Break out your spats and bowler hat, Annie's Café & Bar is bringing "Winter in New Orleans" to Austin with 1920s-style jazz and a French Quarter-inspired menu. This four-week series began Thursday, January 20 and continues January 27, February 3 and 17 from 7pm to 10pm. more ›

A few weeks back, The Informed Drinker spoke to FINO'S Bill Norris, one of Austin's best-known bar darlings. Last June, his protégé Dave Alan—one of two gentlemen behind Austin's local cocktail catering operation, Tipsy Texan—took over the bar at Annies on Congress. Originally a quaint lunch spot/bakery and catering service, Annies has recently expanded into a bustling Euro-bistro café and happy hour destination. more ›

Downtown Austin is getting a little dose of international flair next month with the opening of Annies, a new cafe/bistro restaurant that aims to recreate the zinc bar atmosphere of old Paris. more ›