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New oyster house and farm harvest cook-off freshen up Austin food news

By Brianna Caleri 3 min read 4 views 0 comments
New oyster house and farm harvest cook-off freshen up Austin food news
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This week, Austin's food scene is all about places, whether it's transforming an old church or garnering culinary inspiration from Charleston, Veracruz, Baghdad, East Africa, or farms right here in Austin.

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We'll be publishing more details on this one very soon, but for now, just a heads up: The incredibly popular local bookstore and coffee window First Light Books is renovating a church in Clarksville at 1306 W. Lynn St. for its second location, which it expects to open in fall of 2027. First Light isn't just connected to food through the coffee window. It's also very active in promoting cookbooks and other books about food, often inviting the authors to stop by for readings and public Q&As.

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