November 19, 2014 | Megan Giller
It’s hard to beat the classic combo of plump shrimp and rich cornmeal. With a spate of modern Southern restaurants opening across town, it’s a golden era for grits. Check out these seven
renditions.
Jacoby’s Restaurant & Mercantile
At first we weren’t sure about the soupier grits at this new East Austin hot spot, but their smoked
cheddar creaminess won us over. Gotta love the tender shrimp and Cajun butter too.
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November 19, 2014 | Anastacia Uriegas
Austin’s rock star chefs have been busy this year — and you’ll be busy too, eating your way through this list. From Thai to Southern to an actual Thai/Southern mash-up, you’ll be up to your ears in local, straight-from-the-farm, house-cured, fresh baked, hand-crafted goodness. Here they are, the
11 best new restaurants that opened in Austin this year.
Jacoby’s Restaurant & Mercantile
East Cesar Chavez
Owner Adam Jacoby expanded his family’s feed & seed company in Melvin to include Jacoby’s Restaurant and Mercantile, the new and welcome addition to East Austin. With the help of talented
designer Kris Swift, they transformed the building which sits on the Colorado River into a rustic, gorgeous, and inviting space. The meat and veggies are local, as are the beers and spirits. Once you try their chicken-fried steak or pumpkin & goat cheese dumplings, you won't be able to stop thinking about them. Pair those with a "Gin Gin" (bourbon-barrel aged Big Gin, ginger Simple Syrup, fennel bitters).
November 19, 2014 | Meghan McCarron
http://austin.eater.com/2014/11/19/7251077/odd-duck-trading-cards-olamaies-biscuit-secrets-jacobys- power-couple
POWER COUPLE WIRE — Kris Swift and Adam Jacoby of Jacoby's Restaurant and Mercantile share
their process of opening a restaurant together with L Style/G Style.
Jacoby's Does Country for City Folk
November 7, 2014 | Rachel Feit
Just when we all thought that Western-themed restaurants serving big steaks and chops were relics of former days, there's Jacoby's. This latest Eastside foodery has taken an old concept – the ranch restaurant – and made it fresh and interesting once more.
First, there's a great story. Adam Jacoby grew up working on his father's cattle ranch and in the feed store's cafe in Melvin, Texas. The cafe became well-known for its terrific steaks and burgers made from the beef the family raised on their ranch. When Adam came to UT's business school in Austin, he had an idea that he wanted to bring the feed store cafe to the big city. After college he went to work managing and remodeling his parents' cafe in Melvin. He then returned to Austin to work in a few restaurants here, while he honed his concept for a modernized version back home. Enter a great property. According to Adam, he and his interior designer boyfriend Kris Swift were biking in East Austin when they came across a vacant storefront. As it turned out, the property backed up to the Colorado River. That's when the concept for Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile really coalesced.
November 7, 2014 | Meghan McCarron
CHEF SHUFFLE — Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile has a new chef: Carlos Ysaguirre. The
Chicago-based chef has created a new fall menu at the restaurant. Former Jacoby's chef Phillip
Anderson is now in the kitchen at Walton's.
