Summer’s Here: Let’s Eat Ice Cream
It’s already been hot as hell for over a month in Austin so the official arrival of Summer is not really that big of a deal. However, it provides your faithful scribe with an opportunity to focus on some lighter and cooler (as in temperature) eats to mark the true arrival of the dog days. […]
Street Opens
Street by Ronald Cheng opened on June 18th. Was it worth the wait? You bet! The street food concept works for me and the food is delicious. The Pork Belly dish may be my favorite with the Scallion Cakes and Vietnamese shaved beef not far behind. Street is where Musashino used to be underneath Chinatown […]
More About The Pizza Cave
We had such great response to our recent Pizza Wars Parts 1 and 2 we’re going to drill a bit deeper into some of the restaurants. Let’s begin with The Pizza Cave in Dripping Springs. Owner Joe Cave, unlike most Austinites who own Italian restaurants, is a native Texan. He went to San Angelo State, […]
Satay Closes
I’ve known Dr. Foo Swasdee for many years and it is with regret that we must report that her pioneering Thai restaurant, Satay, is closing. Seems like the Anderson Lane eaterie has been around forever and it almost has. It opened in 1987. Swasdee is the only restaurant owner I know with a PhD in […]
Celebrity Sightings
I was really into writing about celebrity sightings at Austin restaurants for some time, Then I guess ennui set in [probably due to the same celebs being sighted over and over] around 2012 and that part of our site kinda went dark. But it’s back and here are some of the latest sightings with some […]
Street by Chinatown Almost Ready
In my line of work I get to go to more than my fair share of soft openings. As most foodies are aware, a soft opening [to borrow a theatrical term] is kind of a dress rehearsal for a restaurant. Selected guests [usually friends and family] are invited and several dinner flights are scheduled. It’s […]
L’Oca d’ Oro About to Open at Mueller
A family-style Italian restaurant called L’Oca d’ Oro is preparing to open at Mueller near the former airport. The emphasis will be on fresh, simple food and will seat about 95. There will also be several private dining rooms including on named The Pasta Room. The principals are Fiore Tedesco and Adam Orman who both […]
The Best Pizzas in Austin:
Pizza Wars 2016 Part 2
Last week we posted my choices for the Top Ten pizzas in the Austin area. There are many more very good places around and we’ll begin Part 2 by going roughly from South to North and listing my favorites in each area. Wimberly The obvious choice here is Brewster’s Pizza a few miles south of […]
Inside Irene’s to Open
New W 5th St bistro from the ELM group to open Memorial Day called Inside Irene’s. The theme is comfort food from Chef Andrew Curren and the menu will feature items like grilled cheese (of course), steak sandwiches, pigs in a blanket, a pulled chicken and avocado sandwich and much more. Cocktails abound and they […]
Sap’s Fine Thai Cuisine
5800 Burnet Rd.
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 419-7244
4514 West Gate Blvd,
Austin, TX 78745
(512) 899-8525
