Burgers: free-range, grass-fed, delicious Veggie-burgers: veggie, delicious Best: a mixed double with 1 meat patty and 1 veggie patty, wrapped in lettuce Their 5th birthday is tomorrow, so starting at 10:30am they are giving away 1,000 free tees!! Get ’em while they’re hot, and grab a mixed double while you’re at it. 😀
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Aspen: Mega-Luxe Fine Art Fair
Hallmarked by both a real van Gogh and a Norman Rockwell, the Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair and Sale is now through this Saturday, July 10, 11am-6pm every day. Also up for grabs? Tiffany jewels, Tiffany lamps, and wine coasters from the Duke of Cumberland. Only in Aspen. Hosted in the 16,000 square foot…
Austin: Free Bottle of Wine …
… with the purchase of two lunches or dinners at Fogo de Chao on Wednesdays all summer. Ironically, you’ll choose between two Chilean wines from Casa Lapostolle, the Merlot (2005) or the Cabernet Sauvignon (2007). Fogo de Chao is a Brazilian steakhouse. But hey, it’s all South American! And it’s really the perfect excuse to…
Austin: Eat Your Way Through 4th of July
Strawberry, vanilla, blueberry layered shakes are FREE on July 4th from 2-6pm at all Austin locations of Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries & Shakes. Also check out Mighty Fine’s Remix online at www.mightyfineburgers.com/remix to create your own burger, then taste your creation by bringing a copy of your Remix to any Mighty Fine location and having…
Summer Reads
I have been nerding it up lately, what with spending a ton of time working at the library and eschewing Friday nights on the town for cuddling up with a good book. But this places me in a newly-minted position suggest some good reads. Below is an eclectic bunch, from newbies to classics, beach reads…
Austin: Genius TIKKR Watch Bar Crawl
In one of the best marketing ideas I’ve heard in a long time, join Austin-based watch-maker TIKKR for a West Sixth bar crawl where the drinks are free IF you’re sporting the right wristband–a TIKKR watch, natch. Genius? Genius. Thursday night, the party starts at 8pm at Dirty Bill’s (511 Rio Grande), then proceeds to…
Take Back Your Lunch
There’s a new movement starting this Wednesday across the country called “Take Back Your Lunch.” All you have to do is dine with friend in a park or public place to get away from your computer for an hour. Why? Take Back Your Lunch is a part of The Energy Project for Tony Schwartz’s new…
Austin: Sailor Jerry’s and Hori Smoku
There’s a girl, who I’ve never met, who sent me the info on this event. She grew up in CO and TX, where I now split time, and get this–she grew up in the tiny town of Sugar Land, outside of Houston, where I was actually born! It’s crazy. And, it’s crazy how much synchronicity…
Austin: WINNER of Blondes vs. Brunettes 4-pack is …
Drumroll … Random number generator says congratulations to … Jessica! She says: Congrats, Jessica! Your name will be on a list at the House Park gate +3. The rest of you fools can still buy your tix for $20 today by clicking here or bring cash money to the gate on game day. Tomorrow, Saturday…
Austin: Memorial Day Weekend’s What to Do
FareCompare had me write a Guest Post on what to do for Memorial Day Weekend. Part of it is excerpted below, and I’ve got two more shindigs added to the bottom of the list: Memorial Day weekend in Austin means one thing: the lake. Austin’s hot summers call for long days spent in and on…