Rob’s Inside Scoop on the Travel Channel’s “Food Wars” BBQ Showdown in Lockhart
March 31, 2010The only problem I had with last week’s Food Wars show on which I served as one of the judges of Smitty’s and Kruez’s brisket and sausage is this nagging certainty that Lockhart is NOT the BBQ epicenter of Texas. But that’s TV for you. And as Continue Reading »
219 West
March 19, 2010219 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-2194 Mon-Thu: 5pm-Midnight Fri-Sat: 5pm-2am Sun: 11am-3pm Sun: 5pm-Midnight Food Served Mon-Wed: 5-11pm Thu-Sat: 5pm-Midnight 21 and up after 5pm The corner of 4th and Lavaca in the Warehouse district Continue Reading »
Ilsa’s Kitchen Opens in Spicewood
March 19, 2010In the building that once housed the unfortunate Cedar’s Bar on Highway 71 in Spicewood, a new Bavarian restaurant called Ilsa’s has arisen. I am getting good feedback from Spicewood residents and we’re going to check it out this weekend. Phone Continue Reading »
SXSW and Fine Dining Usually Don’t Mix
March 19, 2010Once again as the “live music capital of the world” celebrates the annual orgy of music, musicianship and technology that is known as the South by Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival, those who enjoy finer dining have cause to lament. And Continue Reading »
Casserole Queens Get Jobbed by Bobby Flay
March 19, 2010Okay, it may have aired for the first time last year. But I just saw it last week on the Food Network. Bobby Flay, the master of just about everything there is the food world these days, came to Austin to “throw down” against Sandy Pollock and Christy Continue Reading »
‘Food Wars’ on Travel Channel to Feature Lockhart on March 23rd
March 15, 2010There’s a new show on the Travel Channel called Food Wars. It airs Tuesdays on Cable Ch. 33 at 9pm. The premise is to take two restaurants from the same city which feature their own versions of a particular cuisine. I was involved in the filming at Continue Reading »
Will Oscar for Sandra Bullock Swamp Bess?
March 8, 2010One thing Austin has never had is an actress who has won an academy award for Best Actress. Congratulations Sandra Bullock. But Austin has also never had an academy award winning actress who owns a fairly visible restaurant on 6th St. called Bess. You Continue Reading »
Rob Joins KVUE-TV as the New Food Critic
March 8, 2010It’s funny how time passes. One minute I had gotten a phone call from GM Danny Baker at FOX 7 TV asking me if I’d like to do a version of my new KLBJ-AM restaurant reviews on FOX 7. The next minute ten years and more had gone by. As anyone Continue Reading »
Simplicity Wine and Eats Opens at 4801 Burnet
March 2, 2010I’ve always had a great admiration for Parind Vora. Any guy that can walk away from a residency in Urology to open a restaurant, and a damned good one at that (Jezebel) gets extra bonus points for opening up a companion restaurant called Simplicity Continue Reading »
