Rob’s Best Dishes: The Best in Austin
May 14, 2012After 14 years of dining and wining around the River City. I’ve become very partial to a number of great dishes at a variety of restaurants. To me, these offerings are the best in category. Of course, the list is subjective: no attempts at the various Continue Reading »
Pictures at an Exhibition: Chisos Grill
May 10, 2012I couldn’t resist the artful pun in the title, and after taking a look at some of these dishes I hope you’ll agree. Chisos Grill at Galleria may look like a chain, but it is most definitely owner-operated. They’re scheduled for an upcoming Continue Reading »
First Bites at Swift’s Attic
April 23, 2012Got a chance to finally try the new Swift’s Attic on Congress at the site of the former Kyoto. There’s been a lot of hoopla about this opening and on a first tasting, we were quite pleased. I loved their take on the Korean classic Kimche and absolutely Continue Reading »
Dan Haverty Takes the Helm at Bistro Mirabelle
April 23, 2012I was pleasantly surprised when I heard that Dan Haverty, for many years the exec chef of The Shoreline Grill, had taken over the kitchen at the new Bistrot Mirabelle on Mesa. I can’t ever recall a bad meal at Shoreline and I still remember the time Continue Reading »
Austin Pizza Wars: 2012
April 16, 2012Welcome to the 6th installment of the recurring series we have fondly come to know as Pizza Wars. This has evolved from a rating of both chains and locally-owned joints to almost exclusively a detailed report on owner-operated spots in Central Texas. Continue Reading »
Rob’s Favorite Dishes – Appetizers
April 13, 2012The smashed Guacamole at Jack Allen’s Kitchen. The flavor in this is augmented with pumpkin seeds and cilantro and it’s so good I often eschew the chips and just eat it with a fork. The Charcuterie Platter at Vince Young Steakhouse. I get Continue Reading »
Rob’s Favorite Mexican Restaurants in Austin: Part 1
April 10, 2012One thing we lack no shortage of in Austin is tasty Mexican restaurants: both the simpler Tex Mex and the more complicated tastes of Interior and Coastal Mexican cuisines. I do have some favorites in both genres and in no particular order, here they are. Azul Continue Reading »
Lakeway: The Hottest New Dining Scene in Central Texas
March 19, 2012I can remember just a few short years ago when dining anywhere near Lakeway meant Hudson’s on the Bend, The Oasis, Rosie’s, and Ciola’s and Pao’s. Wow, has that changed. While Hudson’s still holds forth as the area’s Continue Reading »
David Burton Sanchez Revitalizes Soleil at the Oasis
February 21, 2012When Soleil first opened several years under the helm of famed Texas chef Robert del Grande, there was genuine excitement in the Austin foodie community. Here was a Mediterranean restaurant high atop Lake Travis with fine-dining sensibilities and a kitchen Continue Reading »
Rob’s Top Ten Comfort Food Restaurants in Austin
February 17, 2012Ever since 9/11, when the national craving for comfort foods made a dramatic comeback, foodies have been rediscovering all those simple yet memorable tastes from their childhoods. And restaurants have been alert to what might have been called a fad for Continue Reading »
