Target, which btw donated $60,000 to Texas Wildfire Relief, is hosting a cook-off and grocery giveaway downtown. In celebration of the fresh food additions to Target stores in the Austin area, celebrity food critic Gail Simmons (judge and critic on Top Chef, host on Top Chef Desserts, and Food & Wine special projects manager) will host a cooking competition…
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Sale at Bettysport + Scoping out Natural Grocers
Is your workout gear suffering from cardio-arrest? (Har,har) Replace your old duds during the pre-summer sale at Bettysport today through Sunday. Everything in both the downtown and Domain locations is at least 20% off, with plenty of 30% and 50% racks. I stopped by earlier and the $10 rack already looks slim, while the $25…
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…
Why so much bacon?
Bacon has been all over the media lately and is popping up in some crazy places. I don’t pretend to understand the trend, but I can tell you where to find free-range bacon! Pederson’s Farms, from Hamilton, Texas, makes excellent hickory smoked uncured bacon that’s sold at Wheatsville (nice new expansion, btw), Whole Foods, and…
Busy Weekend: Wheatsville, workout, Thai food, lights out, run
Wheatsville Co-op Grocery Store Opens its Expansion Saturday at 9am What will you find in the new addition? Expanded deli with lots of Popcorn Tofu, coffee, and fresh baked bread. Expanded seafood and quick-to-fix meat options in a full service area, including Niman Ranch (free range!) bacon chedder patties, turkey burgers, and Niman Ranch pork…
Reusable bags are all the rage …
… yes, but the problem with all these silly canvas totes is what to do with produce? You still get a bazillion of those little cheap baggies that you can’t even use as trash can liners (what I do with store plastic bags). Enter Austin company Blue Avocado (why?) with their Grocery Packs, including resuable…