Jobell Café & Bistro in Wimberley Unveils Fall/Winter Menu
One of my favorite parts of my job is anticipating the roll out of a new menu and then getting to actually taste the culmination of the ideas that I heard discussed turned into new and flavorful dishes. So my last tasting at Jobell Café & Bistro was a memorable one, particularly with all the […]
Rob’s Thanksgiving 2017 Dining Options
Each year the time-honored traditions of Thanksgiving dining centered around hearth and home fade further away in the rearview mirror of our overly busy lives. So, let’s assume that many of you will be enjoying your holiday dining away from your kitchens and dining rooms. Here are some great dining choices. Trio Best holiday brunch […]
Old Thousand – Inventive Chinese Cuisine on Austin’s East Side
The space at 1000 East 11th St. has been home to several local restaurants that have had to close. But as current occupant Old Thousand approaches its first anniversary, that fate does not appear to be in their cards, at least not based on what we tasted and observed on a recent Friday night. The […]
Creek Road Café in Dripping Springs Keeps Their Spot in Top 25
The local food world was stunned last year when we placed Creek Road Café in our Top 25 Fine Dining Spots. First time ever for a restaurant south of William Cannon to be ranked that highly. Well guess what? Our new Top 25 list is about to come out and Creek Road is still on […]
Rob Reviews Café Blue Classic Seafood & Oyster Bar Downtown’s Brunch
You all know that I’m an unabashed lover of great sunday brunches. Trio, Fonda San Miguel … there are many great ones. But Café Blue has stepped up and joined the ranks of the must visit spots. So we went to their new downtown location on 2nd Street across from the convention center. Exec Ben […]
The Big Cat BBQ Review
James Jones of Big Cat BBQ Last month we wrote about James Jones and his amazing life’s journey that led to the beginning of Big Cat BBQ in Cedar Park. James’ dogged determination not to be overwhelmed by a series of physical misfortunes is evident in the care he takes in preparing his barbecue. And […]
Juliet Italian Kitchen Review
We wrote in an earlier post the process by which Juliet Ristorante became Juliet Italian Kitchen. Today we’re going to dive a little deeper into the new dishes that resulted from that transition. A big step in the makeover was to steer the cuisine toward more traditional Italian fare. For the most part Chef Jacob […]
Rob Reviews Lunch at Jobell Café and Bistro
After having had several memorable dinners at Jobell Café & Bistro on Highway 12 in Wimberley over the past year, I recently had a chance to finally try their lunch. Big question: what the hell took me so long? Jobell takes on an inviting glow as shafts of light from the noonday sun illuminate the […]
Rob Reviews Café Blue at Galleria
From their beginning at a seasonal location near Volente Beach to their current digs at the Hill Country Galleria at Bee Cave, Café Blue has maintained two hallmarks that characterize successful restaurants: innovative and consistent cuisine and a sense of how to deliver a pleasing experience to customers. My recent dinner at their new Galleria […]
EurAsia Sushi Bar & Seafood’s Great Fish Dishes
My admiration for EurAsia Sushi Bar & Seafood continues too grow. This neat new restaurant in Oak Hill at the Y blends Indonesian cuisine along with seafood dishes and Japanese sushi and sashimi. So far I’ve been focusing on the Indonesian part of the menu with delicious results. But the fish dishes deserved their turn […]
Looking for BBQ Shrimp? Check Out the Gnarly Gar at Point Venture
I have been to New Orleans many times and always seem to work my way over to Pascal’s Manale for their amazing BBQ shrimp at least once on each visit. Eating this dish is a messy but glorious experience as you’re engulfed in flavors you might never have thought possible. Owner Luke DeFelice and his […]
Street Restaurant Makes a Tasty Oblique Turn Toward Japanese
When Ronald Cheng’s Street Restaurant debuted last year on Greystone in the space that had formerly housed Musashino, there was a definite Chinese tilt toward the pan-Asian menu. I loved the restaurant then and I still do, even though it has taken on decidedly more of a Japanese inclination. We started the other night with […]
