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Author: Brittany Flowers Updated: 5:42 AM CDT August 3, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas KVUE wants to help “Keep Austin Local” by highlighting local businesses, events and people that make Austin special.
On Monday, KVUE stopped by NeWorlDeli, or New World Deli, a spot in Hyde Park that’s been around for 25 years.
NeWorlDeli is a true mom-and-pop business owned by husband and wife Greg and Sarah Bontempo. The Bontempos both went to the University of Texas and they decided to create a restaurant where their young children could come to work with them. Now their three daughters have grown, and the deli remains.
Greg Bontempo grew up working with his father, who was a “deli man.” He wanted to continue the tradition by creating a restaurant where locals could come enjoy good food and great conversation.
Try delicious chocolate while supporting local! Author: Brittany Flowers Updated: 5:52 PM CDT July 26, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas KVUE wants to help “Keep Austin Local” by highlighting local businesses, events and people that make Austin special.
On Monday, KVUE stopped by Ecuadorian Chocolate Factory in Cedar Park. The shop has been in Cedar Park since 2018 after owner Carlos Galarza, his wife, Isabel, and their three daughters left their 200-acre plantation in Ecuador to move to Central Texas.
On the walls at the Ecuadorian Chocolate Factory are photos from the owner’s cacao plantation, showing customers where the chocolate comes from and the process from farm to factory. The employees are eager to share the chocolate-making process with any customers interested.
Try the brunch, lunch or happy hour while supporting local. Author: Brittany Flowers Updated: 5:43 PM CDT July 14, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas KVUE wants to help “Keep Austin Local” by highlighting local businesses, events and people that make Austin special.
On Wednesday, KVUE stopped by Opal Divine’s, a South Austin restaurant and bar that’s been around for 21 years.
Opal Divine’s was started by owner Michael Parker and his wife, Susan. The restaurant is named after Susan’s grandmother, Opal Divine.
The restaurant was set to have a strong 2020 after Interstate 35 construction had been completed. February 2020 was their biggest February ever, and as they were preparing for St. Patrick’s Day, their biggest day of the year, everything shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.