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When it comes to planning the perfect private dinner, there is no better host than Austin, Texas.  Forget the hype around Tex Mex (although there’s always a time and place for Tex Mex), with a glamorous gathering on the agenda we’ve uncovered the very best cuisine Austin has to offer. It wasn’t hard, with a city that’s brimming with James Beard nominees, innovative cocktail bars, and stylish eateries. From a crown jewel hotel’s famed restaurant to a Japanese Farmhouse, we’ve included idyllic hosts for every kind of occasion. So gather up your friends, order a glass of bubbly and toast to these stylish Austin settings to host your next private dinner! Reporter: Erica Nichols

Celebrating a holiday party with your work crew is a great opportunity to get gussied up, enjoy a delicious meal with your colleagues, and toast to the end of another great year. Since Austin is one of our favorite places to host a party, we’re sharing the best spots to deck the halls and toast to the new year. There’s a Japanese farmhouse-style restaurant in Hyde Park, a bold boutique hotel in SoCo, and a modern art museum that’ll have your team feeling inspired. Looking for a place where you can totally take over and set up a winter wonderland of your own in the heart of downtown ATX? We’ve got a few options for that too. Reporter: Alyssa Brown

Planning a bachelorette party weekend in Austin is so much fun, especially with the millions of places to go, stay and see. Instead of letting you feel overwhelmed by the options, we’ve done the hard work for you and narrowed down the places we think you’ll love for a weekend with the girls. From places where you can crash slumber-party-style in bunk rooms with your girlfriends to the city’s swankiest poolside bungalows, we’ve got your accommodation on lock. Not sure where to brunch? We found a place that serves the best meal of the day, every day. We’ve even found a place with the best punch bowls in town. Looking for something extra to do while you’re visiting with a squad? We’re thinking vino Vinyasa session followed by a swim at Barton Springs. You in? Awesome! Let’s head to the best part of Texas, y’all. Reporter: Alyssa Brown

If beautifully manicured gardens, stately mansions and regal settings are all over your wedding vision board, you’re going to love this list of venues. Grand estates and manors are tucked into cities and countryside locations all over the country, and we’ve gone ahead and selected some of our favorites. These are places that know how to utilize both indoors and out to create a wedding space that’s elegant, timeless and memorable. You can get married in peony gardens or fruit orchards, or be surrounded by Grecian statues when you exchange your vows. There’s a century-old Beverly Hills mansion overlooking the city of Los Angeles, a 175-room estate in the Brandywine Valley of Delaware that has a glass-enclosed pavilion, and a hilltop property with incredible views of Colorado’s Yampa River Valley. In short, there’s a little something to fit with just about any wedding vision board if private estates are your thing. Reporter: Alyssa Brown

As we reflect on 2018 and all that it held in the design realm from new restaurant openings to the most wanted hotel stays, some themes rang true throughout: cookie cutter is out, the right kind of DIY is in, and carrying one theme or trend throughout your home, hotel, venue, shop or restaurant is definitely out. Expressing your unique personality through a variety of styles, collected items, and special finds make for a timeless yet on-trend space. We partnered with Hayneedle, the online home furnishings and décor store (including the world’s largest outdoor living selection), to break down six design trends for 2019 and how to get the look in your own space. From ultra-modern Scandi design trends to bringing back more traditional styles in your home, find your look for the new year with this guide.

This gorgeous new revamp of an old Austin treasure offers the utmost in genuine Texas hospitality. Set on a grand South Austin estate, the genteel wraparound porches, floodlit sunrooms, sherbet-colored interiors (perfectly balanced by the deliciously dark and moody bar) and deluxe furnishings of Mattie’s will have you at hello. The live oak-tree-dotted property alone is enough to convince you to move in with your crew, and that’s before you even taste the divinely upscale take on comfort food. Oh, and did we mention the exotic peacocks puttering around the grounds?