Rob’s Favorite Mexican Restaurants in Austin: Part 2
Last week we began with a look at 13 of Rob’s favorite Mexican places. But 13 couldn’t begin to address Rob’s favorites accurately. So here is Part 2 for your reading and dining pleasure. Los Pinos A tragic fire earlier this year temporarily closed this Hudson Bend favorite. But they are rebuilding and owner and […]
New Fall Bar Menu Items at Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is now offering three new bar menu items: Seared Scallops, Gourmet Grilled Cheese, and Slow Cooked Pork Stew. In celebration of these new items, Perry’s will be offering a fall special – 4 items for just $4 each, Mon–Wed after 4pm (limit one of each per person) for the month of […]
Best Pork Belly, Best Dim Sum, and More: Part 3 of Rob’s Best in Austin
Our continuing series on our best dishes in Austin has drawn unprecedented traffic and has generated lots of positive agreements: okay, not all, but most have agreed with us. And that’s diversity for you. So here is Part 3 on Rob’s Best Dishes in Austin. We hope you will sample all of these and share […]
Best Chicken Pot Pie, Shrimp Enchiladas, Vietnamese Pho… Part 2 of Rob’s Best in Austin
Thank you for making the first installment of our “Best of Austin” series one of our most downloaded stories of the year. But we’re just getting started. We have a lot of favorites and we’d like to share more of them with you. Again, this is completely subjective: no polls were attempted or even contemplated. […]
Dining at Caeser’s Palace
The word is out among foodies that Las Vegas has arrived as one of the most desirable dining destinations in the country. Red-hot chefs are falling all over each other to follow in the steps of Wolfgang Puck who hit gold with Spago and Postrio ten years ago. One of my favorite places to dine […]
Sesame Hill Ramps Up Chinese Takeout in Oak Hill
I had driven by Sesame hill, which used to be occupied, I think, by In and Out Burger, probably a dozen times. From the outside, it looked, well, unusual. But then one day I pulled over and met the owner Annie Jiang. She walked me through the menu and I sampled a number of dishes. […]
Rob Samples Apatite Café
Had my first tastes at David Sanchez’s Apatite Café at the Galleria behind Mandola’s Thursday night. This is a thoughtful, intimate and highly sensual dining experience. Sanchez, who hails from Vail, opened this with his wife. I thought the name Apatite was a play on “appétit,” but no. Apatite is actually the name of a […]
Harvard Study Pisses Off American Potato Association
One of America’s favorite vegetables, the ubiquitous potato has been dissed by a new Harvard study that essentially implies that regardless of whether it’s boiled, baked or fried, the ingestion of a spud is bad for your health on virtually all counts. The American Potato Association immediately responded by citing the American Heart Association’s finding […]
Back by Popular Demand: Pizza Wars 2011, Tony C’s Hits the Top Spot!
Welcome to the recurring series that we fondly refer to as Austin Pizza Wars. This is the 5th installment and it’s interesting to see how much has changed since we published the original Pizza Wars some years ago. Many of our readers know that I am originally from New Haven, CT, the birthplace of Neapolitan-style […]
Memorial Day Weekend Dining Tips
The Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And with the temperatures soaring, our thoughts go to the lakes, water, food and libations. Of course, we are happy to help with recommendations regarding the latter two. Lake Travis has an abundance of neat places on, near, and above the water. On the water we love the […]
More of Rob’s Favorite Appetizers
By popular demand, here are some more of my favorite soups and appetizers from the Austin restaurant scene.They are unfailingly tasty and have achieved “go to” status for my family and myself. The She Crab Soup at Steiner Ranch Steakhouse is a low country chowder that’s flat out tasty. It’s made of cream, lump crabmeat, […]
Original “Thirsty Girl” Lands in Austin
One thing that has changed dramatically in the hospitality industry lately is the growth of the female market for wine. In fact recent surveys have shown that women now account for 64% of the total wine drinking population in the U.S. And it’s not just white Zinfandels and other blush wines but a variety of […]
Japan Radiation Issues Concerning U.S. Sushi Restaurants
We’ve all heard the stories about radiation levels in the ocean near several Japanese cities hitting dangerously high levels in the aftermath of the March 11th earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The resultant worries about what this radiation can mean to marine life, specifically fish and seaweed (nori) have worked their way across the Pacific to […]
Big Dog Reds Rock at the THCWFF
The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival stormed into the town this weekend and for the first time in my memory, I did not attend the Stars Across Texas event. That is the walk, sip and graze fest where local and regional Texas chefs prepare finger foods for your pleasure. Part of the reason […]
Got $45,000 You Don’t Particularly Need at the Moment? Book an Evening with Dan Duckhorn
If you are one of the lucky Austin residents to whom the expenditure of a substantial amount of cash on what may seem to many as a frivolous indulgence is no big deal, then have I got a great suggestion for you! For a mere $45,000 you can book an evening with Dan Duckhorn, the […]
