Culinary Dropout Opens at Domain
An eclectic new restaurant has opened at trendy Rock Rose at the Domain. The place is called Culinary Dropout. The menu looks good and the name, at least on the surface, seems explanatory. Love the irony. There are so many new restaurants to try up at The Domain that I’ve been thinking about booking a […]
Paul Martin’s American Grille Opens at Domain
This restaurant is another from the fertile brain of Paul Flemming. The idea is New American cuisine with the most passionate commitment to sourcing and cooking over real flames. Their opening at the Domain continues to drive the uber cool restaurant vibe that is going on out there. Like most of Flemming’s properties this is […]
Curtis Clark of Evangeline Cafe Talks Cajun
My Dining Out Austin Podcast that I cohost with Don Pryor features Curtis Clarke, who started Evangeline Cafe on Brodie over 13 years ago. We talk on a wide range of topics from how to make a great roux to the essence of crawfish etouffee and what it takes to be a certified coon ass. […]
Prelog’s Still Searching for Space
One of our former Top 25 restaurants, Prelog’s European Kitchen, closed its 3rd St location several months ago. But Florian Prelog is still looking for more affordable space and hopes to reopen. In the meantime he is available for catering and private dinners. He is a talented young chef with a passion for fine cuisine. […]
Thanksgiving Recommendations
Back in the good old days almost everyone stayed home by the fire and cooked Thanksgiving dinner. My how times change. Used to be that just hotels were open on Thanksgiving day in Austin but that is no longer the case. Here are some favorites. Trio at the Four Seasons. This is the ultimate brunch […]
Forthright Eases Into Downtown
Forthright, a new spot at Cesar Chavez and Brazos has opened for breakfast and lunch. The food leans to the healthier side and we could all use a little more of that. Breakfast ranges from Yogurt Parfaits and Quinoa Porridge to Buttermilk Waffles. Lunch scans the gamut from Chicken and Goat Cheese to Veggie Sandwiches. […]
Fore In Lakeway Closes
Fore in Lakeway closed on Tuesday, one day shy of it’s 5th anniversary. The New-American styled restaurant and bar on RR 620 opened strongly under Chef James Ramsey five years ago. But co-owner James Dineoodie noted the huge number of new restaurant openings in the Lakeway area and felt that would only further dilute his […]
What Trump and Clinton Like to Eat
Donald Trump orders his steaks well-done. (See Kitchen Confidential for more on that). He also like cheeseburgers and meatloaf, also well done. Could the fact that he likes to nuke food be a portent of what might happen were he to be elected? Hillary Clinton likes roast leg of lamb, scrambled eggs on the soft […]
The Best Steaks in the Austin Area: Our Picks
Steak is one of the Texas essentials, along, of course, with BBQ and Tex Mex. We are blessed with some outstanding steak joints in Austin and we often get emails requesting our take on them. Well as you might have expected, we do have opinions on where the best steaks can be found. So here […]
360 Pizza to Open 3rd Location in Rollingwood
Seriously good pizza and more is coming to Westlake as 360 Pizza Opens in Rollingwood Plaza off Bee Caves Road. This is the 3rd location for the Austin grown pizza chain which actually features far more than pizza. There are subs, calzones, Stromboli, salads, antipasti and of course, house made cannolis. Try the Pennybacker (after […]
Downtown Dining: Quo Vadis?
When former Mayor Will Wynn launched his downtown density campaign a while back, the idea was to create a downtown population that could support downtown dining, shopping and general commerce. Well he achieved that. The last ten years has seen an sunami of building and development unparalleled in Austin’s history. Condos, apartment towers and lofts […]
Eberly to Open on S Lamar
One of our city’s best chefs, Jim Tripi, is back after a three-year stint in Montana, to open Eberly on S. Lamar for the former owners of Stubbs. This restaurant, thanks to the talents of design guru Micki Spencer, is going to be drop dead gorgeous. Tripi’s wife Maria is also along with his chef […]
The Absolute Best Sunday Brunches in Austin
I recently read an article on another web site that is quite fond of labeling every list they do of the best of this and that with the word ESSENTIAL. The topic was Sunday brunch and I was amazed at the places that they deemed to apparently be nonessential. So here’s my list, compiled with […]
