Real quickly....
-- Austin Restaurant Week is underway!
-- Banger's Oktoberfest is underway, September 22 - October 7 -- so 16 days of German beers, games, and drinking traditions! Lederhosen encouraged.
-- The Austin Cellar Classic will be October 5 and 6, benefiting the Austin Food and Wine Alliance. The dinner on the 5th is a five course wine pairing dinner ($125) with food from Max's Wine Dive; the grand tasting on the 6th features about 80 different wines ($45).
-- Hops and Grain will celebrate their first anniversary on October 7, with special access to beers, food, the tap room, commemorative glasses and more for $35/person.
-- Snap Kitchen opened their fifth location, at 6317 Bee Caves, just past 360 next to the Grove. Still no south locations though!