Comments on: Prix Fixe at TRIO and Austin Land and Cattle http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/30/prix-fixe-at-trio-and-austin-land-and-cattle/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lyssa http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/30/prix-fixe-at-trio-and-austin-land-and-cattle/#comment-1992 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:15:36 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=2018#comment-1992 Yusuf, that sounds like exactly what I’d order! I’ve never had the smores before though, so I’m jealous.

]]> By: Yusuf http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/30/prix-fixe-at-trio-and-austin-land-and-cattle/#comment-1984 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:18:33 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=2018#comment-1984 We ate at Trio last week for a friend’s birthday. I couldn’t stop talking about it the next day. I had the wedge, steak, spinach, and smores. Huge portions–enough for 2 to share. Food was great.

]]> By: Lyssa http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/30/prix-fixe-at-trio-and-austin-land-and-cattle/#comment-1981 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:46 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=2018#comment-1981 Hey Bryan,

Yes, it can get confusing! Grass-fed and free-range are both good terms for cows. Kobe, however, is a class of its own and not at all free-range: the less they “work out” by ranging, the “better” the meat is because its fattier. So the best is a cow suspended in midair, right? So if you’re interested in cow health, Kobe/Wagyu is NOT the way to go.

I called ALC awhile back and asked about their sourcing, and while I don’t remember where they get their beef from, it was a local, free-range farm I recognized. Or maybe Niman Ranch, which is free-range from California. Recently, I asked about their pork and they looked at me like I was crazy to suggest it wasn’t local and free-range. If you’re curious, they’re happy to talk to you about it when you call.

Lyssa

]]> By: bryan http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/30/prix-fixe-at-trio-and-austin-land-and-cattle/#comment-1980 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:57 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=2018#comment-1980 Just for clarity’s sake… what’s the full story on the beef that AC&L serves? I took a peek at their website, but it didn’t indicate anything along the lines of grass fed or free range cows. And I suppose I had only thought of free range as applying to chickens, and perhaps Kobe beef as the exception in the cow world.

Thanks!

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