After a couple visits to Elizabeth Street Café, the newly opened restaurant has left a promising first impression, as examined in a recent morning visit. Since opening in late December, the French Vietnamese restaurant has seemingly been faced with the happy predicament of instant popularity as it ...

Two Austin takes on the supper club trend

Two Austin takes on the supper club trend

Austin's beloved cheese shop expands

The secret is out on Hyde Park’s newest hotspot, Hopfields. Despite opening only a few short months, Hopfields was bustling during a recent Friday night visit. It takes a minute to figure out how one is to go about getting situated at the entirely self-service pub. Upon entering, one is taken wit ...

Second Bar + Kitchen ‘s well priced and diverse menu and casual trendy atmosphere make it an ideal spot for a group dinner downtown. With visiting friends in town and a birthday to celebrate it was the perfect Saturday night dinner spot. We started with an order of chicken fried olives and a che ...

At long last, the highly anticipated line up and ticket prices have been announced for this April’s inaugural Austin Food and Wine Festival. The festival will take place April 27-29 and tickets will be on sale starting January 24 at 12:00 PM sharp. As mentioned here, C3 Presents partnered with F ...

Big flavors from the World's Smallest Food Truck

One of my favorite ways to cap off a long weekend or unwind on a cold, rainy day is a night at the movies. Most nights this means a trip to Alamo Drafthouse, but I recently cheated on my failsafe way to spend a Sunday night with downtown’s Violet Crown Theatre. As predicted by its 2nd Street Dist ...

Saturdays are now significantly more delicious as Papi Tino’s has added an extra day of brunch. Nurse yourself back to feeling like a weekend warrior with $2 tacos and $5 drink specials from 11am- 4pm this Saturday, January 14. Naturally, Papi Tino’s doesn’t just serve an old plain Jane taco ...

You'll roux the day if you skip the crème brûlée

A recent trip to JMueller’s BBQ on South First proved the long anticipated return of John Mueller to Austin’s BBQ scene was well worth the wait. With my visiting Texan-turned-New Yorker younger brother Jerry in tow, I was given a tall order to provide him with a last taste of real Texas BBQ bef ...

Since opening in 2006, local favorite hamburger slinger P. Terry’s has served to reinvent the fast food model by proving quick and cheap doesn’t have to mean sacrificing quality. P. Terry’s burgers don’t rely on tricked out toppings and fancy ingredients to be special. Their straightforward ...

Openings South First’s transition to a foodie destination is well underway with the December opening of Elizabeth Street. The newly opened French Vietnamese bakery and café is the latest addition to co-owners Larry Maguire and Tommy Moorman’s portfolio which includes Perla’s and Lambert’s. ...

2011 through the eyes of a beer-loving Austinite

The best places to get a taste of Mexico deep in the heart of Central Texas

Just eatin' and drinkin'

These are easy on the wallet

National media attention and local heroes

These were just too sweet to pass up

These savory bites made a lasting impression on our Food editor

A new year has officially begun, which means one thing: resolutions. Today’s Dish of the Day is a perfect solution to abiding by all those promises to eat healthy, save money, and so on. As mentioned here, Taco Tuesdays at Quality Seafood are a college student’s dream, but after rediscovering t ...

Happy One Year Anniversary to Barley Swine!  Although Austin bid a fond farewell to the Odd Duck Farm to Trailer that started it all, there is much for Bryce Gilmore and crew to celebrate. From serving an almost nightly full house to Owner/Chef Bryce Gilmore being named a 2011 Best New Chefs in Am ...

When fate closes a Streat, it opens a Jalapeno

Kids 12 and under can eat free every Wednesday at Gatti’s Pizza (buffet locations), Gattitown and Gattiland.  One free kid's buffet per adult buffet purchased at regular price.  Drinks are not included.   This was posted on the Gatti's Pizza Facebook page on December 21, 201 ...

Today through Christmas Eve, you can get one free kid's meal per adult entrée purchased at Carino's, using this coupon.  The coupon is valid Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - Saturday, December 24, 2011.  You can get up to six free kid's meals, with the purchase of six adult ent ...

With holiday parties a plenty, chances are you will be feeling the residual after affects of last night’s eggnog one of these mornings. As any true Austinite knows, the best cure for a hang around is a breakfast taco with a side of Advil. Generally I am a Tacodeli kind of girl, but a recent foray ...

Today’s drink of the day is a Poinsettia Champagne cocktail as featured on the Four Season’s holiday drink menu.The Poinsettia cocktail is a blend of champagne, Paula’s Texas orange and cranberry juice. Other special holiday beverages on the menu include German Mulled Wine, the Peppermint Pat ...

Austin’s favorite coffee purveyor, Cuvee Coffee, is now the official coffee provider to Barley Swine, Home Slice, and La Condesa.  Olivia owner and Chef James Holmes new restaurant, Lucy’s Fried Chicken, opens Friday, December 16 in a space just off of South Congress. Buzz for the long awaited ...