A big Austin welcome to Yeti Frozen Custard! They have just recently moved to Austin from San Diego to launch their business, and are serving up cool, creamy, velvety deliciousness! Located at 1502 S. 1st Street, in the lot with LA Barbecue, at Elizabeth Street. Look for their teal blue truck (with the giant yeti) in the back of the lot. They're currently keeping hours the same as LA Barbecue, 11am til sold out, Wednesdays through Sundays, though with SXSW this week, they've also been hosting some music showcases. So if you come for barbecue, don't forget about dessert!
Yeti has vanilla and chocolate custard, and can also make you a Dizzy Yeti, with your choice of a topping (like a Blizzard from DQ, but better!), or a Floating Yeti with fizzy soda or Cuvee coffee. I had a Dizzy Yeti -- chocolate custard with peanut butter cups mixed in (trust me, they're in there!). See their website for the full menu.
This is Andy in her truck! Check their Facebook page and/or Twitter feed for updates; they have been really good about keeping these current, which I appreciate, and their branding is really spot-on. Yeti is delicious, and I am excited they are in my neighborhood. So go stop by, and tell her I sent you!
Oh, and you can take a pint home too!
St. Patrick Day Celebrations
-- Fado, beginning at 9 am! Tickets are $10, and available in advance.
-- Chicago House, beginning at 10 am, featuring "the Blackened Bucket," Thirsty Planet's Bucket Head beer with Guinness.
Nominations
-- Two local chefs, Andew Wiseheart of Contigo and Mat Clouser of Swift's Attic are both up for Food and Wine Magazine's People's Choice for Best New Chef, Southwestern states. Go to the website and vote for your favorite(s) before March 18th!
Events
-- LOTS happening at Springdale Farm in the coming weeks. On March 17th, they will host a Peelander-Z Family Jamboree concert; March 23rd, a spring concert from the Zenith Quartet; March 30th, part of the Funky Chicken Co-op Tour; April 14th East Austin Urban Farm Tour; AND the announcement of Chef Sonya Cote's latest locavore project, Eden East, and outdoor dining establishment there at Springdale. From the press release: "Eden East's
custom dinner experience will deliver prix fixe, multicourse meals
bringing guests into the aura of the farm. Patrons can dine al fresco --
just feet
away from where their food was raised -- or inside the cozy confines of a
1920's farmhouse surrounded by an exquisitely decorated pecan orchard."
Openings
-- Yeti Frozen Custard, a new food trailer, has opened next to LA Barbecue on South First Street. (It's delicious, I just tried it! Blog post coming soon.)
-- Flour and Vine has taken over the space occupied by Hugo's, at 300 S. Lamar.
-- Coming later this spring to the old Romeo's on Barton Springs, Umami Mia Pizzeria.
-- Smashburger, a fast food burger chain, is coming to Southpark Meadows.
