Elon Musk’s Brother Kimbal Opens New Restaurant in Downtown Austin

As a result of one Musk in Texas wasn’t sufficient, Austin will quickly have a restaurant owned by tech scion Elon Musk’s extra culinary-minded youthful brother, Kimbal. The Kitchen, a part of a sequence of eating places with the identical creative identify, will host a grand opening on Thursday, November 14, on the bottom flooring of downtown’s Sixth and Guadalupe skyscraper, per a launch. Reservations for the restaurant at the moment are obtainable on Opentable.

“Austin is sort of a second house to me,” Kimbal mentioned in a press release, commenting on the model’s growth. Based by Kimbal and enterprise companion Hugo Matheson, the Kitchen additionally has areas in Boulder, Colorado; Denver; and Chicago.

The 8,300-square-foot restaurant spans two tales at 400 W. sixth Road and options an open kitchen, banquette seating, and a wooden and mirror glass bar. Michael Hsu Workplace of Structure led the general design; artist Jen Lewin created the chandelier lighting. The house will function non-public eating for 12 and a patio with a personal occasion house within the works for fall 2025. The restaurant seats 211 individuals.

Chef Michael Bertozzi, a companion within the Austin location, helms the kitchen. Beforehand, he served as govt chef at Two City Licks in Atlanta. The menu is “international” with Texas touches within the sourcing; diners can anticipate Akaushi beef in addition to Texas-raised quail and Iberico pork among the many choices. Look out for dishes like grilled oysters, gnocchi Bolognese, lamb arayas, and Urfa carrots with whipped feta, toasted pistachio, mint, and cilantro. For dessert, there’s a chocolate-tahini mousse dome.

The bar menu seems to be equally broad with cocktail picks starting from Kimbal’s Excellent Negroni to an Outdated Usual made with Garrison Brothers Small Batch bourbon from Texas, Okinawa Kokuto sugar, Earl Gray tea, and a smokey end. The bar is likewise enjoying up the native with drinks like Ranch Water and Mexican martinis and some native wines to enhance a global checklist.

November 14 isn’t the restaurant’s very first day: the Kitchen will host mushy opening companies Friday, November 8, by Wednesday, November 13, with all proceeds benefitting the Central Texas Meals Financial institution and Les Dames D’escoffier.

Austin ought to put together for what’s going to doubtless be many Cybertrucks parking in entrance of the tower.

The Kitchen is situated at 400 W. sixth Road; open 4 p.m. every day with lunch and brunch coming quickly.