Adam Boles
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Downtown Austin ramen and sushi spot shutters permanently due to COVID-19
The owners of Ni-Komé, the sushi and ramen stall at downtown’s Fareground Food Hall, announced Thursday, August 13, that they will close the location permanently as a result of the ... → Read More
Austin creatives impacted by COVID-19 now eligible for $2,000 grant
Thanks to a resolution passed in June by the Austin City Council, working artists and creatives in the Capital City whose livelihoods were impacted by the CO → Read More
Meet the 8 top Austin chefs shaping the city's dining scene right now
An eye for detail, a sense of humor, a drive to succeed even in the face of the most daunting times, these are the qualities of a great chef. The list of nom → Read More
Austin's top 5 bartenders craft the best cocktails in the city
It may seem cruel to tout the talents of these vaunted cocktail virtuosos during a time when Texas bars are closed, but not even a global pandemic can keep us ... → Read More
These 8 Austin restaurants dish out the city's best queso
If you’ve spent any significant part of your life in Austin, then you’ve likely developed some pretty strong opinions about the city's unofficial dish: queso. Like our state’s other well-loved ... → Read More
Austin's 5 best breweries craft city's status as a beer destination
Boasting more breweries than any other city in Texas, Austin has emerged as one of the main pulse points of craft brewing in the country. Credit is due, perh → Read More
Essential Austin nonprofit finding new ways to nourish community amid COVID-19
Tune into the Urban Roots Instagram feed and you’ll find a new series of videos featuring executive director Max Elliott teaching viewers how to plant peppers; showcasing his ready crop of ... → Read More
Austin urban farms add farm stands and produce delivery in fight to stay open
When Austin-native Finegan Ferrebouf and her partner, Jason Gold, moved back to town in January with their one-month-old baby to start Steelbow Farm, the ide → Read More
Austin restaurants must pivot from feeding the public to feeding employees during shutdown
One of the most rewarding parts of working in a restaurant is the daily pre-shift buffet, affectionately known as “family meal.” Workers come together as a team to eat and ... → Read More
7 upscale Austin eateries that are dog-friendly and delicious
Austin, as we all know, is for dog lovers, and the city's more casual hot spots welcome our furry friends. The ABGB, for instance, has a beer on the menu → Read More
This new Austin app finds the most Instagram-worthy selfie spots in the city
Ashley Behnke has a hell of an eye. Before founding her new Austin startup, Spot Loc8r, Behnke was using her talent to help market and promote a small fashio → Read More
7 Austin mom-and-pop restaurants that make dining out a family affair
In Austin, we’re loyal to our locally owned restaurants, but it’s the family-owned joints that really stick in our hearts. A good mom-and-pop restaurant does something beyond feeding you delicious ... → Read More
Innovative platform sparks 10,000 Austinites to pay-it-forward with a new kind of movement
Tali Saar believes that kindness is contagious. Her new online pay-it-foward platform, Rooster, was launched a year ago in Portland, Oregon, with a basic belief that at our core, being ... → Read More
Massive family sports complex and hockey rink skates into Austin area
Every day, parents around Austin participate in the same ritual: pick the youngest up from her elementary school, race over to the middle school or high scho → Read More
Empowering new Austin coffee shop is the first of its kind in U.S.
Let’s get one thing clear: Empowered Coffee is not a charity. It is a fully functioning, for-profit coffee shop started three months ago by Jonathan Davis and his wife, Dr. ... → Read More
NBC has designs on Austin entrepreneur to star in brand-new reality show
Long before Claire Zinnecker was renovating kids' rooms on television for Get Out of My Room, her new show on NBC's Universal Kids, she was a kid herself — growing ... → Read More
Long-running Austin craft beer bar taps out of the Warehouse District
After more than 20 years as a staple of downtown Austin’s nightlife scene, The Ginger Man, at 301 Lavaca St., will close its doors for good on Sunday, → Read More
Tiny wine bar curated by local musician pours into East Austin
Joe Pannenbacker isn’t your typical wine connoisseur, and his path to opening APT 115, a new wine room located at 2025 E. Seventh St., was just as unconventional. A working musician, ... → Read More
Austin Ice Cream Festival gives scoop on hot events and cool new nighttime party
Forget about SX, people. ACL Fest? Never heard of it. As Austin festivals go, there’s nothing sweeter than the Austin Ice Cream Festival. Arriving at Fiesta Gardens on June 23 ... → Read More
Austin burger blogger rises as new star of popular Food Network show
Burger blogger and TV star Ali Khan talks about Austin and his shows Spring Baking Championship and Cheap Eats. → Read More