The other restaurant week, not the one that just ended. So confusing, I know, we had no restaurant week and now we have two?! For the “official” Austin Restaurant Week, over 50 restaurants will provide $25 and $35 three-course prix fixe menus to diners for eight nights. A list of participating restaurants will be released…
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Super Sports Saturday – Free Bikram, Running, Volleyball
Saturday mornings aren’t for sleeping in anymore! Here’s the lineup for this weekend: 8 am: Nike+ Human Race training run at Starbucks (24th & Guadalupe) … run 3 or 5 miles, drink coffee, hydrate with lots of water 10 am: FREE Bikram Yoga at Barton Springs Pool, southside, off Robert E. Lee. … bring a…
If Any Restaurateurs Read This Blog …
[Also, everyone else should take note that we’re having a GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up, aka statewide dine-out day. Mark your calendar for October 1!] AUSTIN, Texas – July 11, 2008 – The Texas Department of Agriculture is looking for chefs and restaurant owners who buy local to “bring Texas to the table” by offering special…
I’ve got a Thursday/Friday agenda!
Hipsters, go: Thursday … 6-8pm: Tribeza happy hour at Valentine’s Too (3801 N Capital of Texas Hwy in Davenport Village). Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and wine from Davenport Liquor plus prizes including gift certificates to the Four Seasons Hotel and Viva Chocolato make for an excellent evening/shopping affair Providing for Paws … 6-8:30pm: A new…
Review: Primizie
My dinner at Primizie was wonderful. I can’t give all the credit to the restaurant, however, because the company was fantastic–three women catching up, laughing and joking all night. So the company made everything a little better. That said, here’s a breakdown of the meal: extremely patient waiter. He must have come back four times…
Gold’s Gym
I love going to the gym. So just know that before you read any further. Corporate gyms–and big corporations in general–get a bad rap in Austin, but I think there are some real benefits to chains like Gold’s and the like. In fact, I love Gold’s Gym. And here’s why … … Tons of locations.…
Here’s a Secret: Snow Pea
Amazingly delicious sushi. It won Best of Citysearch in 2006 for sushi and Chinese food, yet you never hear/read anyone talk about it. It’s on Jefferson right at 35th, so it’s pretty close to downtown, but it doesn’t get any of the hype Maiko/Kenichi/Uchi get. But it is SO GOOD. We went for Mom’s birthday…
Review: Parkside
Parkside came to Austin amidst much fanfare–how many nice restaurants are in the midst of the 6th Street strip? It also has a sweet rooftop patio. A friend of mine was in from Dallas and had met a friend of owner/executive chef Shawn Cirkiel who said he HAD TO GO, so we went a couple…
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…