Power up your flexibility and core strength with a class at Austin's Core Power Yoga. Step into the clean, well lit, spacious studio and throw off the cares of the day while you stretch, build strength and recharge with a series of yoga poses set to energizing music. Classes are geared to all levels of ability, from beginner to advanced. A helpful staff of trained teachers is there to guide and instruct.

Core Power's classes include Hot Power Fusion, Heated Power Yoga with Weights, and Beginning Power Yoga. Changing rooms with lockers and showers are part of what you’ll find here. They also have a boutique with a variety of apparel and yoga accessories. Check out their free classes for new students. See Core Power Yoga's website for class schedules and pricing information.

Core Power Yoga
801 W. 5th Street
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 542-9642
http://www.corepoweryoga.com/yoga-studio/texas/austin-monarch
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Austin’s Wink Restaurant & Wine Bar believes in supporting small farms and sustainable agriculture, and it is a member of the international slow food movement. Wink sources more than 75% of its menu items from within 100 miles of the restaurant, and the menu changes daily depending on what ingredients are fresh and available.

For diners who want to take a tasty tour of the day’s best offerings, Wink features a daily chef’s tasting menu of five or seven courses. Wink also features a daily farm and garden vegetarian tasting menu. Appropriate wine-pairings enhance each course. The elegant and intimate restaurant space fills up quickly, so reservations are recommended. Guests can also enjoy the full menu, and a more casual environment, in the Wine Bar.

The Wine Bar opens at 5 p.m. daily. The dining room opens its doors to dinner guests from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and from 5:30 p.m. ‘til 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 

Wink Restaurant & Wine Bar
1014 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite E
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 482-8868
http://www.winkrestaurant.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/wink-austin

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Chez Nous’s romantic, candle-lit ambiance and authentic French dishes like fioe gras, escargots, and house-made pâté can whisk diners away on a culinary journey. Try the sautéed veal sweetbreads with button mushrooms, or check out the pepper crusted beef tenderloin with a brandy and demi-glaze reduction. All entrees are served with warm French bread, pommes dauphines (crispy potato puffs), and fresh vegetables. At $29.50, many customers praise the affordability and variety of Chez Nous’s three-course prix-fixe dinner menu. 

Chez Nous’s downtown location and quiet and intimate atmosphere make it a great go-to spot for business-colleague lunches or catch-up night with friends, or date-night with that special someone. Chez Nous provides hungry patrons with lunch and dinner Tuesday through Friday, serves dinner Saturday and Sunday, and is closed Mondays. 

Chez Nous
510 Neches Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 473-2413
http://cheznousaustin.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/chez-nous-austin

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