Here are some of the things that are happening in the Austin culinary world, drawing conclusions from numerous public relations announcements, comments on digital streets, and even occasional (verified) IRL wiretapping.

Yes, this is your food news buffet for the last week of November 2021.

Think it makes sense, if you sell delicious tamales...it makes sense to name your business as delicious tamales, right? Now, the San Antonio-based company is run by the mother-daughter team of Valerie Gonzalez and Herlinda Lopez-Wood, and opened its first Austin branch (1931 E. Oltorf) in the week after Thanksgiving. "We are proud of our tradition and of being the leading manufacturer of tamales in San Antonio," Lopez Wood said. "We sell more than 2 million per year—about 70 dozen tamales are produced every two minutes!" Mathematics always makes our brains tell us to eat more tamales. Take a look at these delicious ones, you can order hot and ready-to-eat (or frozen for reheating later)...

The Local Foods outpost on Burnet Road plans to open its permanent location in the Michael Hsu-designed mall on Second Street in February next year. All locally sourced foods are intact. After that, we thought that the residents of the city center might eat well forever, just bouncing back and forth between that store and Fareground...

Geraldine's is the luxury snack hall in Hotel Van Zandt. Its "Friendsgiving" cocktail menu lasts until December. The drink is inspired by the classic Thanksgiving episode of the NBC sitcom. Will provide $1 for No Kid Hungry. Have a drink for the kids—or Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Rose...

Okay, bourbon lovers, take a look at this: Or Austin's Cask Strength iteration, released in limited editions, completely sold out in a few weeks? The one that all whisky lovers like very much? Austin still heard our voices. They now have 118 standard barrel strength as a permanent part of their whisky product portfolio. You can find it in retail stores in Texas, and soon, you will be able to ship the bottle to a friend through the company's website...

And, after mentioning Still Austin, we will not miss this opportunity to remind you that the Bearded Baking Company of Chef Wes Dills is still on site and offers one of the best brunch menus you know. Seriously, this man’s biscuits and gravy are a transcendent southern beauty...

Of course, it-ordinary life-is not always related to whiskey, right? No: Sometimes it's also about wine. And, especially when we are in the peak holiday season, we are very pleased with the gift potential of the Texas Fine Wines 2021 holiday package, which is a four-bottle wine package from four outstanding wineries in Texas. Why not let distant relatives and friends know how good our local wine merchants are? Bonus: Order before December 8th, and these wines will be delivered in time before Christmas...

Speaking of good wine (and good food and good works), Texas Baguette will be closed on Thanksgiving, but will resume normal business the next day (and the most exclusive dining options, as well as an expanded wine program). If there is anything to replenish your tired soul during the consumer catastrophe of Black Friday, it is to visit Murph Willcott’s local-centric culinary fortress...

Well, this week is not so vague, we are happy to note that Tso Chinese Delivery-the new "TsoCo" store at 2407 S. Congress-will open on Saturday, November 27th, and finally bring Chinese food from local companies , Free shipping, and no tipping policy for entering South Austin...

It's not that there are few nomination options around these communities, or...

Or in the border zone that is not so south or north at all, Barton Springs Road, right? We mean, especially on Black Friday-especially if you, like some grim reapers, happen to like Apple...

Say, this is a fun holiday game that you can play! Find some old Austin hippies this holiday season. Have a meeting with them. You know, these gray-haired locals will insist with increasing enthusiasm that soon after Les Amis closes, the whole city becomes a mess and nothing is better than before. Ask that person bluntly: Is the cooking scene in Austin better than ever? These days, despite all their other shocking failures, isn't it a truly golden age of diverse cuisine? If they say "no", then just gently hug dear old man and win another victory for the ravages of nostalgia...

Citizen, eat as much as you can now! Tip it is out of date, and pay attention to the lingering'ronas and the unvaccinated eedjis that harbor them...

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