Texas is opening up again and this article includes bars, breweries, & wineries that are opening in Austin. Additionally, I explained the current order that Governor Abbott has put into place with the health safety protocols that each establishment needs to follow. Whether you decide to dine in, drink at a bar, or stay at home… at least continue to support local!

During the current climate, our local restaurants, food trucks, and workers need us more than ever. Since dining rooms and bars are closed, order takeout or delivery are the options until this ban is lifted. We have included more details about that and resources for help among the service industry.

My favorite taco is the day, is the breakfast taco. I’m pretty sure somewhere in the science world, it’s been proven that breakfast tacos are hangover cures.

So, I’m providing you with the best breakfast tacos in Austin, where to find them and the way I order them!

One decade ago, the barbecue icon, Aaron Franklin, started a barbecue trailer and since that day, Franklin Barbecue has sold out of brisket every single day while open. This place is the talk of the town due to it’s quality meats, it’s history, and the long waits. I can confidently tell you if that wait was worth it…

When normally Thanksgiving means spending time in the kitchen and around the dining room table with family and friends, sometimes you’re traveling or you don’t want to dirty a bunch of dishes!

So, I’m providing you with Thanksgiving Day Meal solutions here! 

These restaurants are offering either brunch, lunch, dinner, a la carte, or prix fixe menus.Be sure to make these reservations ASAP as they will book up!

One of my absolute favorite areas of Austin, is South Congress. There is an incredibly entrancing view you get when you are in the middle of the street and look north, straight to the State Capitol. Along with the feeling of such local Austin vibes, paired with all of the eclectic amount of shops, and restaurants off of this iconic strip!

Austin City Limits Music Festival, ACL, has been a concert festival since 2002 in the beautiful Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. If you are visiting and looking to do things outside of the concert festivities, I can help guide you to the right places plus give you some tips on how to thoroughly enjoy ACL! Enjoy Austin!!

Some of the most well-known Austin restaurants, under one roof, downtown with a bar, is exactly what Fareground at One Eleven is. Modern, incredible food meets food court.

My milestone birthday of 30 years old is this month and I had an early celebration at one of my favorite places in downtown Austin, DuMont’s Down Low.  However, instead of a birthday party, I planned a Funeral for My Youth, because who doesn’t love themed parties?!

This South Congress Hotel rustic eatery has been on my list for a long time to check out. The beautiful, minimal, neon sign draws my attention every time I’m in SoCo after dark.

My first stop in the Austin Restaurant Weeks conquest was The Hightower on the east side of Austin. The ambiance was far from perfect, the dinner and drinks were delicious, but pricey.

It's the start of Austin's Restaurant Weeks presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka! Each meal or drink purchased helps the Central Texas Food Bank's programs that serve nearly 50,000 people each week! The Food Bank can turn every one dollar donated into four meals for those in need in our Central Texas area!

Omakase in Japanese means “I will leave it to you” and that’s exactly what this dining experience entailed. At Uroko you’ll have an intimate, 12-course 45 minute omakase for only $65 a person!

District might be in need of a refresh to match the experience and quality of its newer sister restaurant, Oasthouse. Luckily, it has the support from a very reputable restaurant owner.

You’ll be wanting to spend all of your money and evenings at this South Lamar bar and restaurant. With a bar over 130 years old, an eloquent greenhouse in the center of the restaurant, and a rooftop with partial downtown ATX views, what’s not to love?

Franklin’s Aaron Franklin + Uchi/Uchiko’s Tyson Cole = Match made in culinary heaven.