A Fabulous Drink at The Dogwood
Nicole Carbon | Food & Drink,Nightlife | Wednesday September 8 2010
Occupying the former Mother Eagen’s space on West 6th Street is The Dogwood from the Womack brothers, Brad, Chad and Wes and their childhood friend, Jason Carrier. It is named after the brothers’ Southern grandmother’s favorite tree. Raised in Georgia, these boys truly are southern gentleman and natural hosts. They have had a presence in the Austin bar scene for nine years starting on the east end of Congress Ave (i.e. the home to the infamous college bars). Now they are expanding their empire onto the west side of 6th Street (i.e. the grown up side attracting the 30-something crowd). No frat boys here or velvet ropes for that matter. The Dogwood is “Keeping Austin Weird,” shorts and flip flops welcomed. They built The Dogwood from the ground up as a place to come and chill. It’s indoor/outdoor with an emphasis on the outdoor. A center island bar anchors the 4,000 square foot space occupied by natural woods and limestone native to Texas. No fancy drink concoctions here, but exclusively they have Deep Eddy Vodka on tap served ice cold. The boys are sticking to what they know, drinks, and have no plans to utilize the kitchen left behind by Mother Eagen’s. Hungry, have no fear, Wahoo’s Fish Taco and Whole Foods Market are just a stone’s throw away. A cool, chill bar run by Southern gentlemen hosts, fabulous!
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For over seven years Nicole Carbon has been calling Austin, Texas home. She made her way here by way of the Northeast, South Florida and Southern California. A writer of food, wine, cocktails, travel and well all things fabulous, Nicole publishes www.fabulousdrinksaustin.com. Her work appears in the Austin American Statesman, Austin Monthly, Austin Woman, Citysearch Austin, JetBlue’s blog, Rare magazine and she has made TV appearances on KXAN. When she is not traveling the globe experiencing great hotels, food and drink and writing about it she can be found running on the trail or at her happy place, Whole Foods Market. Someday soon Nicole would love to have her own travel show or at the very least her own column preferably in the New York Times.
