Posts from the “Austin” Category

Weekend Warriors

Posted on August 30th, 2010

Justin and I spent our Saturday traveling all over Austin to do some food research for the book. We ended up visiting 10 places in one day. We started out with just one rule: we could only take one bite of each dish, so that we didn’t get full too early in the game. Yeah, that didn’t work. One bite?! Of a hot and tasty migas taco? Of a fresh piece of sake nigiri? Of a cool coconut snow cone? It was a lot of food! We didn’t eat it all, or even half of it, but it was still a looooong day of eating. We took our little Zumi camera and my Canon Rebel along for the ride, and I put together this…

A Bajillion Photos

Posted on August 27th, 2010

So as we’ve been trying out new restaurants, I’ve been taking photos. Lots of photos. Some with my fancy-pants DSLR, some with my iPhone. I finally took the time to upload a huge batch of them last night, and I added them to my flickr page. I’m not going to blog about all of them (maybe a few), but if you want to see what we’ve been eating lately, you can see them on flickr. I did notice one recurring theme in all these photos, which I have dubbed Justin in the Corner. Apparently I like to photograph Justin framed in the corner of the photo, with the restaurant background behind him. At Nau’s Enfield Drug… At Rockin’ Tomato… At The County Line… At…

Barista Training!

Posted on August 26th, 2010

Everyone, thanks so much for your comments on my last post. The ball of light idea really seems to help out… and now I just have to work on remembering it more throughout the day. So a few weeks back, I trekked out to Cuvee Coffee Roasting Company for their barista training. It was so much fun! We got to tour the place, then learned all about how coffee beans are processed, then learned how to pull espresso, then learned how to make milk-based drinks. So now when I get coffee anywhere, I’m watching their methods and scoping out their machines and appreciating their latte art. Here are a bajillion photos from that day. * * * * * …

Little Deli & Pizzeria

Posted on August 19th, 2010

Seriously? Why have we never been here before? Little Deli & Pizzeria, a hidden gem in an old funky shopping center in the Crestview neighborhood. It’s teeny tiny. There are only four tables inside. And they use huge vegetable cans as pizza stands. The cheese steak rocks. The pizza is awesome, hand-tossed with lots of oregano in the sauce. We love Little Deli!