Vasek Garage x Carne Lenta: 'Cue the Music!

Remember when the excellent Micklethwait Craft Meats had that outpost in Smithville? Well, that's all changed, and the former Vasek Garage venue is now home to this new restaurant and bar and butcher shop that boasts an equally meat-forward agenda. (The joint specializes in Mexican-style slow roasting in 1000-gallon propane pits, and everything – sourcing, processing, and smoking the meats – happens in-house. And "carne lenta," for you monoglot Englishers, means slow meat.) This is where, on Saturday, pitmaster Tony Olvera and co-owner Simon Madera (of Taco Flats and la Holly fame) are glad to welcome you with an opening celebration that features live music from Austin's own bluesy wonderman Guy Forsyth. FYI, there's good social distancing on the patio, and the barbecue ... well, from what we've heard, "good" would be a sad, sad understatement.