A confession, y’all. I’ve eaten at Uchiko twice now, and not blogged about it. I KNOW it’s the It restaurant, I know everyone wants to know how it is, but I just had a terrible, no good, very bad experience during their soft opening and I could not get over it. The food was delicious.…
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Austin: Uchiko open?! [updated]
[Update: Addie, who knows all the food news in town, kindly posted that Uchiko will officially open on July 5] From Uchiko’s blog on Sunday: “We’ve been in the Uchiko space for 3 days now, and my what a lovely space and kitchen it is! Training and tasting staff like mad and on schedule to…
Austin: Just what I’ve always wanted–a drive-thru at Coffee Bean
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is now offering a “high-touch, personalized drive-thru experience” at its South Lamar location. Anyone who has been to the S. Lamar locale will immediately wonder, as I did, where the eff did they put that?! Never fear, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is better than that. Here’s how…
Help out the dogs, get 10% off Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, all for $1+!
Pumpkin Blended … coffee + pumpkin + NSA vanilla powder = HEAVEN! Soy Pumpkin Latte … espresso + soy milk + pumpkin + NSA vanilla powder = HOT HEAVEN! Fall Flavors are in, and the pumpkin is outta this world–super pumpkin-y, just sweet enough, warm (even if it’s cold) and delicious. Also apple spice tea…
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…
Details on Uchiko
Uchiko is the official name of Uchi II, the second incarnation of Austin’s hottest sushi spot, Uchi ( Voted #1 restaurant in Austin by the 2008 Zagat Survey and the 2008 Fearless Critics Guide). When I tweeted a couple of months ago about the new location (“between 38th & 45th on Lamar”), I think I…
New P. Terry’s Opens Today!
I got a personal (ok, to his mailing list) email this morning from Patrick Terry announcing one of the most exciting things I’ve heard in days: the second P. Terry’s at 32nd and Lamar will open today! Hours: 11 am to 11 pm. They’ve got a little bit of indoor seating, outdoor seating, and, as…
Busy Sunday! 12th & Lamar Block Party + The Grind
Live Local Love Local Shop Local from 1 to 4 pm. Snag free food, beverages, and a card that will get you a discount all summer at participating shops, boutiques and restaurants in this little nugget of Austin retail. Awesome! Bettysport Hem Kickpleat Underwear Flora and Fauna Austin Land and Cattle The Tavern Fete Accompli…
lululemon offers Free Fitness
Weird Wednesdays are back at lululemon, starting this afternoon with Brooke’s Bootcamp on top of Whole Foods from 6:30-7:30pm. Don’t know what Brooke’s Bootcamp entails, but sounds fun, and who wouldn’t want to hit the WF salad bar afterward? Today also marks the first day you can shop lululemon online, so all you online-shopping-addicts (erm,…
Thursday Pre-V-Day = tons of events
There are an exorbitant number of happy hours and events tonight, some because it’s Thursday and some because Valentine’s Day is a great excuse for free drinks and snacks, and to sell some stuff in some stores. No matter your leaning, take advantage of a plethora of Thursday-night ideas–and end up at Twestival! Loosely arranged…