
Elissa Castles
Producer at City Cast Austin, audio journalist and Columbia Journalism School graduate, formerly a D.C. bureau intern at Marketplace.
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Oct 15, 2026
Is Austin the Best Coffee City? Plus, Halloween Bars and an Early Voting Quiz
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Elissa CastlesGUEST
We're going to talk about how Austin restaurants are adapting to rising costs, so, like, food, labor, all of the above.

Elissa CastlesGUEST
Um, and you're gonna hear directly from the people involved directly in the industry.

Elissa CastlesGUEST
So if you become a CityCast Austin neighbor now, you're gonna be getting even more CityCast Austin.
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Are Texas Schools Using AI to Ban Books? Plus, Driverless Cars in Austin and New Michelin Stars
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Miles BloxsonHOST
So can you tell us what restaurants got it this year and what a Michelin star actually is?

Elissa CastlesGUEST
Okay, so to explain the Michelin Guide, um, Michelin is this old French company, um, that's been doing these guides for, like, well over a century now.

Elissa CastlesGUEST
Um, and it is divided up into three stars, two stars, one star, Bib Gourmand, um, and Michelin recommended, and then they also have things like Green Star.

Elissa CastlesGUEST
Um, and essentially, it's like they train these tasters to go to these restaurants and-

Elissa CastlesGUEST
But then also 15 restaurants in Austin got Bib Gourmands, which is, like, high quality food on a budget.