Free cupcakes and pancakes! They don’t call it Fat Tuesday for nothing … Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop (home of the most delicious peanut butter cupcake I’ve ever eaten) is celebrating their half birthday–that’s 183 days old–by giving away any baked good in their shop to the first 183 customers. After that, everything is half off! The…
Last minute: SXSW pre-party tonight 7-9
Keep Austin Wired: SXSW Interactive Meetup at Shangri-La Interested in meeting fellow geeks in the ATX? Hit up Shangri-La on Monday, February 23rd from 7pm-9pm. Free drinks, music, old skool video games, and a FREE SXSW INTERACTIVE registration to one lucky winner. Be there or be L7 square! RSVP to interpress@sxsw.com and use the subject…
Oscar Fashion = the fishtail is in
Fishtail? When a dress is a tight column until it poofs out at the bottom, it’s a fishtail. Also called a mermaid. Because, well, mermaids are women with fishtails. Last night’s Oscars, which were marked by the fishtail, a number of red, white, and black gowns (white?!), some shimmery gowns, and a lot of updos…
Saturday is all about Craftin’ … unless you’re camping!
I first discovered etsy when I bought an “unfinished diamond” ring on a leather strap with a piece of metal. It looked awesome in the pictures, but when it arrived I was sad to be able to see the glue on my diamond, and I assumed that meant it was bad and would fall off.…
Shopping Alert: Title 9 Blowout – Hurry!
Ladies, head to 183 & Great Hills Trail STAT to score some sweet, super-discounted athletic gear! Title 9 Sports is women’s athletic wear–not just workout, but outdoors-y, hiking, mountain weather, etc. Think Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear, Merrell … Everything is already heavily discounted, plus 20% off that price. Speaking of Merrell, word on the street is…
Friday Night Bikes (& Guinness)
Ride your bike to Mellow Johnny’s, pay $10, and be rewarded with apps, wine, and watching Lance peddle in Cali. I didn’t like the shop the one time I went, but now that I know the Juan Pelota joke, I can’t help but promote anything to do with it. Ends just in time to peddle…
C3 Outfitters Sale
You know how much I love shopping. But I’m wary of a random event that just pops up and won’t tell you what brands it’s selling, but says they’re something you’ll like. That’s like going to a flea market that offers discounted Wal-Mart clothes and hearing them tell me the same. This led me to…
“This is going to be the next big Austin restaurant”
“This is going to be the next big Austin restaurant,” said my grounded, engineer, out-of-the-scene date to La Condesa‘s soft opening last night. He is not given to fanciful phrases and media hype, but he was absolutely floored by the decor and atmosphere at La Condesa. Add in some tasty drinks, superb guacamole, and just…
Monster Big Band at Elephant Room
I don’t normally do jazz–or Wednesday night concerts, for that matter. But a musically-inclined friend who once played for me the jazz version of Pharrell’s Frontin’ and absolutely blew my mind organized a group to hit up Elephant Room tonight for this show, so how can I say no? After a stop at La Condesa…
Olivia, Uchi, and Weddings
What do Olivia, Uchi, and weddings have in common? Well, the first two are two of the best restaurants in town, and the third is a place where I found the best wedding cake and my new fave app. So food is what we have in common here, glorious, delicious food. Olivia the locally-sourced, Michael…