LOCATIONS

Cookbook Bar & Cafe

710 W. Cesar Chavez, 512/487-5166

Photo by John Anderson

At this counter-service eatery located in the Austin Central Library, Chef Drew Curren of ELM Restaurant Group uses recipes from inspirational cookbooks, with a focus on the South and Mexico. The menus change seasonally and often incorporate local farm-to-table ingredients.
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Chronicle Reviews

Cookbook Bar & Cafe

Downtown Central Library’s restaurant offers a mixed bag

Melanie Haupt, December 20, 2018

Articles

Virginia B. Wood's Cookbook Collection Will Live on at Cookbook Cafe

Home "On the Range" at the Central Library

Jessi Cape, June 21, 2018

Best of Austin Awards

First Plates Awards

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