Thursday- Live Fire at the Salt Lick then Dessert Dinner at Trace by Pichet Ong
Beautiful evening at the Salt Lick. The long line is for Franklin's BBQ. Shocker.
Jester King lineup
A scrumptious pinotage blend from Cape Classics
John Bullington smokes an entire cow for his delicious meaty sandwich
I like pie! Especially if it is from Bud "The Pieman" Royer at Royer's Round Top Cafe
The lovely Paula from Paula's Texas Orange
Trace pastry chef Janina O'Leary (left) with Pichet Ong (right)
Barely Buzzed- creama panna cotta, Round Rock honey, lavender
Cream Soda- market berry vanilla swirl ice cream, black pepper genoise, Dr. Pepper reduction
Smoked chocolate cream beignet, caramelized white chocolate ice cream
Assorted Petit Fours
Friday- Secret Dessert Party at Hotel St Cecilia
Austin's own Philip Speer (foreground) with his pastry chef from Uchiko Andrew Lewis (background)
Sam Mason formerly of wd~50, currently at Empire Mayonnaise
Pichet Ong owner/chef P*ONG, Village Tart, The Spot, Bubble Lounge, and Batch
Christina Tosi from Momofuku Milk Bar
Popping bottles at the Hotel St Cecilia
Sunday- More Morimoto
Morimoto's Japanese fishing song elicited a Grito from the crowd. Texas fusion.
"TEXAS! Very, very hot."
