Carrob’s Café
April 29, 2011603 Sabine St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 382-0603 Mon-Fri: 7am-3pm Sat: 9am-2pm Sun: Closed MENU carrobscafe.com Carrob’s Café Austin seems to be perpetually starved for great little breakfast and lunch joints. This is especially true Continue Reading »
Romanian Restaurant Drakula Closes
April 25, 2011Just when I was boasting to a friend that Austin was beginning to have quite a variety of ethnic restaurants (and I don’t include Mexican in that category) it appears that we have lost one. Drakula, the neat little Romanian restaurant just off 183 Continue Reading »
Donald Trump’s Favorite Meals. Insights?
April 22, 2011Donald Trump Whether Donald Trump actually runs for president or not is almost a moot point at this juncture. In all likelihood he probably will not because it’s doubtful that he could stand up to the scrutiny of a media that up to this point has given Continue Reading »
Bryce Gilmore Snags Huge Award
April 22, 2011First let me state that I couldn’t be more proud of Bryce Gilmore, owner of Barley Swine at 2024 South Lamar. He has just been voted one of the top ten chefs under 30 in the US by Food and Wine Magazine. If you’ve been to either his Odd Duck trailer Continue Reading »
Original “Thirsty Girl” Lands in Austin
April 22, 2011Leslie Sbrocco One thing that has changed dramatically in the hospitality industry lately is the growth of the female market for wine. In fact recent surveys have shown that women now account for 64% of the total wine drinking population in the U.S. And Continue Reading »
“Meltzer” Opens Off North IH-35 Across from Appleby’s
April 22, 2011Brad Meltzer, former Austin mayoral candidate and owner of the Austin Benihana restaurant and the reinvigorated Wing Zone on W. 24th St. has begun another new restaurant off North IH-35 just south of 183. It’s called Meltzer Uptown Pub and from a first Continue Reading »
The Grille at Rough Hollow
April 22, 2011103 Yacht Cove Lakeway, TX 78734 (512) 261-3444 Tue-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9pm Mon: Closed MENU grilleatroughhollow.com The Grille at Rough Hollow I return today to the scene of my very first review on KVUE-TV, the Continue Reading »
Paggi House
April 15, 2011200 Lee Barton Dr. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 473-3700 Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 11am-3pm MENU paggihouse.com Paggi House Some things, like fine wine, certain women, and great restaurants age beautifully. The venerable Paggi Continue Reading »
Japan Radiation Issues Concerning U.S. Sushi Restaurants
April 12, 2011We’ve all heard the stories about radiation levels in the ocean near several Japanese cities hitting dangerously high levels in the aftermath of the March 11th earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The resultant worries about what this radiation can mean Continue Reading »
Dog and Duck Pub
April 8, 2011406 W. 17th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 479-0598 Mon-Sat: 11am-2am Sun: 12am-2am REVIEW dogandduckpub.com – There is something that you should know about the beers that are listed on this page. It’s incorrect. We’re lying Continue Reading »
