Manny’s Uptown Kitchen
May 28, 20109503 Research Blvd., Ste. #650 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 794-0088 Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri: 11am-12am Sat: 10pm-12am Sun: 9am-9pm REVIEW mannysuptownkitchen.com Read More →
Roy’s on 2nd St. Closes
May 28, 2010This was a shocker. The staff at Roy’s got a call from corporate on Monday, May 24th, and the news as not good. They were to cease operations. Roy’s, part of a very high end chain began by fusion chef Roy Yamaguchi of Hawaii, was an exemplary dining Continue Reading »
Manny Hattan’s Deli Segues into Manny’s Uptown Kitchen
May 28, 2010Aaron Mayers, proprietor of Manny Hattan’s Deli at Gateway plaza looked around the country and didn’t like what he was seeing. True Jewish delis were in a general state of decline, especially in former deli hotbeds like New York City. So the challenge Continue Reading »
Is the Fine Art of Dining Conversation Disappearing in Austin?
May 26, 2010PBS talk host Charlie Rose recently keynoted at the National Restaurant Association convention in Chicago. And he said that “restaurants are a wonderful place for conversation.” Clearly, from what some of you have to say, he hasn’t dined much in Continue Reading »
European Bistro
May 21, 2010111 East Main St. Pflugerville, TX 78660 (512) 835-1919 Tue-Wed: 5-9pm Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-8pm Mon: Closed MENU european-bistro.com What comes to mind when the average American thinks of Hungary? An ancient Eastern Continue Reading »
The Chef at Trattoria Lisina is in Fine Form
May 14, 2010Chef John Lichtenberger doesn’t sound like he should be at the helm of an Italian restaurant like Damian Mandola’s Trattoria Lisina in Driftwood. But the New York native loves Italian food and he loves to cook it. And he’s one of the key reasons Continue Reading »
City Raises Regulatory Issues Regarding Food Trailers
May 10, 2010In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a tremendous growth in the number of food trailers dotting the landscape of Austin. The number has grown so rapidly that in my 2009 Year in Review, we dubbed it the “year of the trailer.” And the number Continue Reading »
Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar
May 7, 20101209 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 320-5454 Mon-Wed: 11:30am-2am Thu-Sat: 11:30am-2am Sun: Open – Proprietor Solomon Cassa While Austin may be well known for its abudance of BBQ, tex-mex and steak restaurants, we are a bit Continue Reading »
Franklin BBQ Opens at 3421 N. IH-35
May 6, 2010Continuing Austin’s trailer trend, Franklin BBQ has generated some serious feedback from our readers. I’ve heard great comments about the brisket and the pulled pork. I don’t think they’re going to put Rudy’s or The Salt Lick out of business, Continue Reading »
Cissi’s Market on South Congress Closes
May 4, 2010It seemed to be an idea made in marketing heaven. Take an upscale, high-end grocery and deli and drop it into the middle of a teeming, regentrified South Congress. Yet Cissi’s market, next door to first Mars and then Perlas and on the other side of Continue Reading »
