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Today the W opens in downtown Austin, and so does TRACE, the in-hotel restaurant focused on conscious cuisine. That means local and seasonal, for those not already in the know. Focusing on Central Texas’ local growers, artisans and purveyors, Staff Forager Valerie Broussard (who also happens to be Slow Food Austin’s Biodiversity Chair) works in tandem with Chef Paul Hargrove to create the menu.
“Trace’s menu was created to celebrate and honor sustainability. The dinner menu includes specials from the four distinct areas of our conscious cuisine, items that are foraged, farmed, crafted, or hunted,” said Broussard.
Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, Trace’s extensive menu features a variety of market snacks, small plates, large plates and daily fresh selections, all not cheap but not ridiculously expensive.
For those who are like me and only eat happy meat, you’ll be happy to see that here are some of the “Protein” providers:
Thunder Heart Bison, San Antonio, TX • HeartBrand Beef, Yoakum, TX • Brownson Rocking B Ranch, Hext, TX • RichardsonFarms, Rockdale, TX • Texas Quail Farms, Lockhart, TX • Broken Arrow Ranch, Ingram, TXCured Meats: Salt & Time, Niederwald, TXSeafood: San Miguel Seafood, Austin, TX (from the Gulf of Mexico)Eggs: Vital Farms, Austin, TXDairy/Cheese: Veldhuizen Family Farm, Dublin, TX • Pure Luck Dairy, Dripping Springs, TX • The Mozzarella Company, Dallas, TX
Check it out … I’ll let you know when I do! www.traceaustin.com
