Swad – Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

Some of my favorite childhood meals were eaten at the ubiquitous snack carts of Bombay (now Mumbai)–dosas at Juhu Beach, spiced milkshakes at Chowpatty Beach, bhel puri at the stand on Linking Road, thali’s at Shoba.  The closest I’ve come to getting...

Texadelphia Cheesesteaks on Anderson Lane

Our offices have been near the corner of Anderson Lane and Mopac for 18 years.  We’re bored of the food choices.  I was thrilled when my friend Mark finally opened a Texadelphia on Anderson Lane.  Chip Rosenthal talks about it in his blog and...

Mole and Chili’s East of I-35

A group of us decided we wanted to go out for brunch.  Fonda San Miguel’s was closed so we looked at the Fearless Critic book and El Chile on Manor Road (Follow 26th just East of 35) popped up.  We met there at 11:00 a.m. on a hot August day…well...

Central Market Cooking School–Food TV come alive

Fat carries Flavor, Pinot Noir goes beautifully with Salmon, Brachetto d’Aqui is a wonderful light sparkling RED dessert wine that goes well with dark chocolate, Salmon gets its characteristic pink color from eating shrimp (and most farm raised salmon gets it...

Best Places for Birthday Cake

At least once a month, sometimes two or three times per month we have office birthday’s to celebrate.  It’s great to get some sugar to get going again in the late afternoon.  The Austin American Statesman has an interesting article on the best...

Gelato’s – North Austin Gelato

Hazelnut, Tiramisu, Mango, Raspberry…YUM!!!  A small cup of rich Gelato can frequently satisfy the palate better than a pint of ice cream.  Tonight we stopped in at Gelato’s (512-371-9858, 9070 Research Blvd # 303, Austin, TX 78758). ...