If you don’t have a house to throw a party at or to go to, join many other drunken revelers and football fans at these five hotspots for Superbowl-watchin’ action. HIGHBALL There’s all kinds of awesomeness to add to the experience of the Superbowl, like bingo (for the game AND commercials!), beer specials, a crazy…
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Choose Your Own Adventure, Chocolate Edition
CHOCbite is an Austin-based company where you can customize your own chocolate bar. Sort of like a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but with chocolate. And toppings. Artisan toppings. Valentine’s is right around the corner? Purrrrrfect. Choose from white chocolate (8%), milk chocolate (32%), dark chocolate (56%) or black chocolate (72%) as your base, then…
Austin: Revisiting Frank + Breakfast!
Frank has arguably the best bloody mary I’ve ever had, plus delicious artisan sausages. Well good news, folks: Frank is adding breakfast and late-night options! Wahoo! Breakfast: 7am weekdays, 8am Saturday, Frank’s new breakfast dishes include buttery breakfast biscuits with honey, jackalope gravy, or egg-n-cheese, fluffy eggs, bacon, sausage, Canadian bacon, a variety of cereal options, or granola…
Austin: Manuary Party for the Men
I have never heard of this Manuary idea, but as men are occasionally left out here at this blog (you may like my fashion posts a smidge less than the other fabulous things I write), I feel obligated to post. Plus I really like Dulce Vida tequila. Sabia, Criquet Apparel, and Dulce Vida Tequila would…
Austin: Wednesday Steak + Frites
Beginning January 26, and offered each Wednesday evening, fabulous restaurant The Carillon will feature a special Steak and Frites menu at $18 per plate. The steaks and frites will vary throughout the season. The first Steak and Frites Night, will feature 7- to 8-ounce Peppercorn-Crusted Beef Shoulder Tender with Twice-Fried Yukon Gold Potatoes and a variety of Argentinean “ketchups.” Other flavorful…
Austin: Go Gorilla Run!
The Gorilla Run was a HUGE success! 750 people RAN 3.1 miles in downtown Austin with temps under 32 degrees! CONGRATS to my lil bro, frontman of Achachay!, for organizing the run AND rocking the post-race show! Thanks for the photo, Dad! Photo from the Statesman.
Austin: Top 8 Normal Places to Eat Paleo
I got this email yesterday: On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:34 AM, DUDE* wrote: Just saw your post on ordering paleo when eating out and wanted to find out if you have any favorite paleo restaurants in Austin. Going to be in Austin this week and looking for a place to eat. Thanks! DUDE*…
CrossFitters everywhere … including MooJesus!
I can’t remember if I’ve spoken on xlyssa before about MooJesus! … I know I have written about it here and here and here on thisislifeinaustin. Anyway, MooJesus! is the raw milk dairy we go to in Seguin, Texas, about an hour-ish away from Austin. It’s a little slice of heaven, and the next time…
There are only so many things I can be serious about at once
I got to work out with the lovely Coach Alex Janss’ class last night at CrossFit Central RunTex. She is a great coach and has an easy rapport with her clients, so it was a blast to drop in. The workout, however, featured the elusive handstand pushups. I’ve chronicled my HSPU journey extensively–from slamming my…
I Am Rocky
Hahaha. OK, maybe not all the time, but last night some unfortunate circumstances forced me to work out solo even though I am in Austin and all I wanted was to work out with people again since I work out alone all the time in Aspen! It was a cold, misty, almost-stormy night when I…