Parkside Projects Careers in Austin, TX

Parkside, Chef Cirkiel’s first restaurant, pays homage to the Bronx, N.Y., housing project where his father grew up. In 2008, Parkside opened on historic Sixth Street, a decidedly non-culinary destination, as a farm-to-table concept long before that or casual fine dining became buzz phrases in Austin. Every night since, Parkside has been filled not so much by tourists, but by a mix of downtown locals and surrounding Austin’s destination diners. Two years after launching the Parkside concept, Chef Cirkiel opened The Backspace, Austin’s first true Neapolitan pizzeria, directly behind Parkside. The better part of a decade later, the corner of Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard continues to anchor the downtown dining scene.