NICOLE PORTWOOD

WHO: VP brand marketing, Tito’s Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) and co-owner of Spartan Pizza (1007 E. Sixth St., 512-484-0798; spartanpizzaaustin.com) AL FRESCO FAVE: “There’s always magic in the air at Justine’s Brasserie (4710 E. Fifth St., 512-385-2900; justines1937.com), especially when you dine outside. It feels just on the edge of wild, as though anything could happen at any moment. I love to go there with my husband when we need a real grown-ups’ night out without the kids.” GET YOUR FREAK ON: “Honk!TX (honktx.org), a free festival that happens after South by Southwest, is like the alternate universe version of SXSW. It brings out the weird, the freaky, and the fabulous for a few days of interactive street band performances.” KEEP CALM: “As Austin grows, quiet places are few and far between, but Emma Long Metropolitan Park (1600 City Park Rd., 512-974-1831) continues to be a lush sanctuary. You’re sure to run into other hikers, usually with their dogs.”