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Austin's Seaholm District hooks splashy Dallas poke restaurant

The Australian Pink Floyd Show in concert

The Australian Pink Floyd Show in concert

  • Tenderloin and foie gras at The Carillon.
    Courtesy of The Carillon Restaurant
  • Averna Mousse: Chocolate Financier, Clove Sorbet, Espresso Ganache, CherryPudding, Cocoa Nibs at The Carillon.
  • Clark's Oyster Bar
  • Clark's Oyster Bar
  • The Pink Pig
  • The Pink Pig

Where to Eat

Top dining picks for December: Pink pigs, oysters and prix fixe dinners in theheart of campus

  • Miro Rivera's pedestrian bridge on Lake Austin recognized as some of the world'sbest architecture.
    Photo by © Paul Finkel/Piston Design
  • Headhunters gets a new identity, thanks to Spike TV.
  • Where to eat in December? Try The Carillon's prix fixe options.
    Courtesy of The Carillon Restaurant

Hot Clicks

Top 5 stories this week: Texas' best architecture, bar rescues and where to eatthis month

  • Clark's Oyster Bar
  • Clark's Oyster Bar
  • Interior of Restaurant Jezebel.
  • Restaurant Jezebel's Parind Vora.
  • The Pink Pig
  • The Pink Pig
  • The Sway Thai Spirit Garden
  • Chef Rene Ortiz at the custom Aztec charcoal grill fueled by Japanese binchotancharcoal.
  • Rendering of the new Mettle Restaurant.

New eats

Five fall restaurant openings: Local food scene welcomes Sway, RestaurantJezebel, Mettle & more

  • Chef Jason Dady at last years Wine & Swine event.
  • Guests at last years Wine & Swine event.
  • Austin Food & Wine Alliance President, Cathy Cochran-Lewis.

Good Eats

Local chefs go whole hog at Wine & Swine, benefiting Austin Food & Wine Alliance

  • Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
  • A popular cupcake from Sugar Mama's Bakeshop.
  • Hey Cupcake
  • Rebecca Rather's Sugar Plum Fairy cupcake, inspired byThe Nutcracker ballet. The dessert is an almond cupcake with a plum jam filling,buttercream frosting, and spun sugar on top.
  • Polkadots' Boston Creme Pie Cupcake
  • Polkadots Cupcake Factory

Let them eat cupcakes

Happy National Cupcake Day: Austin's favorite cupcake-makers discuss their sweetcreations

Summer Stylist

Spring into summer with pretty on-trend pastels

  • Restaurant Jezebel's Pan-Seared Foie Gras with Fenugreek, Honey, and PecanPesto.
  • Lenoir's Fuyu Persimmon Salad with Pecan Butter.
  • TRACE's Chocolate Pecan Tart.
  • Rebecca Rather's, owner of The Pink Pig, Maple-Pecan Butter Thins.
  • Springdale Farm's Green Pecan.

Nuts for November

More than pie: Pecan dishes from favorite Texas restaurants, with recipes youcan try at home

  • The Hot Rod Revolution rolls into Camp Mabry on Saturday afternoon.
  • ZACH Theatre invites the community out to its Saturday Open House to see the newTopfer Theatre and more.
  • The Susan B. Komen Austin Race for the Cure begins at the Texas State Capitol onSunday morning.
    Photo courtesy of Komen Houston Race for the Cure

weekend roundup

Top picks for a Fun Fun Fun weekend (even without the festival)

  • Back to the Roots Mushroom Kit can be found at Whole Foods.
  • Cork Knife set that comes in a piece of cork wood found at Anthropologie.
  • Donut pan at Faraday’s Kitchen Store.
  • Blender at Faraday’s Kitchen Store.
  • Dickey Glass & Company pitchers and glasses.
  • Gadgets found at Serve Gourmet.

Divine Presents

A dozen foodies dancing: 12 local stops for holiday shopping

  • Top Chef Texas
  • The judges table, Top Chef Texas episode 1 Emeril Lagasse, Padma Lakshmi, andTom Colicchio

remote viewing

Everything's bigger in Texas (except the tenderloin): Top Chef: Texas seasonpremiere dishes drama and talent

Weird Teamups

Willie Nelson covers Coldplay for... Chipotle?

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