Commodore Perry Estate announces Lutie's garden restaurant, opening Spring 2021

Beloved chef power couple returns to Austin to helm culinary program focused on hyper-local, seasonal fare in Ken Fulk-designed space

AUSTIN, TEXAS (December 11, 2019) — Commodore Perry Estate, a historic architectural landmark and forthcoming urban retreat situated in the heart of Austin, Texas, today announced a new restaurant concept, Lutie’s Garden Restaurant, opening spring 2021. Helming the restaurant’s ingredient-driven culinary program are husband-and-wife team Bradley Nicholson and Susana Querejazu, formerly of beloved neighborhood establishments Barley Swine and Odd Duck. After years of honing their expertise at esteemed restaurants across the globe, the move marks a homecoming for the power couple.

 

Built in the Jazz Age in 1928, Commodore Perry Estate was originally the country home of Commodore Edgar and Lutie Perry, and often the setting for lavish social gatherings and soirées between the couple’s stints of travel through Europe. Named after the matriarch and driving design force behind the estate, and with the fresh perspective of two talented, homegrown chefs, Lutie’s seeks to evoke the effortless glamour and warm hospitality of the estate’s legacy for its guests. Located just north of The University of Texas at Austin and set on the east side of the estate, the elegant garden restaurant will offer highly-seasonal menus with a focus on hyper-local ingredients sourced from the estate’s in-house gardens and local purveyors for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.