Rob Answers the Most Frequently Asked Questions from Readers of DOWR
Rob Answers the Most Frequently Asked Questions from Readers of DOWR
Lengendary Brewer Brian Peters Back at Uncle Billy’s
Most of the regular readers of diningoutwithrobbalon.com know that I am a wine guy first. I certainly appreciate a good glass of beer but my knowledge of the fine art of beer-making is sketchy at best. But when you need an expert to expand your education, one need look no further than Brian Peters. Peters […]
List of Iconic Restaurants that City Failed to Help Grows Longer
List of Iconic Restaurants that City Failed to Help Grows Longer.
Why Are There More Conservative than Liberal Talk Radio Stations?
Austin Activists Work Toward Ban of Foie Gras in Restaurants
The animal rights activists are at it again. Taking a cue from Chicago, where the sale of foie gras has been banned in city restaurants, Austin activists have been threatening to picket restaurants that serve this 2500-year old delicacy. To make matters worse, they’ve actually managed to get a few of our best Austin restaurants […]
Las Manitas Gets Some Serious Love from Our City Council
Las Manitas Gets Some Serious Love from Our City Council.
The Passing of Nu Age Café.
Athenian Grill Loses Lease: Will Reopen in Two Months
Anil Simicia’s Athenian Grill at 8th and Colorado will have to close on Saturday night due to an expiration of their lease and the arrival of a much larger tenant from Houston. Good news however. The popular Greek restaurant will reopen in about two months at 8th and Brazos in larger space. This is a […]
Dining Prospects in South Austin Looking Up
Dining Prospects in South Austin Looking Up.
Top Five Things That Restaurants Do that Irritate Me.
A Night at Patsy’s Cowgirl Café with the Balons
A Night at Patsy’s Cowgirl Café with the Balons.
First Report on Mario Batali’s B&B Ristorante.
The Belmont Makes Conde Nast’s List of World’s Top 25 Nightspots
Conde Nast magazine has some serious traction in the high-end travel and entertainment world. So the fact that the Belmont, Matt Luckie’s new restaurant/lounge on 6th St, made Conde Nast’s Top 25 list of world night spots must be considered a stunning achievement. The Belmont, which has only been open since last September, was the […]
Olive Garden Chefs Study in Italy???
Olive Garden’s Chefs Study in Italy???
Mario Batali invades Las Vegas
Rattlesnake Fritters, Radio and Karl Rove
Rattlesnake Fritters, Radio and Karl Rove.
The Wine Spectator Grand Tour
What To Do If You’ve Had an Unpleasant Dining Experience
What To Do If You’ve Had an Unpleasant Dining Experience I get a surprising amount of email from people who’ve had a bad experience at a restaurant: and I’m talking two page, single-spaced letters with lots of invective and displeasure. While I don’t mind reading them, frankly, there’s not a lot I can do at […]
