Tien Jin Chinese Restaurant
March 25, 20114534 Westgate Blvd. #105 Austin, TX 78745 (512) 892-6699 Tue-Fri: 11am-2pm Tue-Fri: 5pm-9:30pm Sat: 12pm-10pm Sun: 12pm-9pm Mon: Closed MENU tienjinrestaurant.com Tien Jin Chinese Restaurant Tien Jin is one of the largest cities in China. Continue Reading »
Got $45,000 You Don’t Particularly Need at the Moment? Book an Evening with Dan Duckhorn
March 24, 2011If you are one of the lucky Austin residents to whom the expenditure of a substantial amount of cash on what may seem to many as a frivolous indulgence is no big deal, then have I got a great suggestion for you! Dan Duckhorn For a mere $45,000 you can Continue Reading »
The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Celebrates Another Year
March 24, 2011The little gathering that Ed and Susan Auler began years ago has found a permanent home in Austin and an abundance of fans from not only central Texas but around the country. The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival is back for another year and this Continue Reading »
Westlake Footballers Take the Rudy’s Rib Challenge for Habitat for Humanity
March 21, 2011One thing you can always count on is that Rudy’s BBQ is going to be at the center of things when it comes to charitable works and altruism. I had a chance to cheer on some of the Westlake Chaps football team not long ago as they pigged out on Rudy’s Continue Reading »
Former Belmont Exec Chef Ben Nathan Makes Debut at Chez Zee
March 21, 2011One of my favorite chefs, former Belmont executive Chef Ben Nathan, has landed as the major domo at Chez Zee on Parkcrest off 2222. This is a great move for manager Brian O’Neill and owner Sharon Watkins. Nathan is creative, has a deft touch in the Continue Reading »
Kitchen Nightmares Coming to Austin?
March 18, 2011I got a call last week from the one of the producers of Kitchen Nightmares, the Fox network show starring the dyspeptic Chef Gordon Ramsey. It appears they want to shoot some episodes in Austin and wanted my recommendations of local restaurant scenarios Continue Reading »
Alex Jones and Charlie Sheen
March 18, 2011I don’t know if any of you caught Austin radio talk-show host Alex Jones’ appearance on The View several weeks ago. He was on, I assume, because of his earlier radio interview with his pal Charlie Sheen in which Sheen pretty much eviscerated the entire Continue Reading »
A Third Bachelor Stint for Brad?
March 18, 2011Now that Austinite and bar owner Brad Womack has wrapped up a second turn as “The Bachelor” (he actually kind of sorta picked somebody this time), it occurred to me that there’s no real reason why ABC shouldn’t make him the permanent Bachelor Continue Reading »
Manny’s Uptown Kitchen
March 18, 20119503 Research Blvd., Ste. #650 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 794-0088 Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri: 11am-12am Sat: 10pm-12am Sun: 9am-9pm MENU mannysuptownkitchen.com It’s not easy taking a long-established restaurant concept and changing gears–I’m Continue Reading »
Carrob’s Café
March 15, 2011603 Sabine St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 382-0603 Mon-Fri: 7am-3pm Sat: 9am-2pm Sun: Closed REVIEW carrobscafe.com Read More →
