Green Mesquite
May 23, 20081400 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 479-0485 & 7010 Hwy. 71 West Austin, TX 78735 (512) 288-8300 Daily: 11am-2pm Daily: 6pm-10pm REVIEW greenmesquite.net Read More →
Trademark Bloodbath on 10th St: Chico’s (from El Paso) vs. Chuco’s!
May 23, 2008In my other life as head of a market research firm, I do a fair amount of work as an expert witness in trademark infringement cases. Sometimes you run across some lawsuits that are petty, vindictive, and totally lacking in any kind of understanding of Continue Reading »
Wahoo’s Fish Tacos
May 16, 2008(512) 476-3474 509-A Rio Grande St. Austin, TX 78701 Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri: 11am-11pm Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 12pm-9pm Wahoo’s Fish Tacos is a chain started in southern California by three surfer brothers whose parents were Continue Reading »
Rob’s Favorites from the Wine Spectator Grand Tour 2008
May 3, 2008When Wine Spectator Editor and Publisher Marvin Shanken conceived the idea of the “Grand Tour” back in 2001, the idea was to bring a number of well-known wines, classics that are hard to find, and new releases all together in one room on one Continue Reading »
El Arroyo
May 2, 20081624 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 78703 (512) 474-1222 Mon-Fri: 11am-10pm Sat-Sun: 11am-11pm The focus of our reviews this month will be value. Gas prices are soaring and everything seems to be costing more. But hey, this is Austin, a Continue Reading »
Dining Out and Gas at $3.60-$4.00 a Gallon?
May 2, 2008I was filling up the old gas guzzler this morning when I heard this profane muttering from the other side of the pump. Curious, I leaned closer and thought I heard this lady talking on her cell phone to someone. She was unleashing a tirade of invectives Continue Reading »
The Demise of Cibo
May 2, 2008I’m really bummed about the closing of Cibo. This restaurant at 10th and Congress was the pride and passion of Chef Will Packwood. Everything he knew about Italian cuisine he poured into Cibo. He had actually spent a couple of years cooking in Italy Continue Reading »
