These are some seriously awesome deals, people.
For Father’s Day, my bro and I used to take our dad to Outback Steakhouse every year. Unfortunately for Pops, the bro and I got into our free-range-meat-only habit, and Outback was out the window. Luckily for Dad, Austin Land & Cattle would never dream of serving up anything [...]
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June 30, 2009
Prix Fixe at TRIO and Austin Land and Cattle
June 15, 2009
Milano Cafe is a European Haven in Austin
Let’s work backwards: I don’t usually get dessert, but when they bring you a tiny plate with four bites of four different desserts, you don’t refuse. And when charming owner Sami Demi proceeds to tell you how Croatian tirimisu has 1/4 the calories of other tirimisus, and you don’t even like tirimisu, but you try [...]
May 26, 2009
Australian Cupcakes at Sugar Mama’s
Jess Pryles, owner of Sugadeaux Cupcakes in Melbourne, Australia, will be guest-baking at Sugar Mama’s (1905 S. First St.) this entire week. I can’t wait for the Malteaser cupcake made with malt balls! Mmmmm.
More from Addie Broyles (http://www.austin360.com/search/content/food_drink/stories/2009/05/0520foodmatters.html): Cupcakes from Down Under at Sugar Mama’s:
With every tweet, the world gets a little smaller. Or bigger, [...]
May 25, 2009
Win a McCormick & Schmick’s Gift Certificate!
In a This is Life in Austin FIRST, I’m holding a contest! Tell me your fave Under-$10 Deal about town and you could win a $10 gift certificate to McCormick & Schmick’s! I’m talking about any deal–food, drinks, clothes, shoes, whatever. Let me in on the secrets! I’ll choose the best–could be the most unique, [...]
May 18, 2009
Rope Burn … or the day I learned how to lap dance
I snag a parking spot on Fourth and Colorado for my Venus Envy Training Sex Appeal class. (Yes, I hear the WTF) I hop out, clad in workout shorts, a tank top, and a bright pink scarf. The huge curtains at the front of Cuba Libre usher me in to semi-darkness, where a shadowy figure [...]
May 14, 2009
Interview with: the fellas of CrossFit Austin
As CrossFit blows up and takes Austin–and me–by storm, I thought I’d sit down with the fellas that got me hooked and let them talk about the sport they’ve built their life around. I say life because roommates Wes Kimball and Boone Putney share a lot—they met through a shared best friend, were co-Best-Man in [...]
May 12, 2009
More free drinks!
Pobrecito El Chilito, no pudo sobrevivir en el centro. Pues, algo bueno pasó porque ahora se tranforme a El Chile!
What happened? The little chile couldn’t make it just selling tacos on 8th and Congree, so they expanded it to a full chile selling the same menu as the original and Far West locales. Until they [...]
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