Fabulous French bistro laV is opening today! I love, love, love the Aspen-Austin connection, which I wrote about here. One of my girlfriends was lucky enough to attend all of the pre-pre opening festivities a couple of weeks ago. She scoped it out for all of us, and had this to report: “The ambiance is…
Stop reading my blog this minute and click over to The Weekend Edit by Tyler Govaars. Here’s the link. Seriously, click it now. Unlike a lot of aspirational blogs on the internets, Tyler’s is beautiful, inspiring, and very real. It helps that Ty herself is absolutely gorgeous, inspiring, and also very real. She is the…
My favorite lunch spot near my office is called Tacos & Co, but we call it Tacos & Tacos for some reason. They have THE BEST fish tacos. I have never eaten anything else there, so I can’t vouch for it, but their fish tacos, side salad, and guacamole is a to-die-for (and huge!) lunch…
… I wish I could do it! 1400 Miles is a new campaign and film following Texas craft beer brewers cycling from Austin to Denver in 14 days to raise awareness for prostate cancer. The ride kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Austin’s North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery (NXNW) at 7 am and ends in Denver on…
How gorgeous is this ring? It won first place and best of show at a recent Texas Jewelry Association (TJA) annual jewelry design competition. Made of 14k white gold set with a fantasy-cut aquamarine and diamonds, the ring, designed by Austin’s Benold’s fine jewelry designer Michael Von Krenner, will now move on to the largest jewelry design show…
For a three-year period of my life, most of my big moments were punctuated by a trip to Moonshine for brunch. From the legendary JoSco (click here for The Tale of John Scott) to the time we skyped people in, from my goodbye brunch to a reunion date, Moonshine’s all-you-can-eat decadence has hosted more than…
Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Austin. Fam. Porch sitting. Fishing. Yoga. Reconnecting. I got a wild hair this…
My friend Cali is fond of asking, “What would your last meal on earth be?” I’m usually stumped, and when she answers her own question with something akin to my grandma’s homemade lasagna, I struggle even more—does my own grandma’s Heavenly Hash/Mississippi Mud cake count? But given time to think about it, I realized that my Death…
So much excitement for food trucks! Aspen is jam-packed with amazing, talented people. As is Austin, so it’s no surprise that two talented Aspen women made their way from the mountain town to the state capitol. This might not be all that exciting except that I KNOW them! I was thrilled to get a press…
Last edited by Lyssa on September 22, 2012 at 7:07 pm: deracinate [dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt] vb (tr) 1. to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate 2. to remove, as from a natural environment [from Old French desraciner, from des- dis-1 + racine root, from Late Latin rādīcīna a little root, from Latin…