Not being a huge breakfast for breakfast fan myself, I love it when it all gets flipped around. Flipping flapjacks into a delicious dinner makes the morning mainstay much more fun. Say that three times fast. October 14, TRIO is bringing back the breakfast-for-dinner concept with a Pancake Dinner benefiting the Seton Shivers Cancer Center.…
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I’m Back! And it’s Commemorate Rice Day!
… so the day is almost over because I’ve been catching up on work (and workouts, damn does CrossFit suck when you’ve missed a week … and thank you to the mountains we hiked, who are the only reason I didn’t DIE during today’s workout), but I’m still going to share with you that TODAY,…
Weekend: Football, Wheatsville
UT v Colorado: 6:15 Gametime This week’s tailgate suggestion: Tailgate 2009 presented by YMBL and AYC, 2pm The Young Men’s Business League and the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for a big-time party on the 40 Acres! Check the parking lot on 17th Street between Congress and Colorado Streets, look for the…
My Fit Foods to Austin
Just minutes after a grueling Fight Gone Bad session, I could barely think about eating, much less actively putting a gluten-free, 93% lean ground turkey taco with low fat cheese into my mouth. But when my very favorite spectator insisted we try them, I got one, and told him “I don’t think I can eat…
Jester King Free Beer Tasting
Yeah, the flyer pretty much says it all. Really wish I was in town for this, love trying new beers! Plus look at the food sponsors … A smidge more: Jeffrey Stuffings, a homebrewer with dreams of going pro, has started raising funds to make those dreams come true. Operating under the name of Jester…
ACL Recaps: by day, with photos, and beer
Over at Austin Post, we Real Time Reported on the whole fest–live updates throughout. Check out the new features, and my full-length article recaps: Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Strategy Session Facebook Album And I will not lie, every single morning (lie: afternoon) I got dropped off at Barton Springs & Lamar, and every…
Man Shops Globe / You Hang Out in Your Neighborhood
Talk about a dream job … this dude travels around the world, picks out cool stuff for Anthropologie stores around the world, and now they’re filming him doing it. “Man Shops Globe” debuts October 7 on the Sundance Channel. October 6, Anthropologie at 601 North Lamar Blvd is hosting a preview party from 7-9pm with tons…
ACL Afterparties
But Lyssa, I thought couldn’t handle ACL? According to last year’s ACL post, where, BTW, I share some tips to live by ifidosaysomyself, I have retired from ACL. But friends, as evidenced by my frantic tweeting to score a 3-day pass (done! love you, twitter), I am back on the wagon. I am a journalist,…
Highball Soft Opening Tonight – Everyone is Invited
Normally “Soft Openings” are for friends and family and other invited guests. But given that Highball, Tim & Karrie League’s new bowling-karaoke-diner venue next to its South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse, has created a flyer for the event, we’re pretty sure everyone is invited. And that they must have worked the kinks out weeks ago when…
Come and Take It: Frank
Have you guys heard much about FLAVORS of Austin? It’s like Austin Restaurant Week or Go Texan week where a restaurant sets up a multi-course prix-fixe meal, but there’s only one restaurant a week for every week in the next year. 52 weeks, 52 restaurants. To get this party started, newbie Frank hosted a kick-off…