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    Easter Dining

    Swoop Garden: Easter Brunch

    The Swoop Garden is that curated verdant paradise surrounding Swoop House, of course, and on Sunday it'll be host to an excellent service of brunch that features delights from the culinary crew of Sawyer & Co. Beginning with passed hors d'ouevres (while the kiddos enjoy an Easter egg hunt) and continuing with a buffet of garden salad, carved leg of lamb, smoked salmon, toasted focaccio, mini veggie and bacon-and-cheese quiches, hash brown casserole, and an amazing dessert trio to sweeten the finale among all that lovely spring foliage.
    Sun., April 17, 11am. $55 ($25, ages 10 and younger).  
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    Easter Dining

    Aba Mediterranean: Passover Feast

    Special for Passover this year, Austinites can enjoy an Aba's dinner to-go, featuring traditional dishes with a Mediterranean twist – including classic hummus; parmesan, potato, and Brussels sprout latkes; matzoh ball soup; leafy green salad; slow-braised short rib; crispy chicken thigh, and an almond tart. ($54; orders must be placed by Wed., April 13, 9am for carryout and delivery on Fri. and Sat., 11am-4pm.) OTOH, if you want to dine in the restaurant, you can get many of those excellent noms (and pan-roasted halibut) during dinner service on April 15-16. See website for more.
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    Easter Dining

    Chocolate Zombie Easter Bunny

    Yeah, this one ain't local, but, as the popular slogan used to say, "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania," right? This particular friend is called Sugar Plum, and they make chocolates of all kinds for all occasions, and right now they have chocolate zombie bunnies (and those zombies' decapitated victims) to give your Easter celebrations just the sort of grisly twist you've … always … wanted? Hella tasty and macabre, to be sure! Limited edition and going fast, so check 'em out ASAP.
    $20 and up.  
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    Easter Dining

    Dai Due: Easter Bunny Specials

    Bunnies? No, yeah, we do mean rabbitswhole rabbits, boned and stuffed with cream, sweetbreads, bacon, mushrooms, brandy, thyme, and breadcrumbs, presented as only this acclaimed butcher shop can do 'em. And freshly made lamb-and-artichoke sausages, as well, and a plethora of rolls and buns to accompany. All properly prepared, tasty af, and ready to reserve for your holiday feasting.
    Pre-order now for pickup on Sat., April 16.  
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    Easter Dining

    Gelato Paradiso

    Here's an Italian gelato shop located right in the heart of South Congress, purveyors of small-batch gelato and sorbetto, ready to celebrate the holiday with their specialty gelato cakes. Our pick: The exquisite Fiore D Latte, showcasing freshly sliced strawberries and strawberry sorbetto topped with vanilla gelato. Note: Place orders by phone at least 36 hours in advance for pickup.
    April 6-13
    1400 S. Congress, 512/580-0094
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    Easter Dining

    Goodall's Kitchen: Easter Brunch

    Head over to the Hotel Ella's superb restaurant for a decadent prix-fixe family-style brunch on Easter Sunday. Get you some of that tender flank steak (or baked salmon) accompanied by the likes of deviled eggs, roasted asparagus, charred carrot potato salad, corn maque choux, and more – there's something for everyone in this lineup, tell you what. Desserts? Try the mini coconut cream pies, lemon bars, and sugar cookies. And, bonus bunny tip: The Tiny Tails to You petting zoo(!) will visit the Hotel Ella lawn from 2-5pm.
    Sun., April 17, 10am-5pm. $85 ($30, kids).  
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    Easter Dining

    Tiny Pies for Easter

    Yes, they're available for pre-order at all four Tiny Pies locations, and the most holiday-centric deal is the cutely basketed six-pack of Easter Hand Pies, featuring three bunny pies and three egg pies in flavors of cherry and blueberry ($35.70). But you might also want to check out their strawberry mousse tarts, the quiche lorraine, and the five-inch pizza rustica, because – well, you know how delicious these things are, right?
    Order now for pickup on April 15-16  
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    Easter Dining

    Visconti Ristorante: Easter Brunch Buffet

    The signature restaurant of Hotel Granduca Austin presents its annual holiday fête amid the venue's elegant surrounds, loading their tables with starters of chilled smoked carrots, scrambled eggs with chives, a baked brie cheese bar, and more; with entrees of slow-roasted Angus striploin, rigatoni, grilled chicken, roasted salmon, and even more; and of course the sweet finishers of carrot cake, Rice Krispie eggs nest, lemon lover's bars, and assorted cheesecakes. You can wash all these delicacies down with juice or coffee, sure, but there'll also be a Bloody Mary bar and a Mimosa bar.
    Sun., April 17, 11am-3pm. $65-89 ($20, kids; free, ages five and younger).  
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    Bee Cave Farmers Market

    Every Sunday from 10-2, rain or shine, the Bee Cave Farmers Market showcases over 35 local purveyors of delicious produce, meats, and artisanal goods at the central plaza of the Hill Country Galleria. Browsing local farmers’, ranchers’, and artisans’ wares is a great reminder of how much talent and natural bounty the Central Texas region has to offer. And even if you can’t afford to make it your grocery haul, a farmers’ market brunch trip is never a bad idea. Vendors include Goodie Dumplings, grass fed Wagyu purveyors Linzer Ranch, Farmer Dave’s heirloom tomatoes, peaches, corn, and other produce, Bee Delightful CBD honey, and Blanco Booch raw kombucha.: – Lina Fisher
    Sundays, 10am-2pm.
    12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave
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    Texas Farmers’ Market at Mueller

    Sundays, 10am-2pm
    Branch Park Pavilion, 2006 Philomena
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