Just minutes after a grueling Fight Gone Bad session, I could barely think about eating, much less actively putting a gluten-free, 93% lean ground turkey taco with low fat cheese into my mouth. But when my very favorite spectator insisted we try them, I got one, and told him “I don’t think I can eat…
Category: Eating
Come and Take It: Frank
Have you guys heard much about FLAVORS of Austin? It’s like Austin Restaurant Week or Go Texan week where a restaurant sets up a multi-course prix-fixe meal, but there’s only one restaurant a week for every week in the next year. 52 weeks, 52 restaurants. To get this party started, newbie Frank hosted a kick-off…
It’s Go Texas Week this week!
Hot on the heels of Austin Restaurant Week, we have the slightly-different Go Texas Week this week, where restaurants put together prix-fixe meals featuring ALL local (to Texas) ingredients. It’s a fun twist, and can still be a really great deal. Speaking of great deals, look for a forthcoming post on FLAVORS of Austin, a…
Ridiculously Packed Thursday
Don’t even know where to begin … I’m hitting the invite-only Austin Cocktail Throwdown first, then we’ll see where the night takes me. These are a few of the places I could be going: Barton Place Restaurant Row Taste Off Saks New York State of Mind March of Dimes Event Cocktails by Twin Liquors, hors…
Thursdays are beginning to be epic again
But I’m too tired to even think about it! Austin Monthly & BoConcept Longest Worldwide Release Party 6-9pm (flyer above) Worth going for the Piranha Sushi alone. Well maybe, I bet lines will be long and the place will be packed. Austin Under 40 Awards Kick-Off Cissi’s Market, 6 to 9pm … Learn more about…
Green Pastures: to Peacocks and …
… we can’t remember what else we toasted to. But sporting my peacock-print dress, my lovely date and I went to Green Pastures. We started with a peacock sighting–look closely and you’ll see a baby in the righthand corner! Unfortunately, the “outdoorsy” man was afraid the peacocks were surrounding us (they were) and about to…
This is Life in Austin Restaurant Week Picks
Austin Restaurant Week (which is really two beginning-of-the-weeks, Sept 13-16 and Sept 20-23) kicked off last night, so being the procrastinator I am, while fellow foodies headed out to Hudson’s on the Bend and other fine establishments, my handyman and I were just sitting down to choose our own adventures. We employed colored sharpies and…
The Weekend Usual: Free CrossFit & Sugar Mama’s
You know, the Free CrossFit Workout Central holds Under the Bridge at Town Lake once a month on Saturday morning at 8:30am. Details here. And you also know how much I love Sugar Mama’s cupcakes, so you might call me obsessing over how delicious they are “usual” too, but it’s UNusual for them to be…
Cool Stuff You Shouldn’t Go To If You Write For Austin Post
Austin Post is throwing a Writers Event on Thursday, so if any of you dear readers already write for or have an inkling of writing for the Post, you better be at that event (email me for the deets). If, however, you are not one of the chosen ones, I suppose you can go to…
Imperia 2nd Anniversary Party – Free Cocktails & Sushi
I can hardly believe it was 2 years ago that I hit up Imperia’s grand opening–and almost immediately bounced because it was SO CROWDED. One of my fave happy hour joints sure knows how to throw a party, but I can only hope for my own sake (and the sake of my free-sushi-loving-wallet) that this…