Aburi Oshi Sushi Opens in Austin
Having lived in Japan for five years and twice as many years going back and forth on assignments, I developed a tsu’s (gourmands) palette for all Japanese cuisine. Besides writing…
French High Tea in Austin
Wait what? I thought High Tea was an English specialty! Indeed it is. However, two enterprising Mexican sisters brought a French version of the famed in-between dish the English invented…
Tulsi Fine Indian Cuisine
For the very best of Indian cuisine, greater Austin now benefits from what Arkansas has lost. Tulsi Fine Indian Cuisine opened in Round Rock on July 7. Restaurant manager Rahul…
Daiboku by Sazan
The in-and-out ramen served at Daiboku, a newer contender to the ever-growing culinary landscape in Austin, has won my heart. I’m a connoisseur of Japanese cuisine, having lived in Tokyo…
Viva Las Vegas – Part II
Welcome to Part II in the travel series on Las Vegas. Continuing my 95-degree desert venture made for challenging walks lasting at most fifteen minutes outside. However, everywhere indoors was…
Viva Las Vegas Part I
Lead photo: chef Francesco Di Caudo I took a five-day journey to Las Vegas for several reasons, but Vegas was not on my preferred destination list. I was on a…
Veracruz Fonda & Bar Grand Opening in Mueller
Anyone who’s moved to Austin knows that Tex-Mex is what Chinese, Italian, or Japanese is to the local cuisine in other cities. Newcomers don’t know that authentic Mexican cuisine is…