Young Guns Dinner At Swoop House; Antonelli's Agave

DOWNTOWN — Bloggers love free food, but Kate Thornberry really, really enjoyed this week's media dinner at The Bonneville: "every menu item I tried (and yes, I did try them all – some several times) was perfectly cooked and memorable." Evaluate their offerings for yourself on Tuesday, June, 11th, when the downtown restaurant hosts a dinner with Envolve Winery. [Austin Chronicle/The Thread]

HYDE PARK — Anyone want to take this gorgeous, gigantic agave plant off the hands (and the sidewalk) of the Antonelli's Cheese House folks? [Eaterwire]

EAST SIDE — Austin boasts three nominees for this year's Eater Young Guns class— Shion Aikawa, director of operations at Ramen Tatsu-Ya, Jessica Rupert, kitchen supervisor at East Side King, and Sam Hellman-Mass, sous chef and partner at Barley Swine—and the three contenders themselves have organized a five-course dinner at the Swoop House on Thursday, June 20th. Seats are $75 and include complimentary beverages. [Eaterwire]

The Bonneville. [Photo: Spencer Selvidge/EATX]