San Antonio-Based Merit Coffee Opens Cafe on North Lamar Boulevard

New Triangle Coffee Shop
San Antonio-based emporium Merit Coffee (née Local Coffee) fast non-stop a third Austin cafeteria over a weekend. It’s found during 4615 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 303A, within a Triangle. The menu and pattern is identical to a other locations: coffee and espresso drinks, and pastries from Bakery Lorraine. The cafe, that took over a former Vitamin Shoppe, done a entrance on Saturday, Jul 13. Its hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Celebrity Coffee Investor
Austin canned coffee association High Brew combined a new luminary investor: Shakira. She joins other investors like stone rope Kings of Leon, Lance Armstrong, and cocktail thespian Halsey.

Female Culinary Education Scholarships
The Austin section of Les Dames D’Escoffier, a nonprofit focused on ancillary women in a food, beverage, and liberality worlds, is now accepting applications for dual scholarships. One is one is to assistance serve preparation for those now in culinary school, and a other is to assistance serve preparation for operative professionals. The deadline is Thursday, Aug 29.

Austin Barbecue Cover
Austin’s La Barbecue nabbed a cover of Garden Gun’s grill issue. LeAnn Mueller’s grill corner was also included in a publication’s list of a best new Southern grill restaurants.