As if October wasn’t full enough of reasons to eat out–it’s Texas wine month, features two $35 Restaurant Weeks–the Texas Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up tomorrow (Wednesday) to raise awareness of Texas foods while also donating proceeds to food banks across the state. Participating restaurants are offering Texas food and…
Category: Eating
Starlite, Star Bright …
Mmmm, Starlite. A dear friend and I dined at the venerable 4th & Colorado spot, a place I’d been wanting to try since a coworker in the industry (yep, I was a bartender at one time) said it was one of his favorite places to eat–when he was in the mood to spend lots of…
From Ultra Lounge to Cookie Lounge
You know Austin is big when we have an Ultra Lounge (Pangaea) AND a Cookie Lounge. One of the top 10 pastry chefs in the nation, Mark Chapman, former executive pastry chef at the Driskill, schemed up Cookie Lounge as a customizable cookie shop and delivery service. Here’s the main draw: customers choose from six…
Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop
Mmmmm more cupcakes. I know I’ve blogged about quite a few cupcake places, and my reviews are usually pretty good. I mean, it’s pretty hard to screw up a cupcake. (Well, that’s not really true, because Hey! Cupcake figured out how pretty easily) But after all the buzz Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop has been getting, in…
Sunday’s Gluten Clash
Presuming Ike doesn’t cancel everything–and that’s a big presumption, since the UT-Arkansas game is already off (though this hoopla continues to amaze me … there’s only a 60% chance of rain tomorrow?!)– this Sunday looks to be a huge Gluten Clash, pitting the gluten-free Got Guts 5K vs. gluten-heavy Italian Festival: Got Guts 5K Run,…
Food and Fashion in Ecuador
I met someone right before I left who said, “Oh, the food in Ecuador is wonderful!” Now, people say that about Spain and I wholeheartedly disagree (I don´t like jamon, so I´m sort of screwed), but here the food is pretty delicious. Right now we´re on the coast, so we´re chowing down on super fresh,…
Tiff’s Treats North Opening
The north location of campus-fave Tiff’s Treats doesn’t officially open until Saturday (and on Saturday, a dozen cookies are just $2, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish and random prizes dropped in cookie boxes, so every purchase is a chance to win!), but rsvp to events@cookiedelivery.com and you’re in to the preview, where you get free…
Resaurant Week List Posted!
Each participating restaurant is offering a 3-course prix fixe dinner (appetizer, entree, dessert) for either $25 or $35 per person. Austin Restaurant Week is October 12-15 and 19-22. They expect every restaurant to be packed every night during ARW, so make some reservations stat! (Walk-ins are accepted, but reservations are strongly recommended) Austin Restaurant Week…
Popovers at Trio in the Four Seasons
So we all know Trio is an amazing restaurant in the Four Seasons. Some people knock the decor (red and orange tones) or say “it’s not that good,” but really, when they say those sorts of things, it’s because they’re jealous. Trio has food, service, and wine down pat. Ha, that’s a trio. But I…
Art Attack! party, Hot Sauce Fest, Aussie’s Blind Draw 4s Saturday
I twittered about signing up for Aussie’s Blind Draw 4s this Saturday morning, and I’m so excited for it. They randomly put you with three other players to play a tournament–sounds so fun! If I wasn’t playing volleyball, though, I’d be art attacking, because I found out this morning that I can hot sauce on…