Texas Chili Parlor Fires Up; NOLA Pig Roast Downtown

DOWNTOWN — Last night the Texas Chili Parlor's rooftop sign caught afire, forcing the bar to evacuate its patrons, but things are cool now. [Statesman]

WEST — The Way Out West Austin food blog has a look at the brand new Salsa's restaurant on 2222 in far west Austin. Their take: "our experience was all good." [WOWA]

DOWNTOWN — Looking for a New Orleans-inspired party at a fancypants fine dining restaurant that you can take the kids to? You'll want the "TRACE Boucherie" on September 16th, wherein chef Ben Hightower will prepare a family-style pig roast. Tickets are $35 for adults, $12 for kids. [Eaterwire]

Texas Chili Parlor. [Photo: Dan B./Yelp]