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Willie Nelson Dined at Salt & Time, and More A.M. Intel

The latest restaurant tidbits in Austin served right now

The Spotify House, SXSW 2016, Austin, Texas
Willie Nelson at SXSW in 2016
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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.

— Austin legend Willie Nelson, his wife Annie D'Angelo, and his friends dined at Salt & Time last night. Co-owner Ben Runkle got the musician to sign a painting of himself that hangs in the restaurant.

— Both locations of Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon are handing out free breakfast tacos from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today.

— Of the 30 participating restaurants in the first-ever Asian food festival the Far East Fest, Sway won the critics choice with a congee made with roast pork and carrot harissa. Other awards include most innovative, which went to Chicon for its aged beef chawanmushi served with tobiko, Thai basil, and black garlic salt, and Dee Dee won for best food truck and best dessert for its mango sticky rice.

— East Cesar Chavez spot Bufalina now offers happy hour with $5 food specials and glasses of wine, $4 beers, and half-off bottles of wine under $100. It begins on Thursday, October 5 and runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Additionally, its sibling spot on Burnet Road, Bufalina Due, will offer half-off wine bottles under $100 from 9 to 11 p.m.

— Sausage truck Best Wurst opened a newlocation at Rainey Street bar Icenhauer’s. It serves up grilled sausage sandwiches during the evenings from Thursday through Saturday, and then Sunday brunch.

— Over the weekend, KUT visited the St. Elias Mediterranean Food Festival, which has been running for 85 years in Austin.

Salt & Time

1912 East 7th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 524-1383 Visit Website

Icenhauer's

83 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 (512) 473-0005 Visit Website

Bufalina

2215 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 524-2523 Visit Website

Chicon [Closed]

1914 East 6th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 354-1480 Visit Website