The twitter/foodblogosphere is abuzz with Addie Broyles’ scoop vis-a-vis KGSR radio this morning that Threadgill’s North is offering free dinner this week! So I must post as well, lest you guys assume I’m out of the loop. After a 3-month hiatus, the north store (6416 North Lamar)–which lays claim to the first beer license in…
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Guest Post: TRIO Happy Hour
Downtown Austin’s Trendy New Happy Hour Review by William Jackson & Sandra Rascon If you haven’t experienced a Happy Hour at TRIO at Four Seasons, you haven’t truly experienced Happy Hour in downtown Austin. Austin’s newest place to be “scene” is nestled in the welcoming arms of the Four Seasons, located on the green banks…
Top Ten Things to do in Austin
If you’ve only got a weekend (or a friend in town you want to show a good time), here are my picks, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon: Of course I love a million other things about Austin, but these are my standards: the go-to places and things to do that locals and out-of-towners alike…
Mighty Fine is taking over Austin!
Shortly after expanding south, Mighty Fine Burgers is stretching up northward too, for its third location. Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries & Shakes opens its third location at the University Oaks Shopping Center (next to IKEA) today. The company behind the concept – K&N Management -is sure that Mighty Fine will be a big hit with…
So you want to go to happy hour?
Because I’m thinking of it today. Gingerman Through my exhaustive (and exhausting) SXSW research, I stumbled upon a party serving Vermont’s Magic Hat beer–to which I got super-excited, Twittered about, turns out Magic Hat is ON TWITTER, found me, and let me know that they actually already distribute Magic Hat down here! So some research…
Food Porn: TRIO
Food porn. This post is nothing but unadulterated food porn. I LOVE TRIO’s popovers, so much so that the PR director makes sure to have them available to me whenever I show up. See my previous post on TRIO’s popovers … But most everything TRIO serves is divine too, including free range beef tenderloin of…
Austin Restaurant Week 2, Round 2
Round two of Austin’s second Restaurant Week is NOW, March 8-11, so try a restaurant on the cheap with prix-fixe $25 or $35 menus. My G and I tried Jeffrey’s last week and were pretty happy. I went with beet salad, gnocchi (pictured), and chocolate cake. He went crispy oysters, ribs (pictured), and crepes. Luckily,…
“This is going to be the next big Austin restaurant”
“This is going to be the next big Austin restaurant,” said my grounded, engineer, out-of-the-scene date to La Condesa‘s soft opening last night. He is not given to fanciful phrases and media hype, but he was absolutely floored by the decor and atmosphere at La Condesa. Add in some tasty drinks, superb guacamole, and just…
Olivia, Uchi, and Weddings
What do Olivia, Uchi, and weddings have in common? Well, the first two are two of the best restaurants in town, and the third is a place where I found the best wedding cake and my new fave app. So food is what we have in common here, glorious, delicious food. Olivia the locally-sourced, Michael…
Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week=Trying new restaurants on the cheap! Sunday-Wed for two weekends in March, you can try some of Austin’s finest restaurants with prix-fixe menus … start making reservations now! There are links for ones that have online reservations, or call the others to make reservations stat–I’ve waited and been totally denied because many restaurants will…