For you, dear reader: a brief summary of gastronomic gambits with which to offer the shombolic shitshow of 2021
Rebel Cheese’s vegan wizards win the New Year with a damn party
EMMER & RYE Needless to say, the House of Fink (award – winning chef Kevin Finkthat is, it offers an elegant pre-set dinner menu with locally sourced brilliance ($ 125), but you can also get a celebration kit at home ($ 150 for two people), the thought of which already has drool: soft scrambled eggs with caviar, winter salad, pasta bolognese, tiramisu and champagne. 512 / 366-5530 www.emmerandrye.com
NYE WITH FRIENDS DINNER Stephen Shallcross’ culinary flavors 2Dinar4 you want to pamper your tired palate of 2021 with a five-course foie gras tea towel, tuna tartare, muslin pumpkin sponge cake, osso bucco with creamy polenta and grilled broccoli (!) and, for dessert, chocolate truffles with berries of winter and cream. And if you do not want to join the few social distances of the charming Swoop House (or reservations have been exhausted), you can still get all this goodness at your own urban cocoon by picking up or delivering. www.2dine4.com
REBEL CHEESE: WINE TASTING AND CHEESE There could be a hundred places to make vegan cheese in Austin (hint: there is not), and this company would remain the first. Join Cheese Kirsten Maitland i Fred True for an exclusive Zoomed event with four homemade cheeses and a bottle of sparkling wine. (And yes, of of course it also includes bread and cookies, olives and fruit; these people are not, you know, Philistines.) Warning: There are many obsessive cheese lovers in this city and many vegans; we recommend booking your site as soon as possible. Event: Thursday, December 31, from 7 to 8 p.m. The price varies. www.rebelcheese.com
SOUTH CONGRESS COFFEE In case you missed your usual trotamond habits in 2021, which could be jetsetter, here’s your last chance to eat around the planet, as the popular coffee offers a variety of “Trio” packages with everywhere: The Texas Threesome has an eight-ounce veal, grilled prawn skewers, and roasted purple rosemary potatoes; Mexican threesome, tuna with green sauce, beef medallions with chili lime glaze and cassava puree; French Threesome, with small steak with broken burgundy, baked lobster tail and potato croquettes; and an Italian who, oh, check out the website, okay? (But keep in mind: every three costs $ 49 per person and includes a salad and a selection of espresso chocolate mousse or cream of vanilla Anglaise beans for dessert.) Www.southcongresscafe.com
HOPFIELDS: NYE’S HOME PARTY Enjoy your own five-course dinner at home with detailed instructions from the chef James Flowers on how to enjoy it better. The fierce Hopfields kitchen will do all the work; all you have to do is order online and pick up the names on the sidewalk. The festive package offers you a plate of cheese and fruit, a variety of homemade charcuterie, paddle fish caviar, half a roasted chicken with harissa and a cup of peanut butter for dessert. But that’s just the food! Also: choice of bottled wine, beer or cider, plus NYE-style hats and a Hopfields snifter glass for each person. $ 200 (for two), $ 320 (for four). www.hopfieldsaustin.com
THE DEVIL CAN ATTENTION: WARHOL NYE This sleek Mediterranean venue will kick off in 2021 with a pop-art-inspired pop-up window, with live performers, a special menu, DJ entertainment and “every Instagramable moment you want”. Yes, glamhounds will especially appreciate the brilliance, though everyone he likes the sumptuous food of this West Sixth hotspot. Tickets ($ 45) include seating at the table, a welcome cocktail and an hors d’oeuvres dish. www.devilmaycareatx.com
DAI DUE NYE Join the chef Jesse Griffiths and its crew of locavors finishes to celebrate the end of 2021 with two multi-course menus with the best vegetables in the region (brown carrot butter, potato soup with chickpeas, mushroom bourguignon, roasted winter vegetables) and meats hunting (rabbit rillettes, wild boar meatballs, antelope paprikash, duck egg custard). You can dine on the outdoor patio (with heaters on each table) or pick up takeaway food in advance. (Takeaway meals will, of course, include detailed instructions on how to heat and serve better). $ 69-79. www.daidue.com
TLC AUSTIN: NYE SURF & TURF This hearty local Texas cuisine bastion offers a kind of tasty review of New York’s old-fashioned dinners: dinners for two, to be precise, with two eight-ounce fillet fillets, lobster halves stuffed with crab, rosemary potatoes, asparagus and a chocolate brownie with spicy strawberry compote. And of course, a bottle of Taittinger Brut champagne is included. Note: Accessories include hot black-eyed peas, Texas caviar, and bloody Mary and mimosa kits. $ 250 www.tlcaustin.com
NYE GOLDEN GOOSE PASTE The Golden Goose will help you celebrate it with the locals this year, with a dinner with the kind of luxury items you would expect while eating at this excellent Tedesco house the last vacation of the year. year. Details coming soon on their social media. Note: Subscription deadline at midnight on 12/26 to pick up on 12/30 for New Year’s Eve. Both holiday subscriptions are available as meals for two or four people (with optional wine supplements) through Table22. www.table22.com/loca-doro
KEMURI TATSU-YA This acclaimed restaurant is new Club Omakase includes three different styles to choose from, including “O-niku Omakase,” a menu focused on smoked meat; “O-sakana Omakase”, a menu suitable for fishermen, or the “O-yasai Omakase”, a vegetarian menu, with all these delicious arrays featuring the redefined and elevated dishes of Kemuri’s upcoming cooking program. (They have also renovated the site will only operate in the covered patio, with tables at least six feet apart). Bonus: cured menu of cocktails, sake, whiskey and shochu. www.kemuri-tatsuya.com