Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 13, 2019
Thursday 14
EAST AUSTIN URBAN FARM TOUR Yes, the 10th annual tour’s not until April – but tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 19, so we’re telling you about it now! Because we want you to have a chance to partake of the culinary bounties of Boggy Creek Farm, HausBar Urban Farm, Rain Lily Farm, and (for their first year) Eden East Farm – not to mention the handcrafted sips from local brewers, wine merchants, and mixologists at each stop – and those tickets go fast. Sun., April 14, 1-5pm $75. www.eastaustinurbanfarmtour.com
Friday 15
STILL AUSTIN WHISKEY ROCKS FOR HAAM Yeah, you know we already admire the people and products of Still Austin – but now even more so as they set up these two days of much live music and craft marketing and plenty of artisanal tippling as a benefit for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. Fri.-Sat., March 15-16, 1-9pm Still Austin, 440 E. St. Elmo, 512/276-2700. stillaustin.com
Saturday 16
STILL AUSTIN WHISKEY ROCKS FOR HAAM Yeah, you know we already admire the people and products of Still Austin – but now even more so as they set up these two days of much live music and craft marketing and plenty of artisanal tippling as a benefit for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. Fri.-Sat., March 15-16, 1-9pm Still Austin, 440 E. St. Elmo, 512/276-2700. stillaustin.com
Sunday 17
GET SHAMROCKED AT LAVACA ROCK ROSE Celebrate the luck of the Irish and alla that with an array of classic drinks, shamrock shakes, Guinness drafts, and Jameson whiskey. Turf N’ Surf will be also be serving up their well-seasoned specials. Sun., March 17, 9am-12mid Lavaca Rock Rose, 11420 Rock Rose Ave. #100. www.lavacastdomain.com
OPAL DIVINE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL Ain't hardly a better place in the world (unless you're already in old Éire) to celebrate this day than at Opal's where the whiskey runs like a river and the riverrun past Eve and Adam's, y'ken our meaning here? Besides, the live music offered this day is so on-point it's making us squint against its brilliance: Silver Thistle Pipe & Drum Corps, Rich Brotherton & Ed Miller, Guy Forsyth, Michael Fracasso, Knockferry Bridge, and more. Here's your hat, because you'd best be in a hurry! Sun., March 17, noon-12mid Opal Divine's. www.opaldivines.com
PECAN STREET BREWING: CRAWFISH BOIL How about this third annual event out there in Johnson City, huh? You know it's gonna be a fine ol' day with live bands and great craft beer and puh-lenty of them fresh mudbugs. Get you a little out-of-town breather for a change, citizen! Sun., March 17, noon-10pm 106 E. Pecan Dr., Johnson City. www.pecanstreetbrewing.com
W’S GET LUCKY BRUNCH Kick off your St. Paddy’s Day getting lucky at Trace with a themed boozy brunch. Bonus: beats by DJ Farrah Flosset and a variety of prizes for the lucky ones. Reservations highly recommended. Sun., March 17, 10:30am-3pm. (2019) Trace at the W Hotel, 200 Lavaca, 512/542-3660. traceaustin.com
Monday 18
EAST AUSTIN URBAN FARM TOUR Yes, the 10th annual tour’s not until April – but tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 19, so we’re telling you about it now! Because we want you to have a chance to partake of the culinary bounties of Boggy Creek Farm, HausBar Urban Farm, Rain Lily Farm, and (for their first year) Eden East Farm – not to mention the handcrafted sips from local brewers, wine merchants, and mixologists at each stop – and those tickets go fast. Sun., April 14, 1-5pm $75. www.eastaustinurbanfarmtour.com
JUNIPER: AMORÉ MONDAYS This excellent Northern Italian eatery has debuted Amoré Monday, a curated menu of their most popular dishes at happy hour prices, offering tastes of antipasti favorites like puffy potatoes and chicken liver mousse, along with housemade pasta dishes, including carbonara, spaghetti & meatballs, and cacio e pepe. A raft of spritze-forward drink specials accompany this wealth of yum, beer and bottles of wine are half off, and – pssst! – be sure to ask about those "shift drinks" for a boilermakery good time. Mondays, through March 25 Juniper, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #304, 512/220-9421. www.juniperaustin.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
