300 Water St Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6 http://www.waterstreetcafevancouver.ca Alan and I were walking around Gastown, Vancouver looking to eat at Guu. Guu wasn’t open for lunch so we picked a random restaurant to try out. We chose Water St. Cafe because it was bustling and had sidewalk seating great for people watching. The service that [...]
Usual location: SW Corner of 5th & Congress Austin, TX 78701 It was a beautiful day in Austin yesterday and a friend and I decided to walk around the Domain, an outdoor mall. They had a holiday event of some sort going on complete with face painting and balloon animals for the kids, gift and [...]
4710 E 5th St. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 385-2900 www.justines1937.com/ * note: website’s splash page has sexy black and white photos of topless women in bathtubs :) A couple of Fridays ago, at around 9 pm, my high school buddies, Hillary and Alex had just climbed my 3 flights of stairs after driving almost 4 [...]
Vietnamese traditional cuisine often features snails. I’ve never sees them in Vietnamese restaurants in the US but stories from the parents have told me they often cook with it and put it over bun (vermicelli) in Vietnam. I’ve planned to try out a few snail dishes in Vietnamese fare when I go back to visit. [...]
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 [...]
1115 E 11th St Austin, TX 78702 (512) 542-9542 http://www.bluedahliabistro.com/ I love the holidays because it tends to bring old faraway friends back home. On my way drive back to Austin from Houston, feeling incredibly full from Hugo’s reunion with Kim, I get a text message from my Solemate, Kym. She’s going to be in [...]