Posts Tagged ‘Travel Channel Feature’

Vancouver: Tojo’s September 26, 2011 8 Comments

1133 Broadway W Vancouver, BC V6H 1G1 (604) 872-8050 www.tojos.com I recently teased this photo of Tojo as a Wordless Wednesday post, stating that Tojo gave me the best meal I had in Vancouver. I thought I’d do you right and finally post about this wonderful nine course omakase (“chef’s choice”) meal. I had Tojo’s [...]

Vancouver, Canada: Japadog September 13, 2011 9 Comments

Various locations in Dowtown, Vancouver, Canada. http://japadog.com A handful of people kept mentioning Japadog when I was gathering food recommendations for my trip to Vancouver. (One person in particular who was sweet enough to write an entire email full of recommendations was Suki. Her post on Japadog and other food carts in Vancouver here.) Alan [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Last Night’s Dinner at Odd Duck July 20, 2011 16 Comments

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Odd Duck August 30, 2010 10 Comments

1219 S Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 (512) 695-6922 www.farmtotrailer.com Saturday night, my friend Cindy was craving a Gourdoughnut. She is one of many friends I’ve turned onto Gourdough’s. As I’ve tried 13 of their doughnuts, I thought I’d skip out and try out Odd Duck. Odd Duck sits along side Gourdough’s in the same [...]

Bulleted Recap: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain April 5, 2010 13 Comments

Last Thursday, Jamie and I had a fabulous date that included an evening with Anthony Bourdain. He came to the Paramount to chew the fat with us Austin folks and as Paramount does not allow us to photograph their beautiful theatre, and Bourdain had an early flight to catch, I sadly have no photos to [...]

Friday Food Definition: Sweetbread April 2, 2010 4 Comments

This week’s Friday Food Definition, inspired by a meal at Parkside I shared with Jamie last night, is sweetbread. Let me set the scene for you. We are having dinner at Parkside before seeing Anthony Bourdain at the Paramount. There is an Anthony Bourdain special where if you order the veal tongue, you can choose [...]

Lulu’s Cafe and Bakery February 23, 2010 2 Comments

918 N Main St San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 222-9422 www.luluscafeinsa.com This weekend, I roped a few ladies to come eat a 42 inch pizza with me. Not on our agenda were chicken fried steaks and 3 lb cinnamon buns that were also featured on the same episode of Man v Food the pizza was. [...]

Big Lou’s Pizza February 22, 2010 11 Comments

2048 S WW White Rd San Antonio, TX 78222 (210) 337-0707 I’ve been dying to check out Big Lou’s 42 inch pizza ever since I saw it on Man v. Food last year (video clip is at end of this entry.) I finally got around to roping a sizable amount of people to come to [...]

Juan in a Million August 21, 2009 No Comments

2300 E Cesar Chavez St Austin, TX 78702 (512) 472-3872 www.juaninamillion.com Before Alan left for Korea, he watched Man v Food obsessively. There’s a Juan in a Million episode that made my mouth water with nostalgia. I used to come to Juan in a Million in college many mornings before many nights out. It’s the [...]