Can you even keep up? Over the holidays, my mom turned me on to two more sites–MorgansDeals and TheLunchDeal.com, plus I just heard about CrowdSavings.com. I’m going to totally nerd out on you (again) about these flash-sale sites. The things is, they’re awesome. Yes. But they’re a really, really interesting product of our unique place…
Category: Eating
Austin: Get Olivia to Cater
Yes, one of my fave restaurants in Austin is now catering for Christmas! This is James. He is neat. In what he describes as an effort to forge a deeper connection with his clientele while bringing the “local is better” message home, Chef James Holmes of Olivia (one of my top ten must-dos in Austin) has launched…
Austin: Buenos Aires Cafe
Oops. I ate my whole dinner before I could take a pic! I have a foodie friend who has been RAVING about Buenos Aires Cafe for months, admonishing me with disbelief that I haven’t visited. I went for lunch a little while ago, and finally rounded up the fam, grabbed my restaurant.com discount certificate, and…
Austin: Merry Tamale
Do you know how much I love tamales? I love them a lot. I love them so much that when I found them at ACL (see the tweet), I proceeded to eat them for 3 days straight and almost-but-not-quite grow tired of them. Alas, I must travel to the Farmer’s Market and test my luck…
Austin: the W and TRACE at the W Open
Today the W opens in downtown Austin, and so does TRACE, the in-hotel restaurant focused on conscious cuisine. That means local and seasonal, for those not already in the know. Focusing on Central Texas’ local growers, artisans and purveyors, Staff Forager Valerie Broussard (who also happens to be Slow Food Austin’s Biodiversity Chair) works in tandem…
Austin: DO IT – GO RAW at MOOJESUS!
Remember MooJesus!? I love that place. I got the sweetest email from Pastor Gina asking me to tell all of you about the MooJesus! EJ RAW 30 FEAST program. I am so in love with the idea of the program and wish I was around Austin often enough to participate in this 30 day awesomeness.…
Austin: La Pâtisserie Opens with Macarons
Have you ever been watching Blair nosh on authentic French macarons during a Gossip Girl episode and wish you were doing the same? Thankfully, La Pâtisserie by Luxe Sweets opens today to fulfill those needs! There’s a Parisian touch into every last detail of La Pâtisserie by Luxe Sweets. Whimsical art work by local artist Graham Franciose will…
Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Happs
There are tons of lists of restaurants open on Thanksgiving. Here’s the one for Austin. Here’s the one for Aspen. Thus, I have no need to make lists. I will give you just one recommendation. Austin: 24 Diner How awesome is this? Family-style menu served at your table with three meat dishes, two types of…
Austin: Red’s Porch First Birthday (free stuff)
Head to Red’s Porch on S. Lamar for a birthday party on Sunday, Nov. 21 starting at noon. There’ll be drink specials, free food, music, and a washers tournament. The washer tournament will kick off the party at noon sponsored by Graham Barnes Distilling with drink specials from Treaty Oak Rum and Grahams Texas Tea…
Austin: Spice Shop Grand Opening (by the numbers)
For the longest time, I didn’t really get the spice thing. I’m slow to the cooking game, and I never understood why people went nuts for Penzey’s in Dallas … I didn’t even know Central Market had bulk spices (awesome!) until this year. But people, spices are awesome. They make boring things amazing and amazing…