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Austin: Free P. Terry’s Shirt!

Burgers: free-range, grass-fed, delicious Veggie-burgers: veggie, delicious Best: a mixed double with 1 meat patty and 1 veggie patty, wrapped in lettuce Their 5th birthday is tomorrow, so starting at 10:30am they are giving away 1,000 free tees!! Get ’em while they’re hot, and grab a mixed double while you’re at it. 😀

Austin: Eat Your Way Through 4th of July

Strawberry, vanilla, blueberry layered shakes are FREE on July 4th from 2-6pm at all Austin locations of Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries & Shakes. Also check out Mighty Fine’s Remix online at www.mightyfineburgers.com/remix to create your own burger, then taste your creation by bringing a copy of your Remix to any Mighty Fine location and having…

Austin: Genius TIKKR Watch Bar Crawl

In one of the best marketing ideas I’ve heard in a long time, join Austin-based watch-maker TIKKR for a West Sixth bar crawl where the drinks are free IF you’re sporting the right wristband–a TIKKR watch, natch. Genius? Genius. Thursday night, the party starts at 8pm at Dirty Bill’s (511 Rio Grande), then proceeds to…

Aspen: Chili Pepper & BrewFest

In an event you’d think you’d see in Texas, Snowmass is hosting the 7th annual unofficial summer kick-off, The Chili Pepper & Brew Fest. The chili is legit–it’s part of the International Chili Society’s chili competitions and tastings in Snowmass, while microbrewers face off in a prestigious summer ale competition featuring 50 plus breweries (listed…

Calorie-Free Cupcake Cuteness

Austinite Jennifer Ross spent well over a year testing cupcake recipes, interviewing bakery owners and collaborating with a professional baker to create her own confection, a debut novel: THE ICING ON THE CUPCAKE. This is the story of a young woman’s decision to leave everything she knows behind and start a new and delicious life…

Austin is a Beer Town

Beer Connoisseur Magazine makes its national debut with its Spring Issue Release Party at Independence Brewing Company in Austin! Saturday Feb 27 there’s a pre-party at the Ginger Man from noon-4pm (50 cents off draft beers, $2 off pitchers) with sober shuttle service available to Independence Brewery for the big party, which is from 4-8pm.…

24 Diner a Total Win

24 Diner opened up to much fanfare in the old Waterloo restaurant space next to the existing Waterloo Records. A 24-hour diner? With locally-sourced foods? A collective “whaaaaat?” eminated from Austin. A collective “woooow” eminated shortly thereafter, upon the restaurant’s actual opening when it proved that its chicken-and-waffles, hearty breakfasts, great beer selection, and killer…

Bandslam left me in a Daze

I love cheesy movies. I love high school movies. I loved High School Musical, 1 and 2–haven’t seen 3 (yet). So when I got the chance to see local (Round Rock) band The Daze in the partially-shot-in-Austin movie Bandslam, which comes out this Friday, I was excited. Love me a good high school movie. Well,…