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Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but brunch is the most favorite meal of the week. Boozy cocktails, stacks of pancakes, and eggs served in any way you like them. Start the weekend off with these local brunch spots in Austin. Chez Zee Tucked away in North Austin, this delightful bistro features Southern comfort foods and American favorites. The delectable weekend brunch features a creme brûlée French toast so good you'll want it for breakfast and dinner. Banger’s Banger's Austin is one of the best dog-friendly spots in Austin with a large tap wall (over 100 brews on tap), incredible sausage selection and live music. Get the kitchen sink, it is their version of beef tongue hash covered with two fried eggs, side of creamy grits, bacon steak, spicy sausage and country ham. And Sunday brunch wouldn’t be the same without a Manmosa - one liter of champagne with a splash of orange juice. Epicerie Epicerie Cafe and Grocery serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch with a neighborhood-centric focus on community, comfort and convenience. The croque madame is smothered with bechamel sauce and topped with a sunny side up egg, and the shrimp and grits is the perfect bowl of comfort for Sunday mornings. Have a sweet tooth? Order the beignets, they're made from scratch and covered with a mountain of powdered sugar! The Steeping Room Recently named one of the ten great places to curl up with a cup of tea, The Steeping Room offers specialty teas, food and designer tea ware. Stop in for a wholesome meal with natural meats, organic dairy, and cage-free eggs with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. The Chai Spiced French Toast and creme brulee steamer are favorites. Contigo Remodeled after Contigo Ranch in South Texas, Contigo Austin serves up high quality, reasonably priced tavern-style dishes in an easygoing, casual atmosphere. Try the beef tongue hash, it's like steak and eggs only so much more delicious. Tender pieces of beef tongue are seared until crispy with a mound of crispy russet potatoes, Japanese scallions, a farm egg, and covered with a blanket of hollandaise sauce. Sit back and enjoy the picnic style brunch with a glass of bubbly and their enormous cinnamon rolls.

We may not see a lot of leaves changing color in Austin, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some seasonal festivities out in the crisp Autumn air. Whether you're looking for pumpkins, corn mazes, scarecrow stuffing, or hayrides, Central Texas has plenty to offer.  Hop in the car and take the family to one of these three nearby farms to celebrate the cool change in the weather! Barton Hill Farms (Bastrop) Open weekends through November 10, 2013, Barton Hill Farms is a one-stop shop for fall family fun.  Kids can enjoy hours of old-fashioned entertainment, from wooden tree swings, to unique sandboxes, to an incredible five-acre corn maze. More modern attractions include a giant inflatable jumping pillow and a barrel train. But history really is key at Barton Hill Farms. Take your time exploring the 188-acre plot of land along the banks of the Colorado River, which was settled by Josiah Wilbarger in the early 1830s. There is a replica of the old Wilbarger Fort to see and a fifty-foot replica of an early Texas maritime schooner to climb aboard. You couldn't find a more picturesque location to while away an afternoon in the great outdoors. Admission to Barton Hill Farms is $10 for adults and $7 for children age three to 10. Children two and under get in free. Purchase tickets online to save $1. An all access pass can be purchased for an additional $5, which includes unlimited access to the jumping pillow. Elgin Christmas Tree Farm (Elgin) Open daily for exploring, Elgin Christmas Tree Farm invites families to participate in a variety of make-your-own-fun activities.  Visit with farm animals, ride tricycles, navigate the hay bale maze, play on the large playground, race rubber ducks, challenge a friend to a game of tetherball, build a scarecrow, and paint pumpkins. There is plenty of ground to cover, with mazes and games spread across the property. Be sure to take the free (slightly) spooky Halloween hayride around the farm. You may spot your future Christmas tree while on the tour. Admission to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm is $6 per person age two and up. Join the Farm Family email list to receive a coupon for one free child admission. Activities are included in the price of admission, but bring extra money to purchase pumpkins. Sweet Berry Farm (Marble Falls) Head into the Texas Hill Country to spend a few hours on Sweet Berry Farm. The scenery alone is worth the trip and the farm is a lovely place to roam in search of the perfect pumpkin photo op. Pet the horses, watch the goats, and enjoy your time away from city life. Sweet Berry Farm's Harvest of Fall Fun runs daily through the first weekend in November, excluding Wednesdays. Family activities on the farm include Scarecrow Island Hayrides, the Candy Corn Kid Maze, pumpkin painting, scarecrow stuffing, face painting, horse rides, sand art, The Sweet Berry Express Barrel Train, The Berry Bounce, and The "Texas" Maze. Take along a picnic or plan to head to the nearby Blue Bonnet Cafe for pie following your adventure. Racing around a farm can really work up an appetite! Admission to Sweet Berry Farm is free and parking is free, but each activity has a fee to participate. Visit the Sweet Berry Farm website for pricing.

As one of the most yoga-centric cities in the country, some say Austin has more instructors per capita than anywhere else in the United States – and plenty of quirky studios to go along with them. In keeping with Austin’s reputation for love of the unorthodox, the city’s yoga scene offers some more unusual ways to get fit through the ancient Indian practice. Check out these top picks for places to hone your yoga skills in a very unique way. You don’t even have to be standing on the ground to do yoga in Austin. Using silk hammocks mounted to the ceiling, aerial yoga allows participants to be suspended in the air while moving through poses of hatha, vinyasa or fusion yoga, while completely and safely supported. Four Elements Yoga and Fitness on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin offers two urban-loft style studios in a rejuvenating space filled with natural light to enjoy while you find your inner peace – all while dangling from the ceiling. The sport of stand up paddleboarding (known as SUP) is the fastest-growing water sport in Austin – the city is now home to the largest stand up paddleboard maker in the world, SUP ATX. But many Austinites take it a step further; as if balancing on the board isn’t enough, you can practice yoga while paddleboarding! This form of yoga offers two challenges: first, becoming proficient on the board, and then beginning to move into yoga poses. Some of the popular SUP yoga classes in Austin are offered by Paddle Zen and Say Om Paddle Yoga, and Namaste SUP can help you find others in the SUP yoga community. Despite its name, slackline yoga is not for slackers. Using a loose tightrope, the practitioner learns to walk and balance, before getting into slow yoga movements and positions. Slacklining was developed by climbers in Yosemite Valley in the 1970s. Doing yoga on a slackline requires a whole different set of muscles and training. The best way to get involved is through Keep Austin Slacklining, a Facebook group that connects slackliners in the city. AcroYoga combines circus acrobatics, yoga, and healing arts, with partners getting into yoga poses together using high levels of balance and teamwork. As one can imagine, it’s a very playful form, and a great way for two people to build trust while working together. Jenny Sauer-Klein and Jason Nemer started one school of AcroYoga in California after they began practicing therapeutic “flying” sequences together, while AcroYoga Montreal offers a slightly different style of AcroYoga started by Eugene Poku and Jessie Goldberg. In Austin, practitioners and teachers of both styles abound, especially at Austin AcroYoga, who offers classes and is a vital part of the larger Texas AcroYoga community.