It might or might not be a good thing that I’m packed in October, but Bri sent me the link today for Austin’s Restaurant Week. Check it out!!
[Austin Restaurant Week] (10/12-15, 19-22)
*If you’re looking for recommendations, I think most of the restaurants on there are pretty well known except 34th street cafe (I really like [...]

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I read about this place back in October when the headline was simply something along the line of “The management group behind Rudy’s plan burger joint in Arbor Walk area”. After hearing a few people talk about it, I finally had the chance an excuse to go check it out for lunch today.
The burger [...]

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A group of us went to happy hour at 219 West yesterday - It was pretty awesome. I’ve been to a lot of happy hour places, and I’d say that 219 West is pretty high up there next to Kyoto and Saba Blue Water Cafe.
My favorite was definitely the Caprese mini burgers with prosciutto, [...]

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We went out to Estancia Churrascaria to celebrate my 26th birthday last night. None of us have been there before so we wanted to try it out. Compared to the other Churrascaria’s I’ve been to, I would rank Estancia behind Fogo de Chao and Texas de Brazil. Even though I had a great time, I [...]

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I found a link to Buenos Aires Cafe online today. I must try this whenever I get a chance. Time to round up some old friends and see if they want to get together. =)
Who wants in?

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I came across this old article on MSNBC today describing the food that I grew up on and what I’d say is my more than likely my favorite cuisine: “Canto-Western”.
I grew up loving things like “Baked Pork Chop Fried Rice”, “Macaroni in Clear Broth with Egg and Ham”, or “Wok Fried Spaghetti with Beef”. Thinking [...]

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To my knowledge, one of the most labor intensive and delicious food is xiao long bao (”XLB”). I’ve been in love with this little steamed lumps of goodness ever since I was introduced to them when I was living in Hong Kong. I vividly remember the place that we used to go to for dinner [...]

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