FoodFash

Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Snap Kitchen

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I pass by Snap Kitchen every day on my way home from work and think the same thing, “I need to try that place!”.  Well today, I didn’t feel much like braving the Whole Foods lunch crowd, so I opted to drive a block further and check out this new-to-me place.

The concept is much like other pre-portioned meal programs, but they have a much stronger emphasis on quality ingredients.  Quality ingredients being fresh, healthy (not just small portions), local, and organic.  The price point most definitely reflects this and probably isn’t feasible for most families.  But, I’m not a family, I’m a wasteful one.  A wasteful one that would probably end up tossing less, weighing less, and saving more in then end.

My lunch consisted of the egg salad wrap and a side of tabbouleh.  Both were better than I expected and kept me full until dinner.  I don’t see myself ever doing the full on 21-day program, but this could be a really ideal solution for both busy and lazy weeks alike!

Office Outing!

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One of the things I enjoy most about working in our Austin office is how much everyone genuinely enjoys hanging out with each other.  I think this is largely in part to this office always being a small office.  But nonetheless, I love it!

The last Friday of every month, we do lunch together in the board room.  This month, the office manager suggested we take advantage of amazing weather and take a trip to one of the many food truck lots.  We packed ourselves in two cars and headed down to the Trailer Park Eatery on 1st Avenue.

Half of the group ate at Torchy’s and the other half (the health conscious half) ate at Conscious Cravings (how appropriate!).  We made bets on how many times the Torchy’s crew would tease us about our sandwiches.  I guessed 4, Brian guessed 3, Elizabeth guessed 2.  Brian won!

I ate the blackened tofu wrap and shared some baked rosemary fries with Elizabeth.  If you’re curious to see what I thought of each menu item (or any of the menu items I’ve eaten in Austin), check out my profile on Tasted Menu!

The Box, In French

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It’s a shame to be cooped up in a cubicle on a super sunshiny day, like borderline painful.  As soon as it was an acceptable time to hunt around for lunch plans and not look like the hungriest kid on earth, I did.  The first taker to my lunch-outing offer was my co-worker Elizabeth.  She suggested this food-truck-ish place that she called “the box, in French”.

We chatted our merry way to La Boite and stepped into the box of a restaurant.  The menu was small but amazing.  We both ordered the pain au lait sandwich vegetarien du jour and a Topo Chico.

The outside seating was adorbs.

Our chatter continued as we decided we could live off of bread (perhaps this bread) alone, and went to town on the goat cheese and veggie perfection that sat in front of us.

Last Of The Cafe Hey Days

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Am I sad that limited grocery runs mean more Cafe Hey lunch excursions for the next TEN days?  Absolutely not!  I used today as the first of many excuses to mangia mangia on new-to-me menu items I’ve neglected over the past few years.

Seeing Mushroom Miso soup as the soup du jour meant only one thing:  my favorite specials board knows me all too well.  I ordered the cup of warmth and a half of the hummus and fresh veggie sandwich.  I waited patiently for my order, catching up on my Scramble with Friends  queue (KVGator, add me!), thinking about how I take Cuban bread for granted.

And then I spotted this “local is the new black” sign and got a little giddy.  Because I appreciate local businesses.  Because supporting local businesses is something my mom has encouraged for as long as I can remember.  And what do you know… I’m ten days away from living in a place where local isn’t the new black, it just IS.