Support local businesses for Father's Day
AUSTIN, Texas - Looking for that perfect present for Father's Day? Here are a few options for you to get for that special someone whether you're looking for some food or a gift.
FOX 7 Austin has compiled a noncomprehensive list of some local businesses and what they're offering.
Launderette
The restaurant is offering Father's Day steak kits and a chocolate chip cookie cake that is available for purchase/pre-order. You can order online or over the phone (512) 382-1599 through Friday, June 19.
The steak kits come with two options: a two steak pack for $78 and a four steak pack for $148. The steaks are 44 Farms 12 oz. NY Strip Steaks sous vide to medium rare & ready to crisp on the grill or in a cast iron skillet, Duchess potatoes, asparagus with piquillo romesco, garlic aioli and pull-apart dinner rolls.
The cookie cake for dessert is $24.
Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger is offering several things including a "party pretzel" ($40) that serves four to five people and comes with Easy Tiger's beer cheese and salted whipped butter.
Items are available for curbside pickup or delivery Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21. You can order online now.
Other items available include:
- Grill Master Pack: Sausages, Buns, and all the fixings. Arrives in an Easy Tiger Tote Bag. ($55, Serves 8)
- Pretzel & Beer Gift Pack: Includes two large pretzels, beer cheese, mustard, salted whipped butter and a choice of local craft beer. ($40)
- Brownies & Blondies (6-Pack): Includes (3) chocolate brownies and (3) white chocolate blondies. ($20)
- Bake at Home Gift Pack: Includes everything you need to bake a loaf of sourdough bread including artisan flour, starter, recipes, loaf of Austin sourdough and tote bag. ($40)
The patio at The Linc is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Easy Tiger says that Dad's first beer is on them during Father's Day weekend. You must book a table and you can do so here.
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ContraCommon Artist Collective at Hill Country Galleria
Offering some fun projects and art kits for the creative dads out there. Options include a “Stuck on You Dad” art kit which includes a ceramic cactus photo holder, perfectly hand-mixed acrylic paint, a hand-drawn card, brushes, a mixing palette, and instructions. Available for purchase through https://www.etsy.com/shop/DandylineCo or you can pick up in person at an Artist Meet 'n' Greet on Saturday, June 20th from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. More info here.
There's also a downloadable project where you can print out a birdhouse or done that goes with Giorgio, the insightful bird. The activity is free for Father’s Day weekend with this coupon code: 70939. Details here.
You can also watch more on-demand and live-streaming classes at http://www.artfulkidsclub.com/classes.
Little Cabrito Drive-In at Gingerland
(Contigo Catering)
Contigo Catering & Dispatch is hosting three days of classic drive-in movies for Father’s Day weekend at Gingerland Ranch, June 19-June 21. Food & beverage will be provided by Contigo Catering and includes focaccia pizzas, green chile chicken sandwiches, blackberry bourbon lemonade, and more.
Live music will be playing before the movies. The lineup includes Kris Lott (playing Friday and Saturday) and Gus Miller Band (playing Thursday and Sunday).
Drive-in movie tickets include dinner by Contigo Catering & a movie for $87 per couple (cocktails, beer & wine available for add on purchase). Ticket information and details here.
Kingsted
The t-shirt company based out of Austin has temporarily shifted its focus to make face masks and they can be a great practical gift for dads. The company is also donating one mask for every mask sold to members of the community that are most in need. To date, they have donated over 40,000 masks. Please note that the masks are not for medical use and are not FDA approved. Five masks are $25. Details here.
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Tony C's
Offering a prime rib dinner-to-go that's available for pre-order through Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m. It feeds four to six people and besides the prime rib includes garlic mashers, green beans, caesar salad, garlic knots with marinara, and mini cannoli for $175. Details here.
A dine-in special of half-priced bottles of wine is available on Sunday, June 21.
Old Thousand
(Old Thousand)
You can preorder the Grill & Chill package available on Sundays. For $50 you can get one meat (whole smoked chicken or smoked beef ribs) and four Asian BBQ style sides which include 10-spice baked beans, duck egg potato salad, chino elote, lemon ginger pickels, kimchi Mac salad, and banana pudding mooncakes. It serves two to four people and beer and wine is available to-go. Call 737-222-6637 to order and get details here.
Halcyon Coffee in Mueller
Available through Friday, June 19 at midnight is a barbecue chicken meal to-go. It includes a hickory smoked whole chicken, house bbq sauce, Carolina slaw, herbed red potato salad, and sweet jalapeno cheddar cornbread. There's a $45 option (two to three people) and a $80 option (four to five people).
ManMosa kits (bottle of champagne and OJ) are also available for $12. Details here.
Contigo Catering & Dispatch
(Contigo Catering)
Get the "DUDE' box for $45 which has been curated with Tellicherry honey pepper beef jerky, maple old fashioned kit, smoked allium bbq sauce and “the library” candle from Alaina & Co. Get details and order here.
Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy in Mueller
Help dad relax with a Superman Drip, Whole Body Cryotherapy, 30 min compression. $139 for members and $189 for non-members. Details here.
Superthing Coffee
(Superthing)
Dad can get his coffee fix all the time from one of Austin's favorites, Patika. It roasts its own coffee bean blends in Hill Country with custom bean subscriptions available. All of Superthing's beans are single-origins sustainably sourced from small farms in the world's top growing regions. Whole bean, French press, drip coffee, and espresso grind options available.
A cold-brew essentials kit is also available. Included in the kit is a Hario Mizudashi cold brewer, Stagg EKG black kettle, Baratza Encore grinder, OXO coffee scale with timer and a three-month Superthing subscription. Details here.
Garrison Brothers Distillery
The distillery has launched an immersive virtual distillery tour with cocktail kits to accompany it. The kit includes ingredients for 12 cocktails, barrel char chips, Garrison Brothers corn, and instructions to sign in for the tour. The tour takes place on Sunday, June 21 at 4 p.m. (CT). Order the kit here and get details about the distillery here.
Twang
(Twang)
Based out of San Antonio and available to be shipped nationwide, the makers of seasonings, beer salts, cocktail mixes and more has created a Father's Day bucket for $35 and includes 1 Beer Salt bucket, 16 oz Michelada mix, Michelada salt tub, two koozies, four beer salts and a beer salt key chain. Details here.
Delysia Chocolatier
Delysia Chocolatier Gentlemans Collection with Milam and Greene Bourbon
Delysia's Chief Nicole Patel and Milam & Greene distiller Jordan Osborne are hosting a virtual chocolate and whiskey experience to teach about pairing chocolates with your favorite whiskeys. There are four chocolate truffles from a set menu curated by Chef Patel for the tasting. Get details here.
There's also a gentleman's collection which contains three Scotch chocolate truffles, three dark chocolate truffles, and three cigar chocolate truffles. More information here.
Bakery Lorraine
(Halee Holland)
Available only on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21 for curbside or in-store purchase at all Bakery Lorraine locations is the tobacco bourbon macaron made with steeped loose-leaf tobacco from Club Humidor. Macarons will be $2.25 each, six for $13, or 12 for $24. Details here.
La Pandaderia
(Karissa Rangel & Giant Noise)
The San Antonio bakery launched statewide shipping of its signature empanadas and mini conchas with two-day shipping. Baked goods are individually wrapped and great for dads with a sweet tooth. Details here.
Pearl xXx by Pearl Brewing Company
The Pearl Brewing Company recently relaunched the iconic "Gem of Fine Beer". Pearl xXx has partnered with local artisans like Richter Goods to create a line of modern clothing as well that's inspired by the heritage of the brand. Details here.
Pluckers
On Sunday, June 21, dads eat free all day when dining in at all locations. All dads can enjoy a complimentary entree, side, and non-alcoholic beverage (up to a $15 value) from the menu when showing their Pluckers Club or Pluckers Club Lite membership on the Pluckers mobile app.
The restaurant is also offering its full menu for takeout and delivery and dads will get a free Holy Macaroni with a $30 minimum purchase. Make an order and get details here.
Rio Jade by Lone Star Beer
(Lone Star via Giant Noise)
Lone Star has released its first seasonal beer and launched a Mexican-style lager. It's locally brewed in the Hill Country Austin with the finest ingredients Texas has to offer, including award-winning malt from Blacklands Malt, the first malt house to use Texas-grown barley. The beer has a unique-to-Texas flavor that provides a crisp and refreshing taste with characteristic sweetness of flaked maize balanced with spicy, floral and citrus notes from the hops. The bold turquoise and gold cans were designed by Texas-based artist and Burnt Nopal Creative Studio’s Creative Director Cruz Ortiz. Details on where to find here.
Scholz Garten
The iconic Austin institution is offering a couple of things for Father's Day. If you're celebrating at home, you can get the Ultimate Grill 'N Chill package which is available for curbside pickup only. For $100 you can the items listed above which include six-pack choice of sausage, four-pack 1/2 pound Angus burger patties, six-pack all beef hot dogs, 12 hot dog buns, four pack burger buns, two six packs beer, two six packs soda, four sides, and toppings. Details here.
There's also Dad's Day Out which will be held on Sunday, June 21 in the Biergarten which will feature a backyard BBQ, beer specials, complimentary corn dog bites, and Journey tunes courtesy of Departure ATX which will be playing live from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event begins at noon and ends at 3 p.m. Social distancing regulations will apply with guests limited to table seating only and no more than 10 guests in a group. Email scholzgartenevents@gmail.com for reservations.
Foxtail Supper Club
Chef Page Pressley is offering a special cooking experience on Saturday, June 20 at 7 p.m. As part of an ongoing effort to support the Black Lives matter movement, all profits in June will be donated to the NAACP.
Chef Pressley will cook alongside his son while virtually teaching participants how to cook a special seven-dish meal. The special menu includes red shrimp panzanella, Peeler Farms Wagyu ribeye, summer fruit crisp, and more elevated dishes.
Once a Foxtail box is purchased, guests will be sent an email link 48 hours before the kit arrives with instructions on what needs to be prepared and organized, and guests will have ongoing access to the database where the online cooking tutorial will be posted. Details here.