Month: July 2010
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Spilling the beans.
Okay, it’s time to tell you all the source of my stress/anxiety/excitement. I’m writing a book! Specifically, I’m writing The Food Lovers’ Guide to Austin. Can you believe it?! A friend told me of an editor who was looking for Austin food writers for a project. I contacted the editor to see what kind of…
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Keeping it together
Sometimes I get overwhelmed with life and all of its details. Sometimes it seems like I just don’t have enough… not enough time, or money, or energy, or life to give. Sometimes I feel like everyone and everything is pulling at all of my strings, and I’m slowly unraveling. I want to scream out, I…
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Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
I’m not sure why it has taken us so long to have dinner at Lamberts. We’ve been there for drinks and appetizers at the bar, but never for a full-on dinner. What were we thinking? It’s billed as “fancy barbecue,” and I fancy it quite a bit. 🙂 We sat upstairs in a cushy black…
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Let’s have a list.
Things I love: When my little black cat curls up on my lap Prosecco Those little chocolate mints you sometimes get at restaurants When you feel really tired and sleepy, and you get into bed and the sheets are nice and cool, and your pillow is fluffy, and you know you’re going to fall asleep…
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Justine’s Brasserie
I’m too tired for words today. Here are some photos from a recent (lovely) dinner at Justine’s. Kir royale and red wine… Salad special – egg, tomato, crouton, anchovy… French onion soup, smothered in melted gruyere… Steak frites with herbed butter… Juicy pork chop with buttery mashed potatoes… Perfect creme brulee and cappuccino…