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Fourths Opens on South Congress With Drive-Thru Handcrafted Burgers and a Beer Garden

July 15, 2026

Fourths Handcrafted Burgers has recently opened on South Congress, offering their take on fast casual burger joint in Austin. South Congress has needed another real burger joint for a while now. After Hopdoddy...

Austin Mac & Cheese Festival 2026 Returns as Camp Mac and Cheese

Hayden Walker

July 7, 2026

EVENTS, Featured, Food Festival

Every fall, Austinites drives out to a ranch in Bee Cave to eat mac and cheese out of cast iron skillets next to a campfire. This will be the third year they've done it at Star Hill Ranch, so at this point it'...

The Complete Austin BBQ Guide 2026: Every Spot Worth the Smoke

Hayden Walker

July 7, 2026

Barbecue, BEST SPOTS, Eating Guide, Featured

Austin might not be the birthplace of Texas barbecue, but it might be the captial depending on who you ask. The birthplace honors belong to small towns like Lockhart and Taylor, where German and Czech butchers...

Where to Find Austin’s Best Burgers, $10 and Under

Hayden Walker

July 1, 2026

BEST SPOTS, Burgers, Eating Guide, Featured, News

Here's the trick nobody tells you about eating well in Austin on a budget: some of the best burgers in the city aren't at the cheap spots. They're at the nice ones, during the one hour window where the kit...

Austin’s Jess Pryles set to Judge the Toughest BBQ Competition on Food Network

Hayden Walker

June 22, 2026

Entertainment, Featured

Food Network is premiering a new competition series called Pitmasters, and sitting at the judges table is Austin's Jess Pryles of Hardcore Carnivore, a live fire cook, meat expert, and author who has spent yea...

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Red River’s Hot Summer Nights Returns July 16-18 With a Serious Food and Drink Lineup

Hayden Walker

June 16, 2026

EVENTS, Featured, Festivals

The free music festival is back for year nine, and this time the deals are doing almost as much work as the bands. Hot Summer Nights, Red River Cultural District's admission-free summer festival, runs July ...

Netflix’s Next Gen Chef Winner Returns to Texas for a One Weekend Dinner Series in Austin

Hayden Walker

June 9, 2026

Dinner, EVENTS, Featured

Austin diners have a rare opportunity this weekend to experience the work of a chef whose career has taken him from Texas to some of the most celebrated kitchens in the country. Midnight in the Garden is we...

Bar Fino Expands on Rainey Street With Fleet Coffee, La Santa Barbacha, and an All Day Hospitality Experience

Hayden Walker

June 5, 2026

Dining, Featured, Rainey Street

One of Austin's buzziest cocktail destinations is getting a major upgrade. Bar Fino, the European-inspired cocktail bar tucked along Rainey Street, has expanded into the neighboring bungalow and patio space...

The Driskill Grill and Bar Reopens in Austin With New Steakhouse Concept

Hayden Walker

May 20, 2026

Dining, Downtown, Featured

One of Austin’s most storied dining rooms is stepping back into the spotlight. The Driskill Grill and Bar has reopened inside the Driskill Hotel, reintroduced by MML Hospitality as a refined American steakhous...

A Summer Guide to the Alps: Where to Stay for Space, Views, and a Reset

Hayden Walker

May 13, 2026

Featured, Luxury Travel, Travel

Summer in France usually pulls travelers south. Beach towns fill up, reservations get tight, and every day starts to feel scheduled before it even begins. Head into the Alps instead, and the pace shifts. Th...