1815 Rosewood Ave Austin, TX 78702 (512) 474-5652 www.nubianqueenlolas.com Lola, owner of Nubian Queen Lola’s Cajun Soul Food Restaurant is an East Austin neighborhood heroine. She feeds the homeless straight… [Continue Reading]
Wordless Wednesdays: Mantis Shrimp, Chicken Heart & Liver, and Starfish
Photos courtesy my globetrotting friend, Thomas. He just came back from tour of Asia (not his first either!) and has sent me lovely photos to share. Second installment. I’m blown… [Continue Reading]
Anthony Bourdain on the Spirit of Vietnam
This passage made me miss my parents. Everything Anthony Bourdain said about dedication, pride, family, struggle are the qualities my parents embody and have modeled to me. Maybe one day… [Continue Reading]
Indonesia Street Food and Food Court
Photos courtesy my globetrotting friend, Thomas. He just came back from tour of Asia (not his first either!) and has sent me lovely photos to share. First installment is the… [Continue Reading]
Odd Duck
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… [Continue Reading]
Bananarchy
700 S Lamar Austin, TX 78704 http://bananarchy.net/ I took my little from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America out to dinner last night and for dessert we tried out… [Continue Reading]
Sneak Preview: Indika
Oi, I’m at least three restaurants behind in my posts. It takes a while for me to download, resize, and upload the photos. I just finished resizing 19 photos from… [Continue Reading]
Sprinkles Cupcakes- Houston Location
The renowned Sprinkles that hailed from Los Angeles, has graced Texas with their presence by opening up a location in Dallas and another in Houston. This cupcakery has taken the… [Continue Reading]
Tea Time: Sweet Potato Tea to be Exact
A Korean coworker just came back from Korea and treated the lab to a lovely display of different teas. I spotted two crazy teas I’ve never had, sweet potato tea… [Continue Reading]
Justine’s
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… [Continue Reading]