Ah, a throwback to the iterations of this here blog … like me, a restaurant from Aspen has returned nay, come home to, Austin. Because Aspen and Austin are inextricably yet inexplicably linked, perhaps the first restaurant to move from Aspen to Austin rather than vice versa (hi Clark’s), is House of the Rising Tanuki-San,…
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Austin: Paul Petersen at VIVO Lake Creek
I feel a particular affinity for people I’ve interviewed, even if I haven’t really kept tabs on them in quite some time. One of my first major interviews out of college was with Chef Paul Petersen, a legendary Texas chef who had then just made the somewhat controversial move to the Gage Hotel in Marathon,…
Austin: Uchi the Cookbook Released!
Uchi Chef and Owner Tyson Cole pretty much owns sushi in Austin, but it’s not just sushi. He has a creative, innovative approach to all Japanese cuisine that’s seldom seen, so it’s no wonder his cookbook is so long-awaited! Uchi the Cookbook is now available for pre-orders … snag one now and you’ll also get an…
Bad to the Bone … Bbbbbad …
Quite literally, the three chefs involved in this Bad to the Bone Throwdown are about three of the biggest stars the entire state of Texas has … so the chance to taste their food in a competition means one happy belly. Each chef will choose a preferred ingredient, then will create a dish that includes…
Freakin’ Full Weekend
First and foremost, the weekend has already been entirely usurped by the joy that is the Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Festival. I heard Thursday night’s Culinary Masters dinner was exquisite, and tonight’s Stars Across Texas Grand Tasting promises to be the glitziest of the events, held at the Long Center. Among Saturday’s full…
Texas Wine and Food Festival
The Texas Wine and Food Festival jam-packs a long weekend (Thursday-Sunday) with Texas-centric wine and food like you wouldn’t believe. All of our culinary stars are there (Elmar Prambs, Paul Petersen, Tyson Cole, Monica Pope, the list goes on and on …) and the wine flows like water. Many of the amazing events aren’t particularly…
Dishalicious > Eating Good
Here I present to you a smackdown of home delivery food services. Disclaimer: I have tried both Dishalicious and Eating Good only once each. Dishalicious is a division of Spoon & Co. Catering, and Eating Good is the home-run operation of Melissa Good (ha). Dishalicious Ordering: online. Super easy. Delivery: to my house, in a…
Cissi’s RSS: Free Desserts & Wine Specials
When networking isn’t really your thing (or after you’ve gotten your fill of business cards), check out The Cissi’s RSS (Really Sweet Syn) Feed Event Cissi’s Wine Bar (1400 South Congress) invites the Foodie Blogosphere, Twitters, Facebook subscribers and Yelp yelpers to enjoy some RSS (Really Sweet Syn) in its warm, roomy, Wi-Fi ready wine…
Thursday is back to being Thursday
Last week, Wednesday was the new Thursday: jam-packed with events. This week, Thursday is back and bigger and better than ever … must be the holiday season! I’m torn! Which to go to?! Magazine Issue Launch: Austin Monthly Austin Monthly is launching their December COOL issue and the winter issue of Austin Monthly Home at…
RUMOR MILL: 12 Gage
I normally just post rumors on the sidebar over there, but this one is too juicy to relegate to the sidelines: Paul Petersen, legendary chef at The Gage Hotel in Marathon (full disclosure: I covered him in a 2007 article in Texas Home & Living) is rumored to be opening a restaurant in Austin called…