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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,…

Aspen: Well hello Matsuhisa, nice to meet you

The holy grail of Aspen food is UNarguably Matsuhisa. As in celeb-heavyweight Nobu’s little pet sister restaurant, the one Chef Nobu only opened for fun. You wait for someone’s rich parents or tourists to invite you to dinner there, and then you feel awkward the entire time because it’s so expensive and extravagant that you…

Aspen: Mega-Luxe Fine Art Fair

Hallmarked by both a real van Gogh and a Norman Rockwell, the Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair and Sale is now through this Saturday, July 10, 11am-6pm every day. Also up for grabs? Tiffany jewels, Tiffany lamps, and wine coasters from the Duke of Cumberland. Only in Aspen. Hosted in the 16,000 square foot…

Already famous

One day at Roaring Fork CrossFit and I’m already famous … http://roaringforkcrossfit.com/2010/02/15/february-15th/ WTF is up with my form?! Camera angle?! Or need more hip extension?!

Best Cocktails Ever

Last night I went to La Condesa, a luscious Mexican restaurant in the true sense of the word, for a tasting of cocktails. Above the funky interior–a mix of concrete and leather banquettes, unfinished wood and Cuban mural–sits Malverde, a bar that will undoubtedly make a huge impact on Austin nightlife. A glassed-in, patio-surrounded black-concrete…