Austin’s Ethnic Dining Scene Takes Step Backward with Closing of Karibu
I will miss this little Ethiopian restaurant on East 7th. The food was healthy and tasty and the Injera that bound every dish together was very substantive. Don’t know the reason for the closing but it’s a prime location in uber-hot East Austin and it’s likely someone will quickly grab this place. I just hope […]
Friendly Competitors
One would assume that restaurants, like other businesses, are inherently competitive with each other. To the extent that you would have never expected Microsoft’s Bill Gates to walk into the launch party for Apple’s I phone and offer congratulatory words. But that’s exactly what happened at the new Barlata Spanish restaurant on South Lamar the […]
Wild Wood Bakehouse Serves Up Gluten-Free Cuisine Just North of Campus
Joan Griffith is one indomitable lady. She’s taken an amazing work ethic, entrepreneurship, and an abundance of knowledge about various foods and turned it into a successful restaurant called Wild Wood Bakehouse just off Guadalupe near 30th (former site of El Greco). Having breakfast with Joan is like attending a crash course in everything you’ve […]
“Better Than Sex” in Key West
Okay, calm down folks. This is actually the name of a dessert only restaurant in Key West. The place is as you might expect, dark and seductive. And the dishes themselves are about a 10 on the aphrodisiac scale. You can begin with the “Between My Red Sheets Velvet Cheesecake” or sample the “Chocolate Grilled […]
Fuddruckers on South Lamar has Closed
After a very long run off South Lamar in the Brodie Oaks Center, Fuddrucker’s, the popular build-your-own-burger restaurant appears has closed. The doors are locked and the signs have come down. And we can’t reach anybody there. Too bad. We always enjoyed the place, particularly when the kids were in school. Luckily the Texican is […]
Smoke’n Hops Opens on 290 Near Dripping Springs
Smoke’n Hops, which will offer up lots of artisan cue and 23 craft beers will make its debut Thursday, August 8th, at the site of the former Canyon Grill and Icehouse next to Bordeaux’s on 290 about three miles north of Dripping Springs. The pit master Rick Day is well schooled in the art of […]
Imperia Offering Special Groupon Deal
Anytime I can get a 2-1 deal at a place as tasty as Imperia, I am most interested. Thought you guys would be interested as well. So here’s the information. Enjoy! $15 For $30 Worth of Sushi & Pan-Asian Cuisine We’ve got an AMAZING deal on Groupon, just for you! $15 for $30 worth of […]
Making Sense of the Lingering Sushi “Substitute” Problem in Austin
I’ve been getting quite a few emails from our readers lately after the recently released results of a two-year national study by non-profit Oceana. Turned out that according to the study, many restaurants and stores across the US were apparently substituting a cheaper fish for the fish they told the customers they were purchasing. Worse […]
Goodall’s Restaurant in the New Hotel Ella Sets Opening
The transformation from the historic Masion at Judges’ Hill on MLK and Rio Grande to the uber-stylish Hotel Ella is proceeeding smoothly. The new restaurant at the hotel will be called Goodall’s Restaurant and Bar (named after the original owner of the property) and has scheduled a soft opening for September 9th. There are some […]
Searsucker Opens at Former Site of Maria Maria
Top Chef veteran chef Brian Malarkey has opened Searsucker at 415 Colorado. The classic American cuisine menu features everything from a gigantic Tomahawk steak ($75) to their famous “two-handed” burger. This is the third Searsucker with the two earlier stores located in San Jose and Scottsdale. Colorado St. has been ravaged by city construction for […]
JuiceLand Opens at William Cannon and 290
Juicing has become something of a craze as of late and the latest JuiceLand in South Austin near Oak Hill is keeping that trend going. Owner Matt Shook’s local chain is growing and offers everything from fruit based smoothies to the Tri-Pinnacle that we tried today (coconut water, avocado, spinach, kale) and on to the […]
The Latest Trend in the Wine Business: The Stelvin Closure
One accepted mandate for years in the wine business was the simple concept of loss. Out of 100 bottles of wine that used natural cork as closures, there was almost a given that up to 7% of the bottles could be tainted or “corked” by the presence of the chemical trichloranisole. This was viewed for […]
Parind Vora Latest Austin Chef to take on CHOPPED
I’ve always enjoyed Parind Vora’s cuisine, from the early days of Jezebel on Congress to his current Restaurant Jezebel and Bar Mirabeau on 800 West 6th. Vora, who gave up a promising career in medicine to enter the world of the kitchen, will be taking on the ever-so-tough environment of CHOPPED on the Food Network. […]
Royal India Opens 2nd Location on Research Near Balcones
Happy to inform Indian food fan that Vir Singh has opened a 2nd location of Royal India on Research near Balcones. It’s in a strip mall next to an Apartment Finders store. The buffet is available for lunch (including a Dosa station, where the famous wrappers made of black lentils and rice batter are custom […]
