The Austin Empty Bowl Project is an effort by locals to fight hunger. Local artists, art-class students, and other creative folks design hundreds of hand-painted bowls in countless shapes, sizes and colors for guests to choose from.

You pick your favorite bowl from the lot, and then fill it with soup and bread donated by local restaurants and bakeries. They have live music while you enjoy your lunch, and you get to keep the bowl! It’s one of my favorite November traditions. A twenty-dollar donation goes to Capital Area Food Bank Kids Café.