Flores Mexican Restaurant
June 29, 20102440 E. Hwy 290 W. Dripping Springs, TX 78620 (512) 858-2221 & 6705 W. Hwy 290 Austin, TX 78735 (512) 892-4845 7900 FM 620 N. Austin, TX 78726 (512) 996-9636 & 2121 Lohmans Crossing Rd. Austin, TX 78734 (512) 263-9546 Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri: Continue Reading »
Popolate Taqueria to Open Next to Amy’s and Phil’s Ice House on South Lamar in July
June 29, 2010I’ve long admired the work of Sergio and Eric Varella of Azul Tequila on Ben White. Both worked their way up through the ranks of Austin’s restaurants all the while experimenting with recipes from their native Mexico. Azul Tequila has been Continue Reading »
Food Network Canada Shooting the Austin Trailer Scene
June 24, 2010Austin’s recent surge of food trailer openings has not gone unnoticed by the national media. But the international media? That’s right, the Food Network Canada was in town this past weekend filming trailer chow. And they called me down to Continue Reading »
Scholz Garten
June 18, 20101607 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-1958 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-12am MENU scholzgarten.net Scholz Garten You know local politicians have been throwing the word iconic around these days (think Las Manitas) with impunity. Continue Reading »
Saba on 4th St. Segues into M Two
June 17, 2010After almost ten years in business the popular Saba Blue Water Café has segued into a new restaurant called M Two. With Chef Mat Clouser at the helm, the innovative menu includes such interesting items as the Thai Melon Salad (sweet meets tart), the Continue Reading »
A Quick Dining Tour of the Heart of the Warehouse District: 4th Street
June 17, 2010Ironically, the restaurants that pioneered the emergence of Austin’s Warehouse district, Gilligan’s and Mezzaluna, no longer exist. But the area has continued to attract a number of diverse and interesting restaurants. Let’s take a quick walk down Continue Reading »
Creek Road Café
June 11, 2010301 Hwy. 290 West Dripping Springs, TX 78620 (512) 858-9459 Sun-Thu: 5pm-9pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-10pm REVIEW creekroadcafe.com Soup Soup du Jour Our chef prepares a fresh, homemade, specialty Creek Road soup daily. Ask your server for details Continue Reading »
Yes, Dripping Springs Does Have a Fine Dining Restaurant: Welcome to Creek Road Café
June 11, 2010We were beginning to despair that all culinary possibilities were null and void when we recently moved out towards Dripping Springs. But then, like wanderers in the desert chancing upon an oasis, we found the Creek Road Café. Smack dab in the middle Continue Reading »
Foreign and Domestic Food and Drink Opens at 306 E. 53rd St.
June 4, 2010Husband and wife chef team Ned and Jodi Elliot have opened Foreign and Domestic, a high end restaurant in N. Austin at 306 E. 53rd St. The couple have serious experience working at Per Se in NYC (Thomas Keller’s famous restaurant) and at the Gramercy Continue Reading »
Jack Allen’s Kitchen
June 4, 20107720 Hwy. 71 West Austin, TX 78735 (512) 852-8558 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 11am-2pm MENU jackallenskitchen.com To say that the Y at Oak Hill has not exactly been fertile territory for restaurants over the past dozen Continue Reading »
