Making it to 25 is a huge milestone–while I was pretty sure I’d see 25, I had some friends I was worried about. The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with some really cool events and a really cool deal–tix to Sunday Faire are only $25! If…
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Last Minute News: Free Wine-Tasting Tonight at MAX’s
The Black Door (I’m thinking the HauteLook/GiltGroupe/ideeli/ruelala of wine) brings you a delicious free wine tasting TONIGHT! Head to MAX’s Underground (the cool basement of Max’s) for a very special tasting of wines featured in The Black Door‘s unbeatable retail wine deals. Today, Monday, 5-7pm Incredible deals on amazing wines, taste and purchase: Dollium Reserve…
TRIO’s 3 for $39 December Dinner is Tres Divine
It’s finally cold in Austin (for now anyway) and it couldn’t be a more perfect time to warm up with TRIO’s 3 for $39 December Dinner. They’ve been offering these amazing prix fixe meals for a long time now, and I’ve been talking about how amazing they are for some time now. But trust me,…
Cheese: a preview, and why you should host a party
I love cheese. I love cheese and wine. And now, I even love cheese and beer. Let me explain: I popped by Whole Foods for a preview of some of the cheeses they’re having at the American Cheese Society’s Festival of Cheese here on August 8–Marshall wrote about it here. Long story short, the main…
Uncorked One-Year Anniversary: Big Wine Party
Flyer says it all. Free wine and food. Delicious food. Delicious wine. From the cute little house atop the hill just on the other side of 35 on 7th Street. Do it. When else do you get offered free booze on a Saturday night from 5pm-close??
Exclusive Max’s Wine Dive/Penfolds Moonlight Tasting
So there’s this fancy-pants Penfolds’ Grange Shiraz that’s aged for at least three years after bottling in order to develop into an immensely complex and seductive wine with richly textured flavors, so wine enthusiasts salivate over the chance to try it. The Grange 2004 vintage will make its debut at Max’s Wine Dive’s unique Moonlight…
Max’s Wine Dive Opens Today!
Buffalo sliders. Champagne. Free-range happy local fried chicken. Fresh-baked fancy bread. (Relatively) Cheap wine. Relaxed atmosphere. Fried oysters. Exposed brick. Shrimp ‘n’ grits. Friendliest servers ever. What’s not to love? Welcome to Max’s Wine Dive, the newest restaurant to hit 3rd & San Jacinto, that burgeoning corner where Rio Grande and Melting Pot have managed…
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…
Austin Tidbits party!
Austin Tidbits Party at Sanctuary today from 6–8 pm. Brave thunderstorms and you will be heartily rewarded… I don’t think I’ve missed a Tidbits party yet. The people are always fabulous, the gift bags chock-full of goodies you actually want, and the snacks and drinks divine. Why wouldn’t you go? This round is out in…
Whole Foods is where it’s at on Wednesday
Forget bars and clubs with their djs and ipods and take it back to the old school at Whole Foods downtown this Wednesday night. First, hit the upper deck for a free Hip Hop Yoga workout sponsored by lululemon and taught by Meg from Kula Yoga. 6:30-7:30pm Then, head downstairs to get in your singles…