Friday, September 25, 2026, 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM · papercut, East Austin, Austin
Deke Dunne of Jewel of the South guest bartends at papercut for Texas Cocktail Week, bringing a resume that includes multiple James Beard finalist nods and Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. The one-night collaboration runs September 24 from 7 to 10pm.
Each cocktail menu is built around a rotating local artist’s exhibition, with the bar using each show as a framework for shaping drinks through a questionnaire about taste and memory. The result is a program where every menu feels like a response to the art rather than a backdrop to it, executed with precision that makes the concept feel fully realized. Pitch-black walls set the tone, a salmon roe hot dog from the in-house sushi counter cuts through the seriousness, and cocktails sometimes arrive in bowls when a glass would feel too limiting.