Kerlin Prioritizes Kerlaches, Farmhouse Offers Intoxicants, Sawyer & Co. Cajuns Into the Night, SBK’s Downtown Again, and WTF Is Andy Baraghani Doing on SoCo?

Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings.

Kolaches? Nuh uh, hoss – these are KERlaches!

Yes, citizen, it’s your “Food News Buffet” for the second week of September, here in the Little City That Hasn’t Actually Been Little Since, Like, Before Liberty Lunch Closed.

And now the Kerlin BBQ truck (1700 E. Cesar Chavez) is closing, but that’s so Bill and Amelis Kerlin can focus on their thriving Kerlaches business at 2505 Webberville Rd. (Yes, that’s KERlin + koLACHES, and those brisket-filled buns are always *chef’s kiss*.) Last day for the original truck: Saturday, Sept. 10…

Did you miss Labor Day’s grand reopening of Plow Burger? The popular powerhouse of plant-based provender’s gone all brick-and-mortar (1209 E. Seventh) and is serving up their menu of nonanimal nommables every day of the week. Note: Do you know, youngling, that they used to call this stuff “health food” back in the day? But, back then, it wasn’t so fucking delicious…

Sawyer & Co. fans – and if you visit once, you’ll likely become one – can look forward to extended hours of that Eastside joint’s authentic New Orleans diner experience: They’re now open until midnight, Thu.-Sat., serving up Swamp Fries (topped with homemade crawfish étouffée, spicy barbecue, and green onions) and Cochon de Lait Fries (with slow-braised pork, queso, pickled onions, and cilantro). Yum, right? Check the late night menu here, and – yes, their full bar is rocking the craft beers and frozen cocktails, too…

Gonna be a while before Texas French Bread’s new post-fire venue is up and running, but know this: Those beloved baking savants’ wares, both the sweet and the savory, are already back at the Texas Farmers’ Markets and available from the direct-to-you purveyors of Farmhouse Delivery. And if that’s not enough good news, then how about this: As of Friday, Sept. 16, Farmhouse Delivery customers can also add beer and wine to their order. Yes, actual adult beverages – and Farmhouse is keeping it local with some of our favorite Texas brands, including Austin Beerworks, Wine for the People, Meanwhile Brewing, Southold Farm & Cellar, and more…

Oh hai! La Corsha’s Second Bar + Kitchen is returning to Downtown; and where it is this time, the new permanent space for unleashing the marvels of a modern American menu as cheffed up by Gerard Kenny, is in the East Austin Hotel at 1108 E. Sixth. The restaurant opens for business on Thu., Sept. 15, and we reckon your best bet for a weekend hunger-buster will be that Congress Burger with its brisket-chuck, onion confit, Swiss cheese, greens, tomato, and comeback sauce…

We’ll also mention that Full Goods Diner, featuring an array of Mexican and American fare, is opening in San Antonio’s Pearl neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 22. Because, sure, it’s way down in S.A., but 1) we love S.A. mucho, and 2) it’s from the same team that created Austin’s excellent Paperboy. See, this is what happens when San Antonio’s Ryan Harms and our own chef Patrick Jackson team up with Potluck Hospitality. Synergy! Note: The new place (at 200 E. Grayson) will be open for breakfast and lunch service, seven days a week, 8am-3pm…

Guess we couldn’t keep them all to ourselves. (Does anyone remember laughter or monogamy?) Yes, perennial fave Desert Door Texas Sotol has a new partnership with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits – which means that their brand of (unique and superb) spirits (already available in the Lone Star State and Georgia, Colorado, Arkansas, and Tennessee) will expand to Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, South Carolina, California, Oklahoma, and – Florida? Yes, even Florida…

In other spirit-related news: Tito’s Handmade Vodka is debuting the Fourteen Acres Farm, located at their distillery, which was created to help provide employees with fresh food and to encourage healthy eating. Cultivated by a team of seven farmers and producing more than 25 types of fruits and vegetables, the farm allows employees to take home fresh food every week. Hmmmmm. *lightbulb flash* Pardon us, while your Chron crew begins tilling a small patch beyond our volleyball court…

¡Órale! In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, all Central Market locations will showcase popular Hispanic-owned products – chorizo, gourmet canned seafood, ice cream, wine, cheeses, and more – and cooking classes hosted by celebrity chefs. This foodie fiesta runs Sept. 14-Oct. 11…

Let’s see – what else, what else? Chronicle Food Editor Melanie Haupt takes a good look at Austin’s involvement in the national Bake Back Better program… we note, sadly, the imminent closing of the Steeping Room on North Lamar… but we note, happily, that Asian-inflected pastry epicenter OMG Squee will be celebrating the Mooncake Festival on Saturday… the annual Austin Restaurant Weeks prepare their final course this Sunday – which is, coincidentally, also the day of the 32nd annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival… and acclaimed chef Andy Baraghani of Bon Appétit fame is in town to present a prix fixe menu at Summer House on Music Lane and hawk his new The Cook You Want to Be cookbook… and Wes Marshall recommends a trill trio from William Chris Wines… and, omg, the Chronicle’s Luv Doc archly fields a question from a put-upon house chef…

WUXTRY! Here’s an early heads-up: It’s World Sake Day on Sat., Oct. 1, and you can be sure Texas Saké Co. and Texas Sushiko in the Yard at 440 E. St. Elmo will be bringing the rice wine wonderments and fancy fish foodery to full celebratory fruition. How? For instance: The release of a Still Austin Four Grain Whiskey barrel-aged saké and a live performance by Peelander-Yellow…

Now eat as well as you can, tip like it’s going out of style, and, ah, shantih shantih shantih.