Lucy’s Fried Chicken
Lucy’s Fried Chicken 2218 College Avenue Austin, TX 78704 Comfort food. It’ll cure what ails ya. No matter how sophisticated your palate, you should always be able to appreciate a serve of good down-home cookin’. This sentiment is supported by the very existence Lucy’s Fried Chicken,...
Cinco De Drinko
Its been a few days, but I’m still recovering from the mayhem of Cinco De Mayo Drinko. Ok so, maybe Cinco De Mayo isn’t exactly a big deal in Mexico. It’s actually the anniversary of the battle of Puebla, but somewhere along the way...
Cape Grim beef ribs
A couple of weeks back, the folks at Cape Grim Beef contacted me and asked if I would like to receive a sample of their product to muck around with in the kitchen. A taste of some of the best quality beef in Australia?...
Gourmands neighborhood pub
Gourmands 2316 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78702 I am nearly a little hesitant to share Gourmands with y’all because it’s kind of a hidden gem. Except for that one time when Texas Monthly made a huge (deserved) fuss over their Foghorn Leghorn sandwich. Nonetheless, where...
Coquette
Coquette 2800 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70115 Let’s talk about New Orleans. A veritable utopia for those who are fans of eating well. Quite possibly the most difficult thing about a trip to NOLA (aside from managing a hangover) is picking between restaurant and dining options. This...
Phil’s Icehouse
Phil’s Icehouse 2901 S Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 I’m ashamed that it’s taken me this long to write this post, because frankly I believe Phil’s Icehouse serves some of the best burgers in town and probably has the best combination of fries around too....
happy birthday to me
Tomorrow, I turn another year older. Not necessarily wiser. Definitely smart-assier. I’ve got my health and great friends and family ( <3 ) and am generally a pretty content cookie. But a birthday wishlist of stuff I covet can’t hurt, right? ‘ride it like you stole...
Belvedere Bloody Mary vodka launch
Recently I was fortunate enough to be invited along to the brunchtime launch of Belvedere Vodka’s latest infusion flavour – Blood Mary. I’d actually heard of this product many months ago when fellow Mary aficionado Miss Mardi excitedly sent me a photo of the...
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew 6610 N. Lamar Austin, TX 78757 The Mueller family BBQ dynasty up in Taylor, TX seems to be largely connected to most new BBQ happenings in Austin. First, prodigal grandson John Mueller re-opens his BBQ on S. 1st...
Hopdoddy burger bar
Hopdoddy burger bar 1400 S Congress Ave STE 190A Austin, Texas Hopdoddy. Everyone always freakin’ asks me if I’ve been to Hopdoddy yet. Yes, I have. It was ok. Stop asking. They ask because since this South Congress burger bar opened, there has been...
