Uchiko’s monthly vegetarian celebration will continue on Monday, December 15. Ranging from a tasting menu to sushi pieces featuring vegetables. Even the biggest meat eater will be enticed by the menu!
Join integrative dietitian of Naturally Nourished, Ali Miller, as she walks you through a food-as-medicine dining experience prepared and created by chef Monica Pope of Sparrow Bar + Cookshop.
Get more from your holiday shopping experience with Metier this December. On Wednesday evenings, from 6PM – 7:30PM, they’ll be serving up champagne cocktails and giving out Jessica’s favorite holiday cookie recipes with every purchase, just in time to liven up your holiday party. Plus, they have beautiful gift options for all of the cooks in your life AND awesome, one-of-a-kind vintage items to spiffy up your holiday table. Stop in before heading to dinner – pick up a hostess gift or a treat for yourself!
The holiday season has arrived, and two Austin–area restaurants are getting into the yuletide spirit with a seasonal collaborative dinner event. VOX Table, the New American restaurant opening at the beginning of 2015 in the Lamar Union community complex in South Austin, and Noble Sandwich Co., Central Texas’ popular gourmet sandwich eatery, will host A Very VOX Holiday @ Noble Sandwich Co. This special six-course dinner event ($70 per person), which includes a collaborative menu and complimentary cocktails from Austin’s Treaty Oak Distilling Co., takes place on Thursday, Dec. 18, beginning at 7 p.m., at Noble’s North Austin location, 4805 Burnet Road. And in the true spirit of the holiday season, portions of the proceeds from the dinner event will benefit the local Toys for Tots charity.
This unique dining experience will feature menu courses devised and created by Noble Sandwich Co. chefs and co-owners John Bates and Brandon Martinez, as well as VOX Table Executive Chef Joe Anguiano. The feast’s first course, prepared by Noble Sandwich Co., includes Beet Carpaccio served with a buttermilk bleu cheese dressing, toasted nuts, chicory salad, radish, endive and escorol. Chef Anguiano’s second course features a seasonalRoasted Chestnut Soup with licorice root and herbed croutons, followed by Chef Anguiano’s third course, Black Grouper with a vegetable cassoulet and a decadent red wine and lobster coral sauce. Noble chefs Bates and Martinez will prepare the fourth course, a savory Bone Marrow Budino served with mushroom bacon, a Meyer lemon sauce and a watercress and frisée salad. VOX Table’s fifth course is a Roasted Duck Breast served with a cabbage and leek confit, and sweet and sour strawberries. The final course includes an indulgent dessert ofWhite Chocolate and Allspice Mousse with pomegranate gelée, grapefruit-walnut granola and florentine tuile, prepared by VOX Table Pastry Chef Allison Henschel.
In addition to feasting on this collaborative chef-created meal, event guests will be treated to complimentary spirits from Treaty Oak Distilling Co., including a welcome punch, three cocktails throughout the dinner and a dessert-paired cocktail.
Tickets for A Very VOX Holiday @ Noble Sandwich Co. are limited and available through EventBrite
Get more from your holiday shopping experience with Metier this December. On Wednesday evenings, from 6PM – 7:30PM, they’ll be serving up champagne cocktails and giving out Jessica’s favorite holiday cookie recipes with every purchase, just in time to liven up your holiday party. Plus, they have beautiful gift options for all of the cooks in your life AND awesome, one-of-a-kind vintage items to spiffy up your holiday table. Stop in before heading to dinner – pick up a hostess gift or a treat for yourself!
Looking to ring in the New Year while avoiding the downtown crowds? Look no further than Gibson Street Bar. The South Lamar favorite will be featuring a DJ dance party all night as well as free champagne to toast at midnight. The best New Year’s Eve party in South Austin will not have a cover and kicks off at 8 p.m.
Bring in the New Year at Rattle Inn, the perfect place to listen to live music, enjoy a cocktail and have a great view of the city. General admission is no cover, and if VIP is more your thing, reserve a table in the Whiskey Room or reserve a table on the rooftop deck. Live music: Lou Shields, Dixie Underground, Amardillo Creek, Junkyard Mongrels, Danger Cakes.
If you’re looking for a special way to start or end the last day of 2014, Lenoir has a great dinner planned for New Year’s Eve. The menu is $65 for four courses, with options at each course, plus a few surprises. We’ll offer complimentary valet and warm wishes to ring in your new year, so consider joining us. Reservations are available.
Sullivan’s -$69 per person, first seating 4pm-5:45pm; second seating $79 6-11pm
Bid farewell to 2014 in decadent style as Warehouse District staple, Sullivan’s celebrates the arrival of 2015 with an indulgent four course menu. Choose from classics like a hearty New York Strip or Roasted Rack of Lamb as well as new favorites like Lobster Basil Stuffed Shrimp or Broiled Salmon Filet with Beurre Blanc. Top off the meal with a sweet ending like the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding.
Sullivan’s Steakhouse, founded in 1996, is a favorite neighborhood restaurant. Known for its hand cut steaks, Sullivan’s is equally well-known for its fresh seafood, delectable side dishes, mouth-watering desserts and award-winning wine list.
Ring in the New Year at laV with two special seatings. 3 course prix-fixe, $135 per person with seating between 5pm-6pm and a later seating, 5 course prix fixe, $185 per person with seating between 8-9pm
Early Seating
deviled egg, caviar, brioche, chive
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foie gras torchon, huckleberry preserve, toast
ruby grapefruit & endive salad, peekytoe crab, avocado puree
truffle risotto, white alba truffle, parmigiano reggiano, chives
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brioche crusted akaushi ribeye, creamed kale, black garlic chimmichurri, cipollini onions
dewberry cornish game hen, perigord truffle, chestnut stuffing, parsnip puree
poached pacific halibut, pomme anna, brussels sprouts, beurre rouge
brown butter cauliflower steak, meyer lemon, capers, parsley
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blood orange budino, champagne sorbet
chocolate caramel tart, candied pecans, bourbon whipped cream
Late Seating
deviled egg, caviar, brioche, chive
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foie gras torchon, huckleberry preserve, toast
endive salad & pear salad, stilton, hazelnut vinaigrette
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agnolotti del plin, prosciutto consommé
painted hills beef tartare, spicy remoulade, potato chips
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peconic bay scallops, roasted cauliflower, almonds, black truffle puree
truffle risotto, white alba truffle, parmigiano reggiano, chives
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brioche crusted akaushi ribeye, creamed kale, black garlic chimmichurri, cipollini onions
dewberry cornish game hen, perigord truffle, chestnut stuffing, parsnip puree
poached pacific halibut, pomme anna, brussels sprouts, beurre rouge
brown butter cauliflower steak, meyer lemon, capers, parsley
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blood orange budino, champagne sorbet
chocolate caramel tart, candied pecans, bourbon whipped cream
warm brioche doughnuts, cassis jam