Just minutes after a grueling Fight Gone Bad session, I could barely think about eating, much less actively putting a gluten-free, 93% lean ground turkey taco with low fat cheese into my mouth. But when my very favorite spectator insisted we try them, I got one, and told him “I don’t think I can eat…
Tag: healthy
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…
Dishalicious > Eating Good
Here I present to you a smackdown of home delivery food services. Disclaimer: I have tried both Dishalicious and Eating Good only once each. Dishalicious is a division of Spoon & Co. Catering, and Eating Good is the home-run operation of Melissa Good (ha). Dishalicious Ordering: online. Super easy. Delivery: to my house, in a…
The Perfect Four Seasons Brunch
After blogging about brunch at the Four Seasons in Houston, I had to make getting to ours in Austin a priority. So this Sunday, I brunched with a good friend at TRIO, the lakeside restaurant at the Four Seasons. It was a stunningly beautiful day, and we sat by a giant floor-to-ceiling window with a…
Free Day of Dance!
Ballet Austin FREE “Come Dance! 2008” Celebrating One Year at the Butler Dance Education Center and Community School Dabble in dance this Sunday with demonstrations and classes at the downtown Ballet Austin. From 2pm-6pm, 501 West Third Street (at San Antonio Street). A year ago, over 2,500 people attended Ballet Austin’s Grand Opening Celebration to…
Lululemon Yoga Potluck
So yoga-clothing store Lululemon is having an event celebrating healthy living and eating! It’s a healthy potluck, with snacks brought in from Castle Hill Fitness Cafe (delish but expensive, though they’re free here) and hopefully some dishes by yoga-loving Austinites! Stop by anytime between 2 & 5 pm. You can also go to lululemon (3700…
Daily Juice
Daily Juice is amazing. Expensive, but amazing. I’ve been meaning to write a post on them for awhile and just haven’t gotten around to it. But I just received an email alerting me that now they’re serving up Daily Juice cocktails on Thursdays at the Belmont. Ridiculously amazing. During SXSW, two friends and I went…
Restaurants: Houston vs. Austin
I was in Houston this weekend for my brother’s graduation from Rice, so we went out to eat a lot–gotta celebrate with professors, friends, and the girlfriend’s fam. Hitting so many restaurants in so few days left me wondering about Austin’s dining scene: is it up to snuff? Sure, Houston has the highest number of…