2015 is Austin’s Year of Breweries; Chipotle Fundraiser for Urban Roots; More

BEER WIRE — 2015 is the year of local breweries, as pointed out by Austin360. Altogether, there are ten new breweries and brewpubs opening this year. The cover piece takes a closer look at four of them: Bluebonnet Beer Company, Last Stand Brewing Company, Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Company, and Strange Land Brewery. [Austin360]

CHAIN CHARITYWIRE — Help Chipotle earn money for nonprofit Urban Roots by dining out at any of the fast casual chain’s Austin locations today. Their goal is to raise $15,000 to donate towards the organization’s youth farm field trips program. [EaterWire]

CHEF SHUFFLE — Easy Tiger’s Carly Rossmeissl will join the staff of Juliet as the executive pastry chef. She previously worked at Maialino Trattoria in New York. The new Italian restaurant is set to open on Barton Springs this spring. [EaterWire]