Event this last Friday at Big Red Sun for cookbook author Diana Kennedy. Engaging people, festive setting. My favorite food was Rio’s Brazilian’s Kibe (beef, tabuli and mint meatballs). Fantastic. Perfect pairing with their spicy original sauce. Honorable mentions: Ecstatic Cuisine‘s Mac and Cheese with peppers and FINO‘s ceviche.
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2009 Awards
The results are in for the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards. No one from Austin!?! What’s up with that? A few of my favorites did win: Alinea cookbook by Grant Achatz and a rising star award for Nate Appleman at A16. We will get’m next year.
Local Heros: Supper Clubs
I am not sure how long you can publicize a ‘secret’ supper club before it is no longer a secret. But, the wise folks over at Garden and Gun (not as violent as you may think) have a great article on the subject. It’s great because the article highlights two of ours in Austin: Dai […]
Garden Party
Apparently, there were some people eating food last weekend. I missed that event, but I did make it to the Umlauf Garden Party. This event has a more graceful pace is set in a perfect location. The highlight for me was Jamie Gutierrez’s (III Forks) Asian Strip Steak. A nice balance of smokey and sweet, […]
Dinner Plans
Wild Game Banquet at Hotel Saint Cecilia. Sunday, April 26th 6:30pm: 10 courses of wild game from Central and South Texas, served in the courtyard of Austin’s finest, newest and most exciting hotel. Join us for a feast of rare, esoteric, and hard to find truly wild ingredients. Exceptional attire is requested. Antelope, venison, game […]
Crescent City Special
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is coming up in April. That got me thinking about the region’s food. What a eccentric mix of cultures: French, Spanish, German… So, I tried my hand at a classic: Chicken and Andouille Sausage Etouffee (I know! but it’s still Etouffee.) I I think it finished well. The […]