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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,...

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...

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....

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 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...

I will be the first to admit that I have low brow taste when it comes to beer. It’s well documented that I’m a big fan of Miller High Life, and the fact is that I just prefer lighter flavoured brews. As such, I’ve...

Can we talk about something for a hot minute? This post was supposed to be a joke. When I first heard about Jack In The Box releasing a bacon milkshake, I immediately felt a sense of responsibility to you, my dear readers. Firstly (and at the...

Easy Tiger 709 E 6th St Austin, Texas   I had been viewing the extreme flurry of online activity regarding new Austin eatery Easy Tiger with a great deal of envy. My Twitter stream was bombarded with amazing pictures of hot dogs in pretzel...

There are a bunch of SXSW guides getting round the interwebs at the moment. Particularly, where to eat during the epic multi-week music/interactive/film fest that invades Austin every march. Handier ones include Taco Journalism’s guide to SXSW venue adjacent tacos, this one from Serious Eats...

Well howdy and greetings from Austin, Texas! Yup, I’m back enjoying some quality time in the “motherland” and dutifully eating burgers and barbecue. AND DRINKING SO MUCH HIGH LIFE!! Tough gig, right? Highlights of the week included heading out two-steppin’ at a honky tonk...