Thursday, February 23, 2012

Tomodachi

4101 W. Parmer Ln. Austin, TX 78727 (512) 821-9472 Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri: 5:30pm-10pm Sat: 12pm-10pm   Tomodachi One thing that the Austin dining scene does not lack in any way is Sushi. At last count, there were more than 60  Continue Reading »

Evangeline Café

8106 Brodie Ln. Austin, TX 78745 (512) 282-2586 Mon-Sat: 11am-9:30pm REVIEW evangelinecafe.com    Read More →

Rattlesnake Fritters, Radio and Karl Rove

Rattlesnake Fritters, Radio and Karl Rove I was on my way in to the KLBJ-AM studios recently for a Food Friday show. No sooner had I walked in the door of the newsroom than I was confronted with the site of a half-dozen live diamondback rattlesnakes being  Continue Reading »

Twin Liquors

Many Austin Locations Hours Vary by Location twinliquors.com    Read More →

What To Do If You’ve Had an Unpleasant Dining Experience

What To Do If You’ve Had an Unpleasant Dining Experience I get a surprising amount of email from people who’ve had a bad experience at a restaurant: and I’m talking two page, single-spaced letters with lots of invective and displeasure.  Continue Reading »

Dog Almighty

3005 S. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 912-1105 Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 12pm-9pm     This is my homage to the venerable hot dog. They have been around the US, in one form or another since 1883. While the individual who conceived  Continue Reading »

Dinner with Don Imus

Dinner with Don Imus Don Imus Back in the mid 90′s when my research firm Benchmark was doing a substantial amount of work with radio stations across the country; I had the occasion to have dinner with Don Imus and several others in New Orleans at  Continue Reading »

Dog Almighty

3005 S. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 912-1105 Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 12pm-9pm REVIEW hotdogalmighty.com    Read More →

Chon Som

2013 Wells Branch Pkwy., Ste. #109 Austin, TX 78728 (512) 989-5559 Tue-Fri: 11am-2pm Tue-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri: 5pm-11pm Sat: 12pm-11pm Sun: 12pm-10pm Mon: Closed MENU chonsom.com   Chon Som, which means spoon and fork in Thai, could easily  Continue Reading »

April 2nd Blog

Austin Chefs Rock at Food Festival Event The 22nd edition of the Hill Country Wine and Food Festival unfolded this weekend. In the absence of former corporate sponsor Saveur Magazine, the event had a more local flavor. The fact that I didn’t have  Continue Reading »