March 23rd Blog
March 23, 2007Fogo de Chao First, for all of you foodies breathlessly waiting for word on whether or not the wildly popular Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chao will be opening downtown in the space on 3rd St. formerly occupied by Houlihans: the answer is yes! It’s Continue Reading »
The Belmont
March 23, 2007305 West 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 457-0300 Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2am Sat-Sun: 5pm-2am Some times one tries to look cool, like I’m doing with these sun glasses.I may not achieve that effect, but I’m sitting at a table Continue Reading »
David Bull Exits Driskill: Josh Watkins Named New Exec Chef
March 22, 2007When David Bull took over the helm at the Driskill Grill seven years ago, the restaurant was in such desperate straits that it had resorted to hosting those dreaded mystery dinners. Seven years later, The Driskill is a permanent resident of our Top 20 Continue Reading »
Carlos & Charlie’s
March 15, 20075973 Hiline Rd. Austin, TX 78734 (512) 266-1683 Daily: 11:30am-10pm MENU cncaustin.com Carlos and Charlie’s is one of those lakeside joints that just screams out fun, food, music and the almost irresistible Austin laid back lifestyle. Continue Reading »
Rob’s Recommendations for Fried Catfish
March 14, 2007We get a lot of mail from readers asking where my favorite catfish restaurants are. So I thought it appropriate to give you some of the ones that I like to go to. Pacific Star Oyster Bar: two locations on 183 and off Highway 79 in Round Rock. Dry Dock Continue Reading »
Cutest Restaurant Baby of 2007
March 12, 2007Congratulations Dave le Blanc at the Boiling Pot serves up great crab feasts. He and his wife also do pretty well at turning out lovely little daughters!!! Read More →
March 9th Blog
March 9, 2007I managed to make it unscathed through three days of hosting the Jeff Ward Show on 590 KLBJ-AM earlier this week. Aside from the usual 4-page, invective laced single-spaced email from someone with more time than sense, the feedback was good. Topics ranged Continue Reading »
Dragon Gate
March 2, 20073801 N. Capital of TX Hwy. Ste. #J-180 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 732-7278 Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9:30pm Dragon Gate is a particularly engaging restaurant in Davenport Village off Highway 360. It fuses Japanese and Chinese with a Continue Reading »
March 2nd Blog
March 2, 2007For those of you who are fond of the genre of talk radio you can catch me next week on 590 KLBJ-AM on Monday-Wednesday (March 5-7) from 3-6 pm. Those are the hours normally occupied by Jeff Ward. Hosting a live call-in talk show is an absolute blast. Continue Reading »
