Saturday, January 28, 2012

Valentine’s Day Dining 2012

January 27, 2012

Welome to the Dining Out with Rob Balon’s special Valentine’s Day page. This is, without question, the most popular dining out day of the year for couples. And luckily for restaurants, it falls on a Tuesday this year (two-tops). We post all special menus sent to us as well as regular updates on availability. But… Read the Rest »

StarChefs.com Names Austin “Rising Star” Winners

January 26, 2012

Starchefs.com, an online culinary magazine with a national scope has given several Austin chefs to its “Rising Star” award. The magazine’s editor says, “Austin is an incubator for ideas in the music and tech world, and chefs are following suit.” I’m not sure I totally agree with that sentiment as it seems a bit self… Read the Rest »

Cafe Malta Opens at 3421 William Cannon

January 16, 2012

A new Mediterranean-styled restaurant has opened at 3421 William Cannon (at Brodie) called Cafe Malta. Tried it for the first time a few days ago and this place has a lot of promise. Their signature dish, the Maltagliati is a house-made pasta topped with a ragout of roasted pork and a mellow sauce of tomatoes,… Read the Rest »

Chinatown Bee Caves Road to Close Sunday, Jan. 29th

January 16, 2012

One of the longest running restaurant enterprises in Westlake, Chinatown on Bee Caves, will close its doors for good on Sunday, January 29th. Linda Cheng, ex wife of co-founder Ronald Cheng has decided to pack it in. And that’s too bad. It was a great little restaurant for many years. But escalating rent and other… Read the Rest »

Hot Plate: Recent Reviews

The League Kitchen & Tavern
January 27, 2012

1310 Hwy. 620 South
Lakeway, TX 78734
(512) 263-3279

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Old School Grill
January 13, 2012

6301 W. Parmer Ln.
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 722-6353

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El Patio
January 6, 2012

2938 Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 477-0164

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Musashino
December 30, 2011

3407 Greystone Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 795-8593

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Rob's Blog

Lay Off Paula Deen
January 19, 2012

Paula Deen OK. So she’s the queen of deliciously fattening southern cuisine. And Tony Bourdain is pissed at her: says she’s killing  Continue Reading »

The Year-Old McDonald’s Cheeseburger
January 19, 2012

This is truly a bizarre story that should alarm all of us who care about food. Seems that a California nutritionist bought a McDonald’s cheeseburger  Continue Reading »

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