?
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by Courtney E. Smith
5d ago
Chuck Hodes/FX Plus, Coach is now serving coffee and a free GumboFest in your A.M. intel Could The Bear be making a road trip to Texas in Season 4? Well, it seems like they’re doing something here. Some signs for the show and its crew were up at Assembly Hall on Thursday, February 6, per a report in Lone Star Live. And we can see it — this event space with outdoor areas could easily be made to look like a fancy Austin restaurant for the cameras. All that said, there were no sightings from the cast, so consider this unconfirmed until someone sees Matty Matheson saying “Yes, chef!” to Jeremy All ..read more
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Houston Chef to Open Icy-Cool New Hangout in San Antonio’s Historic Pearl
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by Brittany Britto Garley
1w ago
Otto’s Ice House will offer ice cold drinks with a side of Texas history. | Otto’s Ice House Otto’s Ice House, Levi Goode’s new project, honors some of the storied brewery’s somewhat controversial beginnings Houston chef and restaurateur Levi Goode is opening a new watering hole and hangout in San Antonio’s Historic Pearl. Otto’s Ice House opens this April as a fun and boozy dedication to Otto Koehler, the somewhat controversial Texas founder of the Pearl, which is now a multi-use brewery complex. Otto Koehler had some issues with infidelity, according to local lore. Legend has it that he had ..read more
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Odds Bar & Bistro in Round Rock Isn’t Your Average Sports Bar
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by Gabrielle Pharms
1w ago
Absinthe is just one of the many out-of-the-box offerings at Odds. | Collin Findlay Photography Helmed by restaurateur John Green, this spot blends global flavors, inventive cocktails, and a striking design There are more than a dozen sports bars in Round Rock, Texas, meaning indulging in beers on tap and bar food staples while watching a playoff game isn’t groundbreaking. But the new Odds Bar & Bistro, which opened in December, isn’t just another sports bar. John Green, a restaurateur and the host of the Food Network’s series On the Rocks, quietly opened Odds in mid-December — a place he ..read more
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James Beard’s Chinese Father Figure Will Be Honored in New San Antonio Bar
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by Brittany Britto Garley
1w ago
Jue Let will honor a lesser known culinary icon. | Lake Flato Jue Let will celebrate the Chinese immigrant who shaped James Beard’s culinary career while also nodding to Beard himself Culinary expert James Beard has been heralded as one of the most important American men in food history. Later this year, a San Antonio cocktail bar will pay homage to a lesser-known icon in the food world — one who happened to shape Beard’s career. Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, the three-time James Beard Award semifinalist and chef-owner behind Asian-Texas restaurant Best Quality Daughter, is opening Jue Let later thi ..read more
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The Kimchi Plushie You Never Knew You Needed
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by Brittany Britto Garley
2w ago
Fermented foods can be comforting in more way than one. | Kelly Zhu Photo One Austin woman’s desire to create a fermented food-related plush toy resulted in a cult following that celebrates Asian representation around the world When Irene Kang’s two-year-old son was gifted a stuffed boba toy for his first birthday, she was intrigued. The toy was a fun way to celebrate their Chinese culture, and it got her thinking: Was there another food-related plushie that could celebrate her son and husband’s Korean heritage, too? The bilingual children’s book author quickly did a Google search for a kimchi ..read more
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Austin Restaurant Openings to Know This January
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by Brittany Britto Garley
2w ago
Micklethwait Craft Meats’s new location is just one of the many new restaurants to hit Austin. | Micklethwait Craft Meats This month brings a Filipino American sports lounge, a cute coffee truck, and a permanent location for Micklethwait Craft Meats Every month, a new crop of restaurants open in and around Austin. While everyone loves a good sushi spot, food truck, or outdoor patio, this round-up will give you the high-end spots and the low-end spots that are new to town — be they good, bad, or so bad they’re good/so good they’re bad. Whether it’s a locally-owned restaurant or the latest addit ..read more
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How Two Friends Launched One of Austin’s Largest Lunar New Year Celebrations
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by Brittany Britto Garley
2w ago
Celebrate the Year of the Snake in East Austin. | Kelly Zhu East Austin’s annual Lunar New Year Festival returns in its fourth year with 40 Asian-owned food, drink, and artisan vendors At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, anti-Asian sentiments ran rampant. Watercolor illustrator Kathy Phan and her friend Pei Sim, soon to open the Paper + Craft Pantry, were looking for a place for their friends to connect and combat the hateful and increasingly violent rhetoric permeating the discourse around Asian immigrants and Asian Americans. “We thought, ‘What could we do to support other women ..read more
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