Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 12, 2019
Thursday 12
BALCONES DISTILLING: HOLIDAY TASTING And this evening's samplings-of-Balcones-spirits party is hosted by June's All Day, which only adds to the goodness of the brief (and sure to be popular) event. Thu., Dec. 12, 6-8pm. (2019) June's All Day, 1722 S. Congress, 512/416-1722. Free tasting w/ a hot toddy special. www.junesallday.com
HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA: HOLIDAY WINE WALK You're familiar with those wine walks that the Galleria frequently hosts, right? Where you stroll 'n' shop 'n' sample the dickens out of a fine array of vino? This here's the winter holiday version of that oenophilic peregrination. So – hey, Santa, pass us that bottle. Thu., Dec. 12, 5-9pm. (2019) Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave, 512/382-9017. www.hillcountrygalleria.com
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Friday 13
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Saturday 14
NADAMOO: VEGAN HOLIDAY FAIR Featuring the launch of that popular Plow Burger’s third food truck in Austin (it'll permanently reside at the NadaMoo! Scoop Shop) and the debut of the store's winter flavors – limited-edition and exclusive to the location. Also, there will be a vegan-forward market stocked by local restaurants and brands. Sat., Dec. 14, noon-5pm. (2019) NadaMoo! Scoop Shop, 1701 S. Lamar, 512/566-4964. https://nadamoo.com/scoop-shop
PUNCH BOWL SOCIAL: GRAND OPENING PARTY Well, yes, of course the convivial Punch Bowl Social in the Domain is already open. But this is the newest location of that epicenter of camaraderie and fun – and it's right Downtown. Go on, citizen, get yourself two full hours of delicious food, craft beverages, gaming-gaming-gaming, and a live art installation at this festive inaugural shindig. Sat., Dec. 14, 7-9pm. (2019) Punch Bowl Social, 522 Congress, 512/382-9017. $20. www.punchbowlsocial.com
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Sunday 15
SPILL THE TEA WITH THE BECKIES: HOLIDAY HIGH TEA Gossip, grrrls, and great food. What more could you ask for from brunch? Oh, part of the proceeds support Out Youth, too. So there's that. Pinkies up for high tea, plz. Sun., Dec. 15, 1-4pm. (2019) Fluff Meringues & More. $30. fluff-meringues.com
STAR BAR: HAIL MARY It’s been voted one of the top ten Bloody Marys in America, and now Star Bar’s Hail Mary is back on the third Sunday of each month. The heaping cocktail is a collab with on-site food trailer Schaller’s Stube and features their glorious fried chicken sandwich – plus mini sausages, cheese, powdered donuts, chocolate donuts, peppers, pickles, tomatoes, and olives. You know what that is? That’s a meal in a glass, tell you what. This gig is usually sold out like whoa, though, so better make DM reservations via Star Bar’s Facebook or Instagram ASAP. Sun., March 15, 11am-3pm Star Bar, 600 W. Sixth, 512/477-8550. $35. www.starbartexas.com
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Monday 16
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Tuesday 17
CARVE AMERICAN GRILLE: OPEN FOR TASTY BUSINESS This new restaurant just beyond the Oak Hill Y will use live-fire, smoke, and wood-grilling techniques across the menu, pulling inspiration from Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille. That's right, those guys, that's the parent company, which is why this place is worth your while from the get-go. And they'll be dishing up, among a plethora of other culinary delights, new takes on traditional comfort dishes: Meatloaf Cupcakes, Lobster Corn Dogs, Vegan Salisbury Steak. (Yes, that last one is a vegan dish: Just because they know how to sizzle marbled flesh to perfection doesn't mean they can't cater to non-carnivores as well, n'est-ce pas?) Also, the PR blasts we've seen suggest that CARVE will try to one-up Perry's iconic pork-chop-of-the-gods special, pigwise, which we can't even. Check it out, if you will – the joint opens on Tue., Dec. 17, 3pm – and tell us we're not just dreaming here? CARVE American Grille, 7415 Southwest Pkwy. Bldg. #1. www.carveamericangrille.com
THE ELEANOR: MIRACLE ON FIFTH STREET The popular yuletide pop-up bar has returned to the Eleanor, and this year you can enjoy even more of it with extended hours (opening at 2pm daily, and at noon from Dec. 19-25). You've heard of "decking the halls," right? Check out all the holiday schmaltz just about dripping like liquid tinsel here, the whole place festooned like Christmas exploded in a somewhat artful manner. They've got an expanded menu of cocktails for you, too, including some specials – the SanTaRex, for instance, and a new Mistletoe shot – that are sure to knock the elf right off your shelf. If you know what we mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, mind the reindeer scat. Through Dec. 29 The Eleanor, 307-A W. Fifth. www.miracleon5thst.com
Ongoing
BARTON CREEK FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Barton Creek Square, 2901 Capital of TX Hwy. S., 512/327-7040. bartoncreekfarmersmarket.org
BEE CAVE FARMERS MARKET Sundays, 10am-2pm. 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave. beecavefarmersmarket.com
HOPE FARMERS MARKET Sundays, 11am-3pm. Plaza Saltillo, 412 Comal, 512/727-8363. hopefarmersmarket.org
SFC SUNSET VALLEY FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Toney Burger Activity Center, 3200 Jones, 512/414-2096. sfcfarmersmarket.org
TEXAS FARMERS’ MARKET AT LAKELINE Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Lakeline Mall, 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr., Cedar Park, 512/363-5700. texasfarmersmarket.org/lakeline
TEXAS FARMERS’ MARKET AT MUELLER Sundays, 10am-2pm Branch Park Pavilion, 2006 Philomena. texasfarmersmarket.org/mueller
BOGGY CREEK FARM STAND Wed.-Sat., 8am-1pm. Boggy Creek Farm, 3414 Lyons, 512/926-4650. boggycreekfarm.com
SPRINGDALE FARM STAND Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale, 512/386-8899. springdalefarmaustin.com