Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Bakehouse

5404 Manchaca Rd Austin, TX 78745 (512) 443-5167 Daily: 7am-12am   One of the really fun restaurants in Austin, a paean to everything that we cherish about keeping Austin weird, is the iconic and delightful Bakehouse on Manchaca just north  Continue Reading »

List of Iconic Restaurants that City Failed to Help Grows Longer

List of Iconic Restaurants that City Failed to Help Grows Longer I had lunch with Beau Theriot of The Oasis today. His restaurant was almost totally destroyed by fire several years ago. Millions of dollars later, with no forgivable loans from any municipal  Continue Reading »

Austin Activists Work Toward Ban of Foie Gras in Restaurants

The animal rights activists are at it again. Taking a cue from Chicago, where the sale of foie gras has been banned in city restaurants, Austin activists have been threatening to picket restaurants that serve this 2500-year old delicacy. To make matters  Continue Reading »

Las Manitas Gets Some Serious Love from Our City Council

Las Manitas Gets Some Serious Love from Our City Council Temperatures were rising at 590 KLBJ-AM on Thursday of this week. Sitting in for Jeff Ward, I began the 2nd half of the show with an interview with councilperson Jennifer Kim, one of the five on  Continue Reading »

Satay

3202 W. Anderson Ln. #205 Austin, TX 78757 (512) 467-6731 Mon-Thu: 11am-3pm Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri: 11am-3pm Fri: 5pm-11pm Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 12pm-3pm Sun: 5pm-10pm     The relationship between those in the greater Austin area  Continue Reading »