My Sweet Austin creates custom cakes for a variety of occasions such as this confetti cake.[/caption] After three years of creating custom cakes from home Sara Mayes will open her first bakery in late August. My Sweet Austin, 910 W. 25th St., will offer made-from-scratch cookies, brownies, cupcakes, baked donuts, scones, muffins, coffee cakes and danishes and will also serve coffee. Mayes offers cakes in 16 flavors, but custom flavors can also be done on request. Cakes are finished with buttercream or fondant and may be delivered. Mayes said she decided to open the business because she wanted to continue providing the same quality desserts but with a faster turn around time for customers. She has a degree in Baking and Pastry Arts and spent time honing her skills at Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel and Studio Cake in Menlo Park, California.

Other Impacts

NOW OPEN—Lunch, dinner and brunch is now served at Liberty Kitchen seven days a week. The restaurant opened April 21 at 507 Pressler St., Ste. 700, offering 140 seats for patrons with indoor or outdoor seating options. The menu includes a variety of seafood and rotisserie meats. Patrons can also enjoy 29 beers on tap as well as craft cocktails. 512-840-1330 NOW OPEN—Mighty Dogs Cafe and Bistro opened April 20 at 401 Orchard St. offering healthy hot dogs. The hot dogs are made with 100 percent natural beef and can be paired with a variety of sides. Each week the restaurant offers a specialty dog, but mainstays of the menu reflect flavor profiles from different cities throughout the nation. Mighty Dogs also offers Italian beef sandwiches. 512-524-1809 COMING SOON—A new location of Tino’s Greek Cafe will open at Northcross Mall at 2525 W. Anderson Lane in the former Elevation Burger site. Owner C.J. Zorba said he has not yet set an opening date. The restaurant offers cafeteria-style Greek food at lunch and dinner. RELOCATIONS— PetRelocation will move from its downtown home at 612 Brazos St. to the former Any Baby Can location at 1121 E. Seventh St. by August or September. Before the relocation the business is remodeling the new space, which will include on-site parking. PetRelocation offers door-to-door pet transportation with all travel arrangements made by the company. 512-362-6100 RELOCATIONS—M/I Homes relocated its Austin office June 15 from the Westlake area to 6801 N. Capital Texas Hwy, Bldg. 2 Ste. 100. The business builds new homes in the Austin area. In the fall, a design center will open in the office where homebuyers can choose and customize various aspects of their home such as cabinets, fixtures, paint color and more. 512-265-0288 CLOSINGS—California-based Coolhaus closed its Austin food trucks May 31. The sweet-meets-savory ice cream sandwiches, pints and hand-dipped ice cream bars have been in Austin for five years but will now only operate during major events in the city. Coolhaus products can still be found in various local grocery and food stores. IN THE NEWS—Daily Juice CEO John Martin announced June 16 his company and Austin-based Skinny Limits have merged and will now operate under the name Daily Juice. The merger allows an expanded selection of heart-healthy foods. The original Daily Juice began as a small shack on Barton Springs Road offering juices and smoothies in 2003, and the former Skinny Limits started two years ago and operated six locations. The new Daily Juice now has eight locations in Austin.