Bess Bistro’s New Menus; Pitster Aaron Franklin; Weirdos Loses Court Case

WEST 6TH — Take advantage of the generally nicer spring weather with Bess Bistro’s new terrace menu, including a pickle jar, and spring bar menu, including a watermelon mint julep, and kegged cocktails like vodka thyme lemonade. [EaterWire]

ZOMG BBQ — "Grease-covered, bespectacled pitster" and James Beard Award finalist Aaron Franklin was featured prominently in First We Feast’s barbecue manifesto. [First We Feast]

NORTH AUSTIN — The owners of Shuttered North Austin bar Weirdos, Jesse Fortney and his mother Cecilia, lost their court case against landlord Sharon Ma. The two sued Ma in 2013 for breach of contract and fraud, and in return, she countersued. Fortney plans on appealing the decision. [Austin Business Journal]