I was in Houston this weekend for my brother’s graduation from Rice, so we went out to eat a lot–gotta celebrate with professors, friends, and the girlfriend’s fam. Hitting so many restaurants in so few days left me wondering about Austin’s dining scene: is it up to snuff? Sure, Houston has the highest number of…
Author: Lyssa
Go to Aussie’s!
I’m writing an article for Austin Woman magazine on sand volleyball in Austin, and I interviewed the owner of Aussie’s Beach Bar & Grill today. Danny Brinson is his name, and he was very friendly and open, a good interview! I can’t give too much away, but I can encourage everyone to go to Aussie’s!…
Stylin’ Thursdays: Grand Opening
Another Thursday, another happy hour-boutique-shopping affair. A new jewelry and accessory store is coming to the chic Second Street shopping district, and Austin Monthly hosts its grand opening. Here are the details: Beyond Tradition and Austin Monthly invite you to a grand opening! Toast to our arrival in the fashionable 2nd Street District with complimentary…
Review: El Chile North (you know, the free ‘ritas)
I was thoroughly impressed by El Chile North–I haven’t been to the East Austin one, but the food was superb. They serve chips and salsa in little bowls, which one of my companions deemed “classier than a big one.” I thought it just looked like more work for our server, but whatever. The salsa is…
Free Margaritas!!
So Austin favorite El Chile just opened up a location at Far West, and they don’t have their liquor license, so they’re giving away two free margaritas with an entree purchase! El Chile and fast-food kid sister El Chilito are Manor Road faves, hot with the UT crowd and downtown dwellers and workers. I’ve never…
Crushed Ice
… so maybe trying to get pre-crushed ice the day before the Kentucky Derby, when everyone and their grandmother is serving mint juleps to parties-full, is a bad idea. Nonetheless, I set out to fulfill my needs at Party Barn–a place I had never been, but drove past often. Party Barn is just that: a…
Thoughts on Hula Hut
Hula Hut is an Austin institution, sitting pretty on the shores of Lake Austin next to Mansfield Dam, a place central but tucked into a neighborhood, accessible by boat, car, and for the adventurous, foot. It has succeeded while restaurant after restaurant next door failed. Is it because Hula Hut already has the market on…
Sports Wednesday + Kanye!
Tonight is Kanye West’s Glow in The Dark Tour with Rhianna concert at the Erwin Center, and if I weren’t so committed to playing sand volleyball, I’d go. Ok, ok, if I had bought the $70 tickets right when they came out, I’d go, but since that’s not the case, I will be playing sand…
Costco Liquors vs. Spec’s
I’m hosting a Kentucky Derby party on Saturday afternoon–more because it was a good excuse to get dressed up than because I’m super-into the Derby itself–so I set out on my buying liquor mission yesterday. Before Spec’s came to town, Costco Liquors was THE cheapest place to buy liquor (and a small selection of beer…
Craigslist loves the Boom Boom Room!
I was thrilled to find this missed connections post on craigslist: http://austin.craigslist.org/mis/658406389.html It could have been us! My girlfriend (platonic) and I are magnets for this sort of thing (the one guy-two girls sort of thing? I don’t know exactly what a this sort of thing is), except that for once in our lives we…