Yeah, yeah, I’m still in Ecuador. But if I was in Austin, I’d head to Zax this Wednesday for the (512) Brewing Kick-Off Party … owner and brewer Kevin Brand will be on hand starting at 6pm to mingle and chat about his new brewery, and anyone who buys a (512) Brew gets a commemorative logo…
Category: Things to do … all the time
Sept 1 &2: TV Premieres! <3 Gossip Girl
GOSSIP GIRL. Best show ever. OMG. Huge girlcrush on Blake Lively, and before she was ever known as Serena; I loved her as Bridget in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Love her. Love Gossip Girl. Alamo Drafthouse Village is showing the premiere at 7:00 on the BIG SCREEN! Sweet. One Tree Hill premieres afterward, at…
LOVIN’ LANAI!!
The new bar opened last night, and I LOVE it!! It’s pretty awesome–rooftop, open sides, retractable glass roof, stone and water decor everywhere … and of course, the best bartenders in Austin! (A good friend is the GM, and he brought the best of the best with him from stints at Brown Bar and Prague)…
Ultimate Frisbee
My brother says that I need to post on more topics, like ultimate frisbee. While his point is that he’d like to see a wider range of coverage, I’m not sure that’s what this is about. Since I’m not an ultimate frisbee afficionado, I don’t KNOW about ultimate frisbee in Austin. I’d happily play, but…
New bar: LANAI
I am so in love with Lanai. it hasn’t even opened yet, and I’m already in love. TOP THREE REASONS LANAI WILL BE AWESOME (in order of importance/my excitement): 1) My favorite bartender in the whole wide world. Jack. He’s wonderful. You will love him too if you meet him, because he is the happiest,…
I <3 Mangia Pizza
I freakin’ love Mangia Pizza. Large whole wheat Chicago-style crust with spinach and mushrooms, please! The other night after volleyball, we went to the Draught House to check out the (512) beers. The Wit was much lighter and smoother than the Pale, though both had pretty good flavors. But that’s not the point, the point…
Report: Nike Human Race Training Run
So last night I finally made it to Guero’s for the Nike Human Race training run! It was packed in the Guero’s annex, and the line was long to register. They say the run starts at 7:00, but we didn’t get going til 7:15 or so. I should preface the story I’m about to tell…
Moonshine Brunch
So I’ve been talking about Moonshine’s brunch for over a month now, and finally went yesterday. It was awesome! We arrived around noon (the brunch runs 10-2:30), and they told us the wait would be about 45 minutes to an hour for a table of 5. We snagged spots at the bar and were seated…
Super Sports Saturday – Free Bikram, Running, Volleyball
Saturday mornings aren’t for sleeping in anymore! Here’s the lineup for this weekend: 8 am: Nike+ Human Race training run at Starbucks (24th & Guadalupe) … run 3 or 5 miles, drink coffee, hydrate with lots of water 10 am: FREE Bikram Yoga at Barton Springs Pool, southside, off Robert E. Lee. … bring a…
Moonshine
Since all I want to do is eat some solid food (Day 9 of the Cleanse), I’m going to go ahead and torture myself and talk about Moonshine. The Third-and-Red-River hotspot has the best of many worlds–business/tourist traffic with the Convention Center and downtown and local traffic for the downtown reason and because it’s just…