Thursday, February 23, 2012

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille – Valentine’s Day Menu 2012

114 W. 7th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-6300 Mon–Thu: 4pm–10pm Fri: 11am–11pm Sat: 4pm–11pm Sun: Closed REVIEW perryssteakhouse.com    Read More →

Shoreline Grill to Close on Jan. 31st

The second major downtown restaurant closing (the first being McCormick and Schmick’s on Congress) of the year has been announced, and unfortunately it is one of my long time favorites, The Shoreline Grill. For 23 years, the Shoreline has graced the  Continue Reading »

European Bistro – Valentine’s Day Menu 2012

111 East Main St. Pflugerville, TX 78660 (512) 835-1919 Tue-Wed: 5-9pm Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-8pm Mon: Closed REVIEW european-bistro.com   Valentine’s Prix Fixe Menu: $75 Served Saturday, February 11th, Tuesday,  Continue Reading »

Trento – Valentine’s Day Menu 2012

3600 N. Cap. of TX Hwy., Bldg. D Austin, TX 78746 (512) 328-7555 Sun-Sat: 11am-10pm MENU trento360.com    Read More →

Paggi House – Valentine’s Day Menu 2012

200 Lee Barton Dr. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 473-3700 Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 11am-3pm paggihouse.com    Read More →

The League Kitchen & Tavern

1310 Hwy. 620 South Lakeway, TX 78734 (512) 263-3279 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm MENU leaguelakeway.com   The League Kitchen & Tavern One of the more remarkable restaurant transformations in the busy Lakeway dining scene has  Continue Reading »

StarChefs.com Names Austin “Rising Star” Winners

Starchefs.com, an online culinary magazine with a national scope has given several Austin chefs to its “Rising Star” award. The magazine’s editor says, “Austin is an incubator for ideas in the music and tech world, and chefs are following suit.”  Continue Reading »

El Greco Dies a Second Death on Kitchen Nightmares

Gordon Ramsay Look, I’m sorry for Jake and his mom that El Greco was forced to close. After a strong start, they ran into the financial difficulties so common to family-owned restaurants. And the food began to slide. So when Gordon Ramsay rode in  Continue Reading »

Lay Off Paula Deen

Paula Deen OK. So she’s the queen of deliciously fattening southern cuisine. And Tony Bourdain is pissed at her: says she’s killing people by virtually handing them recipes for Type II Diabetes. Well here’s my take. I have Type II or  Continue Reading »

The Year-Old McDonald’s Cheeseburger

This is truly a bizarre story that should alarm all of us who care about food. Seems that a California nutritionist bought a McDonald’s cheeseburger and then, as an experiment, let it sit out unwrapped and unrefrigerated for an entire YEAR! She wanted  Continue Reading »