If you haven’t heard, Lavender is so your color … or it will be tomorrow, when Sagra hosts a Lavender-Fest-filled FREE DINNER starting at 4pm. Chef Gabriel Pellegrini is serving a free family-style meal, with every course featuring lavender. They’ll serve food until the kitchen runs out. Bring some spending cash for $4 house wine…
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Sushi Zushi Opens Today!
… but I snuck in for the soft opening Saturday night and enjoyed some fantastic rolls amongst a few kinks to be worked out. Behold, the rolls: Sushi Zushi is a chain with outposts in Dallas and San Antonio; their Dallas-monikered Oak Lawn Roll was easily our favorite–and recommended by the server. It’s on the…
Frozen Yogurt is the New Cupcake
It’s bad. It’s the new trend. And I’m totally on the bandwagon. My new frozen yogurt obsession started with an innocuous trip to the MamboBerry trailer on South Congress, where they serve yogurt that is frozen. Absurd delicious. The whole fam, including the Cali Aunt and Uncle, loved it. Tart and sour with nuts and…
The Rumors are True: Annie’s is Good
Excuse the iphone quality, but how good does that plate look?? That’s some eggplant something (thin slices of eggplant wrapped around polenta in a marinara sauce with cheese), ratatouille (yum!!), and pear-walnut salad. Lovin’ it. Much has been written about beloved Annie’s, so I won’t repeat the same. I will say this: make sure you’re…
Kenichi – good at raw fish
Kenichi has been Austin’s downtown sushi spot for quite some time (8+ years?), but with the recent additions of Imperia (a personal fave), Yu Sushi Igazyu, and coming-soon Piranha sushi and the stiff competition from heavily-discounted-happy-hour-hitters Kyoto, Silhouette, and Maiko (also a fave), the venerable spot is ramping up its image and offerings. There’s a…
Free cupcakes at Brand-New Delish Cupcakes downtown
Delish Cupcake’s doors are finally open for business … although if you live near there (in the AMLI above), we know that they’ve softly opened their doors for about three weeks now. Point is, today is the day for the grand opening, which they’re celebrating by giving free samples of cupcakes, cookies, bars, and more…
Annie’s Grand Opening Tomorrow
Annie’s has gotten lots of buzz lately from foodies and old-timers who miss Apple Annie’s, a 26-year-old restaurant that spent a year catering-only and then reopened its doors as Annie’s just last week. Now (and by now I mean tomorrow, Wednesday, from 10:30am-3pm) is the time for the Grand Opening Celebration. There’ll be a ribbon-cutting…
Bess Bistro on Pecan
I’ve heard plenty about Bess Bistro on Pecan, Sandra Bullock’s restaurant on West Sixth, so when 80% off coupons from restaurant.com came up for it, I had to take the $25 gift certificate for $2. Didn’t know there was a $50 minimum when Dad and I went there for lunch. Alright, we say, let’s spend…
Win a McCormick & Schmick’s Gift Certificate!
In a This is Life in Austin FIRST, I’m holding a contest! Tell me your fave Under-$10 Deal about town and you could win a $10 gift certificate to McCormick & Schmick’s! I’m talking about any deal–food, drinks, clothes, shoes, whatever. Let me in on the secrets! I’ll choose the best–could be the most unique,…
More free drinks!
Pobrecito El Chilito, no pudo sobrevivir en el centro. Pues, algo bueno pasó porque ahora se tranforme a El Chile! What happened? The little chile couldn’t make it just selling tacos on 8th and Congree, so they expanded it to a full chile selling the same menu as the original and Far West locales. Until…