Azul Tequila
July 30, 20104211 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. #A2 Austin, TX 78704 (512) 416-9667 Mon-Thu: 10am-10pm Fri: 10pm-11pm Sat: 8-11pm Sun: 8-10pm MENU azultequila.com When Sergio and Eric Varela first made their way to Austin from their native Mexico more Continue Reading »
Tyson Cole Expands to Uchiko on North Lamar
July 27, 2010The popular Uchi has created its own spinoff called Uchiko at 4200 N. Lamar in the Rosedale neighborhood. The restaurant opened on July 6th of this year and boasts a comparable if somewhat smaller version of the Uchi menu. The translation of Uchiko in Continue Reading »
Fire at Jezebel Causes an Estimated $200,000 in Damages
July 27, 2010Parind Vora is not winning any awards for luck lately. His fine-dining restaurant on Congress, Jezebel, suffered over $200,000 in fire damage late last night. This is the same restaurant that has been the target for the wrath of the anti foie gras crowd Continue Reading »
Thai Food in Austin: Explaining the Inexplicable
July 23, 2010I have long wondered why so many Austinites seem to be either indifferent toward or uncomfortable with Thai food. It may simply be that the predominant cuisine icons around here: steak, BBQ, burgers, and Tex Mex are so deeply rooted in Central Texas dining Continue Reading »
Ka Prow
July 23, 20101200 W. Howard Ln. Austin, TX 78753 (512) 990-2111 Mon-Wed: 11am-3pm Mon-Wed: 5pm-9:30pm Thu-Fri: 11am-3pm Thu-Fri: 5pm-10pm Sat: 12pm-10pm Sun: 12pm-9pm At first glance one would think that I-35 and Howard Lane is not exactly Continue Reading »
Dining Kosher with the Sagers
July 20, 2010There are few people on the planet that I am fonder of than Susan Sager. Born Susan Hawkins, she fell in love with my long-time friend Alan Sager and formed a lasting bond that produced four lovely children. And, she converted to Judaism from her Protestant Continue Reading »
Péché
July 16, 2010208 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 495-9669 Mon-Wed: 4pm-12am Thu-Sat: 4pm-2am Sun: 5pm-2am MENU pecheaustin.com Péché Péché is a beautifully conceived and executed kind of French comfort food restaurant that is augmented by a Continue Reading »
Austin Restaurant Community Mourns Passing of Ray LeMay
July 15, 2010Ray LeMay was a large and colorful man who loved life and lived it to the fullest. The charismatic former owner of Ray’s Steakhouse passed away this week at the age of 59. And he will be missed. His restaurant was a haven for great food (best Chicken Continue Reading »
Rob Has a Lithuanian Feast
July 9, 2010One of the occasional pleasures that comes along with being a restaurant critic is to enjoy some ethnic cuisine that is not commercially available in Austin. Such was the case last weekend as we dined at the home Audrey and Dan Lunecki in Barton Creek Continue Reading »
Perla’s
July 9, 20101400 South Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 291-7300 Mon-Fri: 11:30am-3pm Sat-Sun: 11am-3pm Mon-Sun: 5:30pm-Close Perla's When I first happened by Perla’s on South Congress, I thought it was another Mexican restaurant until Continue Reading »
