Thursday, May 17, 2012

CR Surf & Turf

601 E. Whitestone Blvd. #200 Cedar Park, TX 78613 (512) 260-0600 Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-9:30pm Sun: 11am-9pm MENU   CR Surf & Turf While Cedar Park may have a multi-purpose auditorium that houses our hockey team, it does not  Continue Reading »

Rob Samples Apatite Café

Chef David Sanchez Had my first tastes at David Sanchez’s Apatite Café at the Galleria behind Mandola’s Thursday night. This is a thoughtful, intimate and highly sensual dining experience. Sanchez, who hails from Vail, opened this with his  Continue Reading »

Fire at Los Pinos Causes Temporary Closing

I hate to see those breaking news stories (almost never good news) on local TV. And true to form, KVUE reported a fire at Hudson Bend favorite Los Pinos which apparently started early Tuesday morning. We don’t know the extent of the damage but apparently  Continue Reading »

Harvard Study Pisses Off American Potato Association

One of America’s favorite vegetables, the ubiquitous potato has been dissed by a new Harvard study that essentially implies that regardless of whether it’s boiled, baked or fried, the ingestion of a spud is bad for your health on virtually  Continue Reading »

Sobani Opens in Lakeway

Peggy Duran and the Brasied Lamb Shank at Sobani I just dined at the coolest little Bistro on Highway 620 near Lakeway: the place is called Sobani and it’s really quite good. The food is eclectic and it has a small but most interesting wine list. I  Continue Reading »

The Screaming Goat Closes

One of our favorite little taquerias, the Screaming Goat at 900 W. 10th, has closed. The details are foggy, but if we learn more we’ll post it on this page. Since the closing of long-time favorite Basil’s, the other restaurants that have occupied  Continue Reading »

Max’s Wine Dive

207 San Jacinto Ave. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 904-0111 Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm Mon-Wed: 4pm-Midnight Thu-Sat: 4pm-2am Sun: 10:30am-3pm MENU maxswinedive.com   Max's Wine Dive I’ve been a fan of Max’s Wine Dive at 3rd and San Jacinto since  Continue Reading »