Sly Wink

Twelve-year-old "cook's restaurant" Wink "continues to thrive," reports MM Pack at the Austin Chronicle. Owners Stewart Scruggs and Mark Paul "tend to complete each other's sentences," and have turned out a who's who of Austin culinary stars, including Barley Swine's Bryce Gilmore and Noble Sandwich Co.'s John Bates. Wink has trend-conquering staying power, says Scruggs: "We were trendy at one point, but that's passed, and it isn't what we're about or what keeps us successful." [Austin Chronicle]