Hestia | Austin's Michelin-Starred Hearthside Dining Experience

This Michelin-starred restaurant celebrating Texan ingredients and live-fire cooking perfectly embodies its namesake - Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth. During our visit celebrating their newly awarded star, every table received complimentary champagne while dancing flames in the open kitchen created a mesmerizing backdrop. 🔥 Fire Trilogy Ash: Kampachi crudo kissed with fruitwood smoke, balanced by yuzu gel and shiso blossoms Embered: Persimmon three-ways featuring caramelized puree, crisp slices, and fermented foam Grilled: Rose-shaped skewers of Wagyu and guanciale, flash-grilled to seal in juices 🌾 Local Ingredient Symphony Cornbread: Caviar-topped cornbread with bursting sweet kernels and brown butter Mesquite Bread: Native shrub flour bread served with fermented mesquite bean paste 🐚 Main Act Scallop: Hokkaido scallop with sunchoke gel, slightly overwhelmed by sea foam salinity Halibut: Celery root-wrapped fish unveils trout consommé poured tableside 🥩 Grand Finale Post oak-grilled TX Wagyu NY strip with aggressive black garlic vinegar reduction, saved by glorious caramelized artichokes 🍧 Sweet Embers Off-menu Cucumber Sorbet: Dill granita with elderflower foam Sweet Potato: Smoked pecan-dusted ice cream with maple crisps We opted for a 2020 Sonoma Pinot Noir instead of the $298 pairing, rewarded with a sommelier who narrated terroir like poetry. Though the packed room buzzed with energy, watching chefs master tequila barrel oak fires made this $285pp feast transcend dining - it's immersive Texas fire theater. #MichelinStarJourney #LiveFireCuisine #AustinFineDining #LocalIngredients #HearthGoddessFeast