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Elissa Castles

Elissa Castles

Producer at City Cast Austin, audio journalist and Columbia Journalism School graduate, formerly a D.C. bureau intern at Marketplace.

Oct 15, 2026

1:48
Oh.
1:48
And our first one is gonna be dropping tomorrow.
1:51
You really don't wanna miss it.
1:53
We're going to talk about how Austin restaurants are adapting to rising costs, so, like, food, labor, all of the above.
2:01
Um, and you're gonna hear directly from the people involved directly in the industry.
2:05
So if you become a CityCast Austin neighbor now, you're gonna be getting even more CityCast Austin.
2:11
Very exciting with our Friday bonus episodes.

5 MINS LATER

7:24
... double duty then.
2:24
So can you tell us what restaurants got it this year and what a Michelin star actually is?
2:30
Yeah, for sure.
2:30
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.
2:41
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.
2:51
Um, and essentially, it's like they train these tasters to go to these restaurants and-
3:56
Yeah, it is.
3:56
But then also 15 restaurants in Austin got Bib Gourmands, which is, like, high quality food on a budget.
4:05
It's like you're gonna get great eats for a good price.

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