4917 Airport Blvd Austin, TX 78751 (512) 712-5700 http://www.kome-austin.com New ramen digs, Kome has been making a splash in the Austin community. I was sad they only serve ramen for lunch and that hasn’t been working for my schedule. In celebration with the close of 2011 and the beginning of a new year, a couple [...]
353 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6B 1T3 (604) 899-4040 http://www.finchteahouse.com My very first meal in Vancouver was at Finch’s Tea and Coffee House. Alan was going to nap a couple of hours so I was left to my own devices. I browsed Yelp and found Finch’s was highly rated and just two blocks away [...]
11815 620 N Ste 4 Austin, TX 78750 (512) 382-6248 http://noblepigaustin.com I haven’t posted any eats from my lovely hometown in a while so why not post about a sandwich shop that I’m also late to discover? I’ve had Noble Pig on my radar for way too long before finally making my way up north [...]
Austin, TX (512) 761-3241 Location: Intersection of Dean Keaton & Guadalupe www.thepeachedtortilla.com “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne Peached Tortilla’s food truck is my butterfly. I have been stalking Peached Tortilla for months but [...]
Moqueca Bahiana at Sao Paulo Sao Paulo 2809 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78705 (512) 473-9988 http://www.saopaulos.net/ I’ve had Sao Paulo in my life for years and years now (since college! around 2002) and I cannot remember once being disappointed by their food or service. Last week, I reunited for the first time in months [...]
Round 1 2101 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722 (512) 391-0676 www.manbitesdogaustin.com Last week, Tracey and I met up for a lunch date close to campus (We’re both UT drones). She suggested we try out Man Bites Dog. Tracey tickled us both when she gleefully introduced me, “Girl Eats World, meet Man Bites Dog!” Man Bites [...]
2700 W Anderson Ln Austin, TX 78757 (512) 458-2477 When I worked as a research coordinator for three years, coworkers, Lily and Jamie and I used to sneak away to lunch on particularly stressful days just to get away from the office. (We were very lucky to have catered lunches everyday on site. They’re still [...]
2225 Manor Rd Austin, TX 78705 (512) 382-3797 www.elchilito.com Tracey, a great friend, vegetarian, and enthusiastic El Chilito regular Last week, I picked up lunch at El Chilito with Tracey and took it back to her office on campus to munch on while catching up. It was a miserable, rainy, and cold day which probably [...]
University of Texas 2002 Guadalupe, Ste B Austin, TX 78705 I originally tried to eat at Bite Mi during Christmas break around campus but they closed down. I guess that makes sense for a restaurant located on campus. Last week, I went to my favorite Vietnamese sandwich (banh mi) place, Cafe de Bella, only to [...]
2000 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78705 (512) 480-0057 Last week, campus was pretty dead with all the students gone in between semesters. I had a slower day at work and my usual convenient lunch of Wendy’s was unavailable due to their closing down in between semesters. I yelped around for something within walking distance and [...]