Athenian Grill Loses Lease: Will Reopen in Two Months
May 31, 2007Anil Simicia’s Athenian Grill at 8th and Colorado will have to close on Saturday night due to an expiration of their lease and the arrival of a much larger tenant from Houston. Good news however. The popular Greek restaurant will reopen in about two Continue Reading »
Dining Prospects in South Austin Looking Up
May 25, 2007Dining Prospects in South Austin Looking Up When former FCC commissioner Newton Minnow delivered his famous address about television being a “vast wasteland” rumor had it that he had just spent several days attempting to find a restaurant Continue Reading »
A Night at Patsy’s Cowgirl Café with the Balons
May 14, 2007A Night at Patsy’s Cowgirl Café with the Balons Shannon Sedgewick If you haven’t heard about Patsy’s Cowgirl Café yet, it is the brainchild of Shannon and Michael, the driving and creative forces behind Austin’s long-running Continue Reading »
The Belmont Makes Conde Nast’s List of World’s Top 25 Nightspots
May 11, 2007Conde Nast magazine has some serious traction in the high-end travel and entertainment world. So the fact that the Belmont, Matt Luckie’s new restaurant/lounge on 6th St, made Conde Nast’s Top 25 list of world night spots must be considered a stunning Continue Reading »
Botticelli’s
May 4, 20071321 S. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 916-1315 Mon: Closed Tue-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 11am-9pm Botticelli I went to undergraduate in the Chicago area and grew to love their unique style of Italian cuisine. Continue Reading »
Olive Garden Chefs Study in Italy???
May 3, 2007Olive Garden’s Chefs Study in Italy??? You have to give the marketing people at Olive Garden credit. They’ve created a classic default dining option by using a massive television campaign that suggests that the customers are party of the “family.” Continue Reading »
