My favorite ex-Texas-resident was shocked to discover a few months ago that Randalls is cheap. That boy buys the same things every week: sandwich bread, turkey, hummus, lettuce, avocado, tomato, milk, eggs, frozen berries, and some special items for dinner. The first time he went to Randalls for the usual grocery run, he called me…
Category: Eating
Home Slice Carnival-O-Pizza
I may not personally be a huge fan of Home Slice, but there’s no denying its spot in Austin’s iconic culture. Hell, there’s even a Year of Pizza blog from a dude who won one of these free food for a year! contests and will not shut up about how much he loves Home Slice.…
Changes at Changos
When I heard Changos had made the switch to all-natural, free-range meat and wild-caught fish, plus recycleable servingware, I was really excited. So excited that I made my roommate from college who was in town visiting head to the nearest Changos on Guadalupe to try it out. I grabbed a salad with chicken, she had…
Tis the Season for a Tweetup Today!
I almost forgot to PIMP MY OWN EVENT! Dangit! TODAY is the first-ever This is Life in Austin co-hosted Tweetup (with the always-fantastic team of Launch787)! Thursday the 3rd, join Launch787 and This is Life in Austin as we host a super-cool happy hour at Central Market. Two FREE drinks (cash bar after that) and…
TRIO’s 3 for $39 December Dinner is Tres Divine
It’s finally cold in Austin (for now anyway) and it couldn’t be a more perfect time to warm up with TRIO’s 3 for $39 December Dinner. They’ve been offering these amazing prix fixe meals for a long time now, and I’ve been talking about how amazing they are for some time now. But trust me,…
Vertigo Burger Eat-Off at Elevation
Elevation Burger ends 2009 with a bang: the 10-patty Vertigo Burger Challenge The challenge: be the first to finish a 10-patty Vertigo Burger AND french fries. The person who does this the fastest will win free burgers for a year (up to two burgers a week). The famous Vertigo Burger, a ten-patty monster of organic,…
Four Seasons Gingerbread Houses and Tree Lighting
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays at Four Seasons! The famous Four Seasons Gingerbread houses will be revealed to the public on Tuesday, November 24 at the annual Holiday Tradition event. On display through Jan 3, the gingerbread houses are up for sale with all proceeds donated to the Seton Shivers Cancer…
I’m co-hosting a Tweetup!
‘Tis The Season for a Tweetup / #tisatweetup Hosted By: @launch787 and @lifeinaustin RSVP here: http://ow.ly/E35n Thursday, December 3 from 5 – 7:30pm (CST), Upstairs Mezzanine at Central Market (4001 Lamar) In my debut as a co-hostess of a twitter event, please join Launch787 and me, This Is Life In Austin, for a tasting of…
Beets and Cans and Cans and Beets
Beets Cafe has already generated enough buzz in Austin for you to look at an invite to its Grand Opening and say, huh? Hasn’t it been open awhile? Yes. But THIS is a GRAND OPENING, a party the likes of which are … well, pretty often in Austin. But this is extra awesome, so check…
A Note on Eating … plus FREE Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Kids, I’ve gone Paleo. You’ll see upcoming posts on things not Paleo (looking at you, Dulce Vida delicious tequila), like the following notice in this same post, but as of the beginning of this week, I’ve undertaken a 30-day Strict Paleo Challenge with 4 of my fellow CrossFitters. Curious? What’s a Paleo? Already thought I…