restaurants
Best and worst restaurants from all over the world, featuring some of our favorite or worst dishes and desserts.
Snooze Sparkles with Delicious South Austin Creativity
Brunch is a huge part of Austin's weekend diner culture, and the competition in this town is steep with so many brilliant culinary minds constantly crafting the next decadent morsel to appease hungry guests. I will admit that for a long time I missed brunch. No, I didn't miss it in as I pined longingly for it. I literally was sleeping through it on most weekend days, much to my dismay. While I am not one of those people who HAS to start their day with breakfast, my boyfriend is, and thus it became quite a challenge to find a quality place still serving a full breakfast menu at 2 pm that wasn't "fast food." However, recently we have begun to find ourselves awake on Saturdays at a normal morning hour and, to our delight, the world of brunch is now within our reach!
By Gabrielle Faust6 years ago in Feast
What Goes on Behind the Scenes in a Popular Restaurant
When you step foot into a restaurant, you're looking for a relaxing night out with food that impresses and delights. You want good service and zero complications. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes that helps give you that experience? What goes wrong when your meal doesn't come out right, or on time?
By Sasha McGregor6 years ago in Feast
Top Restaurants in New Mexico
New Mexico is known for the southwestern feel and dry heat. New Mexico solar power is also becoming a popular alternative in this state. Now this state is also known for some great food. There are some great restaurants that a person should check out in New Mexico.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Feast
A Few Quick ATX Bites Recommendations
Hello everyone! It's been a hot minute since I last posted here. I have been moving to a new apartment, traveling to writers' conventions, and other life cray cray. In the past few weeks I have had some extraordinary bites around town which I would like to share with you, all from Austin institutions that have been around for decades!
By Gabrielle Faust6 years ago in Feast
Curra's Grill Keeps Austin Saucy and Sauced in Style
Returning to our Tex Mex staples is another iconic Austin restaurant tucked away on busy Oltorf Avenue in South Austin, Curra's Grill. It had been about fifteen years since I had last patronaged Curra's largely in part because of its overwhelming popularity and damnably small parking lot. Of my pet peeves in life, waiting in long lines when I'm super starved is near the top. And in Austin, with so many great options, you have to be in the clutches of a mighty craving or insanely dedicated to a restaurant to do so. That said, being a bit burned out on my go-to Mexican restaurant Azul Tequila, I opted for an early dinner at Curra's and was delighted to arrive just in the nick of time before the dinner rush began. Sometimes it pays to eat at "old people time." Honestly, after the exquisite food I experienced I just may have to reconsider my stance on waiting in line because the dishes I and my companion ordered were craving clutches material, for sure!
By Gabrielle Faust6 years ago in Feast
Fried Rice Hut
So this place was thrown to me in my Yelp recommended yesterday actually. I went over its reviews, looked through all the photos, dug around online, and despite even some of what seem negative or just okay reviews—this place had my eye. Here we are into the day after my looking into it; I guess right place right time, I've got to go there. It wasn't planned for today, but boy am I glad it found its place in my agenda.
By Kota Wolfe6 years ago in Feast
Eating like a YouTuber
I've always loved food. Some of my earliest memories are going to farmer's markets with my grandma, discovering delicious samosas in tiny cafes hidden from view, driving to another province because she had a craving, and watching her bribe our favorite Chinese restaurant to teach her their egg roll and won ton soup recipes. Instead of flowers, my grandpa would buy us fancy cheeses and cured meats (the beginning of my obsession with charcuterie). We would spend summers and falls picking, preparing, and canning our own veggies, chutneys, and jams. Because of this, I have created a monster in the form of my wonderful 11-year-old daughter, who has spent her short life eating the best and most unique food we could find in our small city. We would watch food documentaries and every YouTube video that involves eating, cooking, and tasting, wishing that we could try even one of those restaurants. But now, with a recent move to Los Angeles (foodie paradise), we are able to live out our dream of eating like a YouTuber.
By EmmaLeigh Rivera6 years ago in Feast
Ballarat's Pub with Two Names
3/5 Dayni Rating The Pub with Two Names—it was an absolute joy watching this place come together last year as the old Peter Lalor Hotel was given a, technically third, lease on life by the new joint owners, Donatellos Ballarat hospitality group and renowned artist David Bromley and his wife Yuge. Trucks filled with quirky art pieces, mirrors, statues, and glass-work came and went constantly while the building underwent renovations, so we knew from the get-go that when it re-opened, it was going to be one hell of a quirky joint, and we weren’t wrong! If quirky is what you’re looking for, you definitely won’t be disappointed! Even the floor tiles are crazily creative! The atmosphere in this ‘pub’ is exquisite. It feels high end, but not soo high end as to feel uncomfortable; artsy, but not so much so that it’s overwhelming. Although there is so much going on inside this space, everywhere you look there’s something new, something you completely overlooked just a moment ago, but now, there it is! It’s eclectic in the classiest of ways. And the servers and bar staff are just as bubbly and quirky as the building itself, which I adore!
By Dayna Hoskin7 years ago in Feast
