Youtube Link Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the award-winning documentary, Dive!: Living off America’s Waste (Amazon afflilate link), with the director/writer, Jeremy Seifert in attendance, hosted by the Blanton Musuem and Capital Area Food Bank. Seifert did a wonderful job with his first documentary that I’ve found myself telling [...]
Austin Third Annual Cupcake Smackdown Youtube Link Followed by Polkadots Cupcakes Read more about Polkadots here and here. Find more Wordless Wednesday entries here.
The Austin Food Bloggers Alliance is hosting a great event, inviting members to blog and raise awareness of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, and the community effort fostered by the Capital Area Food Bank to fight hunger in Austin. I thought I’d showcase a low cost dish that [...]
Last weekend I went to the first Austin Restaurant Throwdown, hosted by Manny’s Uptown Kitchen with Pink Sun Drops. The first challenge was Reuben sandwiches. The contestants were Austin’s Fricano’s Deli, Garden Spot Cafe, Manny’s Uptown Kitchen and NeWorlDeli. I haven’t eaten at any of these restaurants except I tried a few sandwiches at NeWorlDeli [...]
I just came back from Austin’s first Gypsy Picnic, a Trailer Food Festival. The concept of a trailer food festival is fantastic but it was crazy crowded with lines averaging 45 minutes long (and these were the short lines we cherry picked!) and vendors running out of food. I ended up discouraging some friends who [...]
Success! I met Anthony Bourdain and did not visibly salivate or embarrass myself in anyway. That’s a feat! It has been almost two weeks since I’ve blogged but life has been kind of in flux lately, with packing, moving, and facing fears, and oh, MEETING ANTHONY BOURDAIN. I grazed his right tricep after this photo. [...]
I was hovering around the food table at TECHmunch (a food blogger’s workshop that occured last week in conjunction of SXSW) a long with all the other foodies. The food was provided by Parkside, which incidentally was originally supposed to be the venue for my 25th birthday dinner. I guess trying out Parkside slipped through [...]
It’s midnight and I’ve been home an hour from my night job. I’m feeling a little ragged after my 2nd gig so what did I do? Looked at my stash of food porn. Here’s the two desserts I relived through memory. Both consumed just this past weekend at Hyde Park Bar & Grill. Hot Chocolate [...]
It’s midnight on a Monday night and I’m still reeling with a delirious afterglow (or hangover?) from the 20 something bacon recipes I sampled from Sunday’s Bacon Takedown. The culinary concotions ranged from savory quesdillas (courtesy of Jose Ralat Malonado ) to sweet Bacon Toffee (courtesy Epicuriosities). I bought tickets to this event as part [...]