Austin Dish of the Week.
One standout dish, every week. Sent in by the restaurants themselves, picked by Carissa, and credited to the people who made it. A running record of what is actually worth ordering in Austin.
New dish every Thursday · free to submit · always credited
This week
Week of July 30
Chicken and Pancakes
Sawyer & Co
Short stack of pancakes, fried chicken breast, sweet chili maple syrup, vanilla honey butter.
For Austin restaurants
The dish is yours. The audience is ours. The feature is free.
Send one photo and a sentence
The dish you would put in front of a first-timer, shot however you have it. A sharp phone photo is plenty. Two minutes, no fee.
Carissa picks one dish each week
A person reads every submission. One dish runs each week, and if it is yours, you hear from us by email before it goes live.
You get the feature, credited and linked
On the site as a permanent page, in the Thursday newsletter, and in a share kit you can post yourself. The photo runs with credit to whoever shot it, linked wherever you point it.
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Questions, answered
Who can submit a dish?
Anyone who runs or works at an Austin restaurant, food truck, bakery, or bar. Owners, chefs, managers, whoever holds the phone.
What does it cost?
Nothing. There is no fee and no catch. We feature one great dish a week because it makes the newsletter better, and the feature is our thank-you for the photo.
What photo should I send?
One great shot of one dish. Natural light beats flash, and the plate beats the room. A sharp phone photo is plenty, and a professional shot is welcome.
What about photo rights and credit?
By submitting, you confirm you have the rights to the photo and are okay with us featuring it. Every photo runs with credit, and a photographer credit links wherever you point it.
When will I hear back?
If your dish is picked, Carissa emails you before it runs. We cannot feature every submission, but a person reads every one.
Hungry for the rest of the city? Start with our Austin food guides or the full restaurant directory.
A dish you would tell a friend to order? Nominate it. Nominations help decide which spots we invite to be featured next.
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