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Ready to get back out there, or at least thinking that might be in sight?  While a lot of things in Texas have been open for business for a while (and certainly are allowed to be, under Gov. Greg Abbott's March order opening the state), plenty of people have kept close to home as the coronavirus pandemic continues. There's hope in sight. As of early last week, more than 8.4 million Texans had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and of those, almost 4.9 million people have been fully vaccinated, according to state health officials. And as folks get their shots, they're l...

Grand restaurant opens at historic Austin estate, plus more stories Lutie's opens to the public April 14. Courtesy of Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection Editor's note: It's that time again — time to check in with our top stories. Here are five articles that captured our collective attention over the past seven days. 2. Spectacular skywalk officially opens at expansive Texas land bridge. San Antonio made headlines in December with the opening of the nation's largest wildlife land bridge, and now its pedestrian skywalk is open for spectacular treetop strolls.  3. Splashy ...

Throne of Blood West By East By West: The Influence of Akira Kurosawa on the West and Vice Versa Through his influences and achievements, Kurosawa became one of the first true international filmmakers, inspiring several generations of filmmakers who would explore notions of genre and identity in film. Throughout its history, Japan has always championed its culture above outside influence. It grudgingly accepted missionaries in the 16th century only because they could provide ships, goods, gold, and guns. In the 1860s, the nation reluctantly ...

Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene in the first week of April, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings … Just some of what awaits you in Lutie's at the Commodore Perry Estate (Photo by Courtesy of the Auberge Resorts Collection) First, let’s make sure you know that Tso’s Chinese Delivery and those pizza virtuosi at Via 313 have joined forces, briefly, to offer a crab rangoon pizza to benefit the Austin Asian Community Health Initiative, f...

Austin 360 When married chefs Bradley Nicholson and Susana Querejazu announced in December 2019 their return to Austin from San Francisco to open Lutie’s Garden Restaurant at the Commodore Perry Estate, they could not have imagined what the next few months would bring.  The coronavirus pandemic shut down Austin restaurants a few months later, and plans for the Hyde Park hotel’s centerpiece restaurant were shelved.  The Auberge Resorts Collection hotel and private club eventually opened at the end of June, and the chefs, who both worked at Barley Swine before heading to some of San Franc...