I met someone right before I left who said, “Oh, the food in Ecuador is wonderful!” Now, people say that about Spain and I wholeheartedly disagree (I don´t like jamon, so I´m sort of screwed), but here the food is pretty delicious. Right now we´re on the coast, so we´re chowing down on super fresh,…
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LOVIN’ LANAI!!
The new bar opened last night, and I LOVE it!! It’s pretty awesome–rooftop, open sides, retractable glass roof, stone and water decor everywhere … and of course, the best bartenders in Austin! (A good friend is the GM, and he brought the best of the best with him from stints at Brown Bar and Prague)…
Popovers at Trio in the Four Seasons
So we all know Trio is an amazing restaurant in the Four Seasons. Some people knock the decor (red and orange tones) or say “it’s not that good,” but really, when they say those sorts of things, it’s because they’re jealous. Trio has food, service, and wine down pat. Ha, that’s a trio. But I…
Awesome yelp.com party Friday!
I love yelp.com. I trust the reviewers, my peers in this wonderful city, immensely, and I love the list functions and weekly email updates. So I’m totally stoked for the YELP PARTY this Friday at Buffalo Billiards! This one’s an open event, but RSVP to austin@yelp.com to make sure you’re in like flint. There will…
New bar: LANAI
I am so in love with Lanai. it hasn’t even opened yet, and I’m already in love. TOP THREE REASONS LANAI WILL BE AWESOME (in order of importance/my excitement): 1) My favorite bartender in the whole wide world. Jack. He’s wonderful. You will love him too if you meet him, because he is the happiest,…
Thirsty Thursdays – Runs, Events, & More
As the first Thursday of the month often goes, this one is jam-packed with things to do. Behold: The Moonlight Margarita Run has only been around 4 years and has already turned into one of Austin’s most infamous running events. The Town Lake Trail Foundation hosts the 5K, with an 8pm start time, as a…
Austin Monthly Bachelor Issue Release Party
The Bachelor issue launches tonight at Gibson Guitar showroom at Penn Field. It’s an RSVP-only shindig with free food from Cuba Libre and Imperia and free drinks from Bombay Sapphire. Last time I went to one of their issue releases, they were pretty strict on the guestlist, so it’s not a party I’d recommend crashing.…
New Austin beer! 512 Brewery
(512) Brewing officially released its first beers, the WIT and the Pale, into the wild today! The (512) WIT is available now at the Draught House Pub and Brewery on Medical Parkway. The (512) PALE is currently available at Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que on Barton Springs Road. If I didn’t have so many events tonight and…
Moonshine
Since all I want to do is eat some solid food (Day 9 of the Cleanse), I’m going to go ahead and torture myself and talk about Moonshine. The Third-and-Red-River hotspot has the best of many worlds–business/tourist traffic with the Convention Center and downtown and local traffic for the downtown reason and because it’s just…
Deep Eddy Dive-In Movie
Okay, okay, I made up the “Dive-In Movie” part, they call it “Splash Party Movie Night,” which is just boring. And this picture looks like it’s from 1993. Anyway, summer Saturdays at Deep Eddy feature a movie projected onto a screen, which you can watch while floating in the pool! Freakin’ sweet. It’s a family…