Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings.
Unusual pairing classes are among the delights of Antonelli’s Free Cheese Week
Here, in fact, is your “Food News Buffet” for the first week of February, as all the tree-draping icicles begin to think about starting to melt.
Why, yes, we do have a heaping helping of Valentine’s Day dining recos wrangled for you, so – bon appétit, lovers!
We could all use some comfort after this recent ice storm, and eating good cheese is one of this world’s surest comforts, and look: Antonelli’s annual Free Cheese Week is running Feb. 6-10 – which means that the first 50 customers each day to visit the Hyde Park shop (4220 Duval) will receive a free wedge of cheese. (Note: Antonelli’s is open daily, 11am-7pm.) Plus, their usual schedule of tasting-and-pairing classes? Is being supercharged with a few unique offerings next week, so give ’em a look-see right here …
We keep reminding you about those monthly Pasta Pasianos dinners with Fiore Tedesco and guest chefs at L’Oca d’Oro (1900 Simond), right? Here’s a happy follow-up to the most recent one: January’s dinner featuring Aaron & Stacy Franklin raised $6,200, bringing the total Pasta Paisanos support of the Lilith Fund to $23,000. And now here comes the February dinner, on Tue., Feb. 7, with the excellent Kim Alter (chef/owner of San Francisco’s Nightbird) as the culinary collaborator …
Speaking of Italian things … Aiello’s, the Italian-American pop-up concept at Birdie’s (2944 E. 12th), will be returning Feb. 7-11 and Feb.14-18. The classic red sauce joint is an homage to chef Tracy Malachek-Ezekiel’s grandfather, a tribute to the many contributions that immigrants have made to food in…
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