Torchy’s Tacos

Remember when Alison Cook reviewed Torchy’s Tacos in Houston? Wowzer. Torchy’s owner fired back offering something special to any customer bringing in a printed copy of Cook’s review. Torchy’s Tacos is not messing around with anyone. Alison Cook should tremble at the thought of tumbleweed rolling with this owner because 1) he has major ties to Austin and 2) Austin food people’s passion...

Shula’s Steak House ~ Signature Cocktail Series

Until this very second I thought Don Shula was the guy that always says “Da Bears.” This is a travesty to football fans everywhere. It’s one thing to be a rookie and another to be clueless. This kind of stings on a lower level. It’s not like there weren’t a thousand pictures on the wall when I met up with the manager of Shula’s, Curtis Long, for another segment of our Signature...

Sharing Pencil Grips & Erasers at Le Cordon Bleu

In an attempt to make new friends on the first day of nutrition class last week, offering other students a sassy eraser and sparkling pencil grip seemed like the right thing to do. These weren't just regular erasers or even close to basic pencil grips. As I opened the bag, an array of colors lit up our nutrition classroom in a flash. It was like a rainbow exploded on my desk as I waited for each...

3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House

Being a Frisco first timer meant experiencing a Frisco first impression. Frisco has an obscene amount of shopping centers all spastically smooshed together. Signs guide the rookie out-of-towner shoppers through the maze of massive shopping center madness. Frisco people are probably calm about everything because they get to go shopping all the time. Christmas shopping is no big deal to Frisco...