{"id":405995,"date":"2026-08-14T00:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T00:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405995\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T00:52:08","slug":"eater-bang-bang-is-headed-to-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405995\/","title":{"rendered":"Eater Bang Bang Is Headed to Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">On August 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nixtataqueria.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nixta Taqueria<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/laodbar.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lao\u2019d Bar<\/a> will collaborate on a two-part, six-course dinner that gives diners a chance to explore Mexican and Laotian cooking back-to-back, through bold flavors, shared traditions, and personal storytelling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">The evening will open with Chef Edgar Rico\u2019s signature masa-driven cooking, including duck carnitas tacos and Denver steak aguachile. Chef Bob Somsith will follow with dishes inspired by the flavors of Laos, from shrimp ceviche with fried stuffed shrimp head to a fish laab tostada. And expect a delightful collaborative dessert showcasing the best of both restaurants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">\u201cI\u2019ve always believed food is one of the best ways to tell your story,\u201d says Bob Somsith at Lao\u2019d Bar. \u201cI\u2019m excited to share the kitchen with Edgar and explore the common threads between Lao and Mexican cuisine. Different histories, different flavors, but the same belief that food has the power to bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Chef Rico from Nixta agrees. \u201cEven though our cultures are oceans apart, they share so many of the same values: hospitality, honoring those who came before us, and creating flavor bombs that stop you in your tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">See you at the Bang Bang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On August 19, Nixta Taqueria and Lao\u2019d Bar will collaborate on a two-part, six-course dinner that gives diners&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,3568],"class_list":["post-405995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-pop-ups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}