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Thursday: Steak or Fashion?

Steak You might say the answer to that question divides along gender lines, but really, it’s a toss-up for me. Houston legend Perry’s Steakhouse and Grille hosts a Grand Opening dinner Thursday night with four courses and wine pairings from the restaurant’s exclusive private label. The restaurant is in the Norwood building where a bank…

Enoteca Vespaio

Crispy and doughy are generally opposites, but somehow the crust on my pizza at Enoteca Vespaio managed to be both, with a sprinkling of crunchy salt on top. It was amazing. In fact, the whole pizza was absurdly delicious, in a decadent, can’t-eat-it-every-day way. I mean, I could eat Mangia every day and die happy…

Techno Tuesday

So I’m not a big fan of techno. I know there are cooler–and more specific–terms for it, but I just call it all techno. House, trance, drum-n-bass, whatever. It’s techno. (Electronic music is the proper term, alright? please don’t send me hate mail) BUT I have some good friends who are djs and obviously love…

Makers and Wakers and Fat Tires, oh my!

So it’s a big weekend, like you didn’t know (um, hello Texas vs. Missouri). But in case you missed the, well, boat on three majorly huge weekend-long events, here’s a rundown: Maker Faire – Saturday & Sunday So the Maker Faire expo thingy is a big crafty, makery, nerdy, trendy, roboty shindig. At the Travis…

Hope Uncorked at Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks isn’t usually my post-work happy hour spot, but tonight they’re hosting a winetasting called Hope Uncorked to benefit Fertile Hope of Austin. The benefit is from 5-8pm, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Fertile Hope of Austin. The Executive Director of Fertile Hope in NYC, Lindsay Nohr Beck, will be there too. The event…

Do something good: Blog Action Day 08

Today is Blog Action Day 2008. Never heard of it? Me neither. BUT it’s a good thing: bloggers (grrr, I hate being called a blogger) unite against poverty, in whatever way a particular blogger wants to. I’m going to use it as a jumping off point to encourage you to check out kiva.org. Kiva has…

Breakfast at Embellish

I don’t know who this Michele Whoever designer is, nor what she’s selling at this trunk show (er, um, jewelry). All I know is that I popped in to Embellish once just to see what it was all about, and I fell in love. I haven’t even had my nails done there and I still…

Networking Tonight & Tomorrow

The Austin Internet Marketing Mixer sounds cool: laid-back mingling with other internet-savvy types, exchanging business cards, meeting new people. Don’t know much more about it … if you go, report back to me! Tonight, 7-9:30pm @ Six Lounge (4th & Colorado) Tomorrow: Texas Exes Austin Young Alumni Group Happy Hour Wednesday, October 15 from 5-8pm…

Dogtoberfest SUNDAY

Today, the Ginger Man hosts Dogtoberfest, a benefit for Blue Dog Rescue. This will be the last benefit at the current location–we all know condos are taking over. From 1-9pm today. This event is family friendly and will include drinks, food, raffle, silent auction and live music by Hilary York, Graham Wilkinson, Boxcar Preachers, Lost…