Thursday, September 3, 2026, 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM ยท Nixta Taqueria, East Austin, Austin
Chef Pierce Abernathy joins Nixta Taqueria for a one-night dinner collaboration celebrating his new cookbook, Every Leaf, Every Stem. The kitchens team up on special dishes blending his produce-focused Armenian-inspired cooking with Nixta's masa and Persian influences, and signed books will be available for preorder.
Duck confit gets reworked as carnitas, and the masa is made from scratch using heirloom corn nixtamalized in-house. The tuna tostada (citrus-cured yellowfin with furikake on a handmade crispy base) is the dish people end up planning return visits around. Walk up for counter tacos any day, or book ahead for the indoor tasting menu when you want the full experience.
Red chile enchilada folded into a taco on house-made nixtamalized masa tortilla
Roasted beets, salsa macha aioli, avocado crema, fresh horseradish, lime
Duck confit, salsa cruda, watermelon radish, shaved onions on heirloom tortilla
Citrus-cured yellowfin, avocado, spicy mayo, furikake on heirloom corn tostada