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Pastry Chef Shuffle, Below-Freezing Dollar Margaritas, and More A.M. Intel

The latest six restaurant tidbits in Austin served right now

Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon’s margarita
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon’s margarita
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Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest.

— Pastry chef Kerstin Bellah left Northern Italian restaurant Juniper last month. She can now be found over at boozy ice cream shop Prohibition Creamery as part of the pastry team. Bellah previously ran the bakeshop at no-longer St. Philip, as well as Uchiko.

— The original Alamo Drafthouse theater location, the second floor of 409 Colorado Street, is up for rent.

— For those who crave frozen drinks when the temperature is freezing cold, Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon’s South First location will offer dollar frozen margaritas whenever the thermometer dips to 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below. There is a catch: participants need to buy one food item, they can only order the lemon version, and there’s a limit of three per person.

— Forbes' 30 Under 30 list included a few Austinites involved in the food industry, like Siete Family Foods co-founder Miguel Garza (the company makes almond flour tortillas) and Verts co-founder Dominik Stein.

— Austin-based bar and restaurant J. Black’s is shuttering its Houston location to turn its attention to new restaurant TLC, opening in Lamar Union. Its last day in Houston will be on Saturday, February 11.

Time Out Austin tackles Austin’s best tacos now, featuring the usuals (Veracruz All Natural, Tamale House East, El Primo) and a newcomers (Grizzelda's).

Prohibition Creamery

1407 East 7th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 992-1449 Visit Website

Juniper

8490 Sunset Boulevard, , CA 90069 (424) 281-1890 Visit Website

TLC

1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78704