It’s almost Christmas! And almost 2011! The 12 Days of Aspen is cool because it captures both … from December 20-31, check out all sorts of FREE FUN for 12 days. My Fave Stuff Calendar of Events (click here for the full calendar) December 20 2-4pm: FREE Skating, Hot Chocolate & DJ | Silver Circle Ice…
Tag: downtown
Austin: the W and TRACE at the W Open
Today the W opens in downtown Austin, and so does TRACE, the in-hotel restaurant focused on conscious cuisine. That means local and seasonal, for those not already in the know. Focusing on Central Texas’ local growers, artisans and purveyors, Staff Forager Valerie Broussard (who also happens to be Slow Food Austin’s Biodiversity Chair) works in tandem…
Austin: Free 24 Diner Food!
325,600 eggs were harmed in the making of a year of 24 Diner. I know I write about 24 Diner a lot, but they have local food and free-range meat and delicious burgers and cool people and are open 24 hours a day and really, what’s not to love? Free is also something you should…
Austin: QRANK
Confession: I have never played QRANK. I do not get its appeal (perhaps because I have never played it). Nonetheless, PLAY QRANK LIVE! AT JO’S DOWNTOWN, WIN PRIZES! Join Jo’s Hot Coffee Good Food at 7pm TONIGHT, Tuesday, for QRANK Night, with each round there will be prizes as well as drink specials all night long including $3 house…
“You’re Good for the Gym”
Before I tell this story, perhaps I should explain about Bleeker Street Gym. As I’ve mentioned on lifeinaspen.com, Bleeker is the meathead gym. It’s smallish, equipment everywhere, rubber floors, tons of dumbbells, a weight rack and a squat rack, 4 KBs, 1 jump rope, and a freestanding pull-up bar (no kipping here). I spend most of…
Aspen: CP’s Burger
Aspen needs some mid-price places to grab a quick bite, so I was thrilled to hear about CP’s Burgers, downtown next to the ice rink. We headed over one evening to check it out. It’s not cheap, but it’s relatively well priced–for Aspen. The presentation is gorgeous: Burger, tuna burger, parmesan truffle fries, sweet potato…
Austin: New Restaurant backspace means pizza
I get a lot of press releases, and a lot of food-related press release (something about loving to eat …?). Anyway, a lot of times I save them until I can go visit the restaurant in question, using the info to write a photo-filled blog post about what I liked and didn’t. Rarely do I…
ACL: Austin City Limits Fest Guide
You absolutely cannot miss: Four Seasons Austin ACL Pre-Show Looking across the river towards the Back Lawn, where you will enjoy fabulous music and delicious tacos… KUT 90.5 and Four Seasons Hotel Austin invite locals and festival visitors to experience a more intimate side of Austin City Limits with a pre-show broadcast from the hotel’s…
Austin: TGITailgating
Thank goodness for tailgating! You wouldn’t really know it’s fall in Austin without hordes of burnt-orange-clad revelers crowding the streets of campus. Three of my top picks (two are recurring, one is this weekend only): La Condesa’s awesome tailgate 17th & Congress from 12 pm – 6 pm for all home games FREE Grilled Mexican Street Corn and…
Aspen: Ute City Bar & Grill
With my parents in town for just two nights, we decided to hit the town one night and cook one night. On our night-on-the-town, we debated heartily before settling on Ute City Bar & Grill because its menu looked good, it was expensive but not outrageous, and its location is on that strip of see-and-be-seen…