Prix Fixe Paradise

Hill Country town introduces new restaurant week with deals and events

The initiative is a companion to the Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival.

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The "restaurant weeks" initiative is spreading across Central Texas, with Fredericksburg claiming its own dates. Fredericksburg Restaurant Week is a new event running from May 4-10.

Fredericksburg Restaurant Week is not to be confused with the existing San Antonio Restaurant Weeks, which expanded to include some Fredericksburg eateries in 2025.

No matter what city it's in, the restaurant weeks format sets up inexpensive prix fixe dinners as an incentives for diners to try new restaurants and new dishes. Houston, of course, has its initiatives, but it won't return until August, making this a fun excuse to go to a new city; the Fredericksburg initiative sounds like it'll especially drive visitors looking for a less-pricey Hill Country adventure.

Participating restaurants will be found at fbgfoodandwine.com. However, it looks like that announcement hasn't been made yet.

In addition to the prix fixe menus, Fredericksburg Restaurant Week will offer exclusive dining events and collaborations, a press release says. It starts May 5 with Tacos y Margs at Hill & Vine, pairing food and drinks at tasting stations. Then on May 6 there's the Austin Street Block Party with more bites and live music, followed by East Side Flights & Bites at Elk & Main on May 7 and Smoke & Fire with El Quincho and Eaker Barbecue on May 8.

Fredericksburg Restaurant Weeks also doubles as a preview of the Tex-Mex BBQ Fest, with a kickoff May 9 at Leroy’s TexMex BBQ. Guests can expect barbecue, live music, and traditionally distilled desert spirits.

Finally, a pair of eateries are open in a new capacity for the week. Stout’s Signature at Grape Creek Vineyards and K Bistro at K Estate, which are usually only for wine club members, will be open to the public.

The Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival is the organizer of Fredericksburg Restaurant Week. The organization says the new initiative is meant to complement the festival and July Preview Week.

“Fredericksburg has become a true culinary destination, and Restaurant Week is a way to celebrate the chefs, restaurants, and hospitality that make our town a wine and culinarydestination,” said Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jim Mikula in the release. “It’s a chance for guests to experience the diversity of Fredericksburg’s dining scene while building
excitement for the Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival later this year.”

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cut the travel time

Ladybird Jet air shuttle launches flights from Houston to Fredericksburg

Photo courtesy of Ladybird Jet

Hop on board from Houston to the Hill Country.

Houstonians now have a new way to travel to the Hill Country without spending hours in the car. Regional air shuttle service Ladybird Jet has launched a new route connecting passengers from Houston to Fredericksburg.

Texas-born Ladybird Jet is a membership-based charter flight broker providing a fleet of semi-private flights addressing "a growing gap in regional executive travel across Texas," per a release. Rather than spending hours in traffic traveling hundreds of miles by car, Ladybird Jet promises short flights without arduous security lines or baggage claim delays.

"Executives in Texas are losing half their day just getting to a meeting," said founder Devon Perry. "I built Ladybird Jet because I saw firsthand how broken regional travel was — and I knew Texas deserved better than choosing between a six-hour drive and a commercial airline odyssey."

The new Houston-to-Fredericksburg route operates out of West Houston Airport (IWS) and flies into Gillespie County Airport (T82). The flight cuts down an approximate nine-hour round trip down to just "a short flight," according to Perry, and passengers only need to arrive 15 minutes before departure.

Ladybird Jet semi-private charter plane Houstonians can travel to the Hill Country in style via Ladybird Jet's eight-seat aircraft. Photo courtesy of Ladybird Jet

"Houston professionals love Fredericksburg — the wine, the food, the Hill Country," Perry said. "But a nine-hour round-trip drive turns a relaxing getaway into an endurance test. We eliminate that. You land, and your weekend starts immediately."

Flights departing Houston will operate on Thursdays at 5 pm, and returning flights will take place on Sundays at 6 pm. That allows plenty of time to explore the Hill Country's wineries, restaurants, hotels, and the relaxing scenery. The planes can accommodate eight passengers, and round-trip fare costs $1,697 per seat.

Ladybird Jet also operates a route from Fredericksburg to Dallas, if ritzy Houstonians want to save time and travel luxuriously throughout all three cities.

Flight memberships start at $500 a month, with three different tiers available depending on travel needs.