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Austin's best vegetarian restaurants, new tiny home vacation spot, and more popular stories

P6 is a beautiful spot for vegetarian fare.

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Editor's note: Rain continued to fall this week, bringing flooding to some parts of the Capital City.With the forecast promising gray skies and more precipitation, take the time to cozy up this weekend ... with our top stories, of course.

1. Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 best new restaurants for healthy vegetarian fare.There are many reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, even if it's just for the occasional meal. These innovative Austin restaurants are crafting innovative, plant-forward fare to please even the most hardcore of carnivores.

2. Ramen Tatsu-Ya spills details behind mysterious new North Austin concept.Something new is plopping onto Burnet Road. The team behind Austin's cult favorite ramen shop announced the steamy details for its newest endeavor, DipDipDip Tatsu-Ya. True to form, the ambitious team will take on a whole new concept for DipDipDip, offering a hot pot-style menu also known as shabu-shabu.

3. New tiny cabin vacation homes root 3.5 hours from Austin for ultimate getaway.If you find the idea of tiny houses intriguing but are not ready to commit to actually living full-time in one, this new East Texas escape may be the perfect spot for your next vacation.

4. Here's how much apartment you can rent in Austin on the median income.It's impossible for a week to go by without another news story about Austin affordability, and this one is no different. A new study found there is a significant discrepancy between what the average Austinite should be able to afford based on income and what they can afford.

5. Hancock's favorite neighborhood restaurant debuts picture-perfect new location. Laguna Gloria's stunning renovation opens this weekend, and Epicerie's second location — a grab-and-go cafe — is among the highlights.

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Reexamining Don Draper

Jon Hamm, Henry Winkler, and more headed to Austin for TV festival

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Jon Hamm is coming to Austin to talk about Don Draper.

From May 29 to June 1, 2025, the ATX TV Festival will take over downtown Austin, and this year Jon Hamm will be joining the festival for the first time.

Hamm will be here for an event called A Mad Men Retrospective, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show's finale. In this panel (the moderator of which is not yet announced), Hamm will reflect on his Emmy-winning performance as Mad Men's Don Draper, the uniqueness of the character in the TV canon, and the show's influence 10 years after it ended.

Jon Hamm may be best known as Draper, but he's also given celebrated performances in several movies and other shows like Fargo, Black Mirror, and — fun fact! — Gilmore Girls.

Celebrating TV is what the ATX TV Festival is all about. This annual summer event is put on by ATX TV and consists of screenings, Q&As, and panel conversations; plus all sorts of parties, live music, happy hours, and other events. It's known for reunions of classic series and cult hits, and according to the website, it's like "TV camp for grownups."

Jon Hamm isn't the only heavy-hitter in this year's lineup.

Programming also includes an acting class and Q&A with Henry Winkler himself, a live script reading of classic episodes from The Golden Girls and Designing Women (guest actors to be announced), a reunion of the creatives and cast of the HBO hit series The Leftovers, a live recording of the podcast Sidebar: A Suits Watch Podcast with Suits stars and co-hosts Sarah Rafferty and Patrick J. Adams, and much more.

Additionally, the festival's annual Pitch Competition is still accepting open pitch submissions through January 17. This gives creatives in Austin a chance to pitch their show idea in front of some of the industry's biggest showrunners and executives. Those in the top 10 will receive a year of support to make the next steps in their TV careers.

Festival badges and passes ($150-535) are on sale now.

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