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— Kyoten is taking a little break from Sunday, August 16 until Thursday, September 3. The sushi trailer will reopen on Friday, September 4.
— After doe-eyed indie actress and musician Zooey Deschanel gave birth to her baby daughter and got married earlier this month, the family was spotted at Hillside Farmacy over the weekend.
— Aaron Franklin told The Wall Street Journal that his favorite podcast is Andrew Zimmern’s Go Fork Yourself because
— J.C. Reid, barbecue columnist for the Houston Chronicle, profiled Freedmen’s this week. He wrote that the barbecue joint embraces newer trends with table service, a focus on whiskey, and smoking everything, while also serving delicious brisket, ribs, and sausage.
— Olive & June’s Nathan Fausti was named the best sommelier for the year at the Texas Sommeliers Conference this week.
— As Austin considers getting rid of the criminal history question on job applications, KEYE spoke to Hoover’s Cooking about its policy on giving second chances and not looking into applicants’ pasts.
