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An Evening With Say laV

August 23, 2013 by Kristin

Say La V Austin 1

I texted Molly mid-way through the day asking if she was up for something social after work.  She responded immediately saying “you read my mind!” and forwarded a happy hour invite.  An evening of sampling Say laV eats and Hotel Vegas drinks?  Sure thing.

Moscow Mule

As soon as we arrived, we headed straight to the bar to pick up icy cocktails in an honest attempt to brave the 100 degree heat that was waiting for us out back.  Moscow mules, Pimm’s cups, and sticky bangs.  It was happening.

Say La V 5

We parked ourselves at a picnic table and the food was immediate.  First up was fig topped pate and melon/salami/basil skewers.  Both of these hit all sorts of spots at our table.  The herb/meat/melon combo is certainly a thing right now and I love it.  And the pate, which is rarely my thing, became my thing when it was paired up so perfectly with fig.

Say La V Austin 3

Lamb burgers with a hearty slice of red onion and a dollop of tzatziki… brought me back to the days of living near good Greek food.  I ate two.

Say La V 4

Pulled pork tacos and blistered shishito peppers.  I tell ya, this night was one for the books!

Say La V Austin 2

And to satisfy any sweet teeth in the crowd, they served sweet potato donut holes.  These were Molly’s favorite.  She ate four two.  Maybe two and a half?  Regardless, she deserved it.  Thanks Miss Molly for another unexpectedly wonderful night on the town!

Filed Under: restaurant reviews Tagged With: austin, east side, food trucks, hotel vegas, say lav, texas, volstead lounge

July Primo Picks

July 25, 2013 by Kristin

Whataburger Ketchup

A few weeks ago, HEB reached out to me about being a part of their Primo Picks program where they send you a sampling of products each month and you provide them with feedback.  And since I love trying new things and receiving packages, I gladly hopped on board.

The biggest hit this month was the Whataburger condiments.  Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be on my radar.  But now that I live in Austin and have a slew of native Texans on my friend-roll, Whataburger is a talked about thing.  I brought these condiments to a backyard BBQ and couldn’t wait to dig into the spicy ketchup – yum!  I’m looking forward to testing out spicy ketchup in my turkey meatloaf recipe.

Central Market Salsa

The Primo Picks box, that just happened to arrive on a Blues on the Green Wednesday, also included sweet potato chips and chile pequin salsa.  We packed them up for our bluesy snack and passed them around the checkered picnic blanket.  The salsa was a major crowd pleaser among the spice-lovers.  And even though this salsa was a tad on the spicy side for me, I’m definitely interested in checking out the other salsa flavors that Central Market has to offer.

Thank you HEB for including me in the Primo Picks program – I’m already looking forward to the arrival of the August box!

As part of the HEB Primo Picks program, I received compensation to sample these products.  The opinions in this post are completely my own and based on my experience.

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: austin, heb, texas

Happy Memorial Day!!

May 27, 2013 by Kristin

Bastrop River Company

What a weekend it’s been so far!  From group dinners to 90s rap dance parties to hitting baseballs in the park to eating the best chicken wings and pizza in town – one might have thought we accomplished it all by Saturday night.  But as the clouds in Austin cleared out and made way for super Sunshine on Sunday, we packed our coolers and headed southeast to the Bastrop River Company.

Bastrop River Company 3

In addition to coolers filled with beers and snacks, we also brought a couple Dickie Boards.  Four people floated on tubes and two of us paddled most of the way.  At one point, Brett (a paddler) roped himself to all of the tubes and toted our herd down the river.  I can’t tell you how amazing it felt to be back on a board!

Bastrop River Company 2

When we arrived back on land, we made sure to get plenty of pictures of Justin’s ridiculous America outfit Dickie Boards in the park.  And after lots of photo wonderfulness and hanging with the Bastrop River Company guys for a bit, we headed back to town.

I hope everyone’s Memorial Day is filled with lots of family, friends, and appreciation for what this day represents!

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: austin, bastrop, bastrop river company, dickie boards, memorial day 2013, texas

Dinner at Lenoir

May 15, 2013 by Kristin

Lenoir Austin

The inspiration behind my restaurant to-do post, Lenoir, has been on my mind every time I craved restaurant for quite some time.  There were problems though.  It’s a pretty small, reservation-only space that has a fairly pricey pre fixe menu.  That rules out friends that are picky, on a budget, and are opposed to planning ahead.  I guarantee that most of anyone’s friends fit in one, if not all three, of those categories.

Lenoir Field

Luckily I have three very lovely friends that were ready to give it a go.  We coordinated our schedules and made reservations a couple weeks in advance.  We tried so very hard to vary our selections, but were all drawn to similar dishes in each category.

Lenoir Sea

My selections from each of the categories:

Field – aleppo spaghetti / smoked ricotta salata / broccoli rabe / crisp garlic

Sea – drum crudo / avocado / loquat vinaigrette / honeysuckle gelee

Dream – bleu d’auvergne / walnut & pistachio ‘baklava’ / roasted sweet potato / smoked honey

Lenoir Dream

I was so thankful when the house-made spaghetti was set in front of me.  My appetite, besides a brief desire to cleanse, has been insatiable as of late.  But this blip of flavorful and delicate noodle was instantly satisfying and prepped my very hungry belly to appreciate the dishes to come.

The crudo was delicious, as expected.  All of the accompaniments added texture and flavor without compromising the freshness and lightness of the fish.  If I hadn’t just eaten noodles, I could have eaten this for miles.

The dessert, in the most butchering of simple descriptions, was essentially baklava with blue cheese, sweet potatoes, and honey.  I liked this dish because I dig salty/crunchy/sweet.  I didn’t like this dish because it didn’t feel like dessert (it would have been just as fitting had it been categorized as an appetizer).  But I also did like this dish because it didn’t feel like dessert.  Desserts, in my mind, are partly desserts because of the sickeningly sweet taste that leaves you feeling ehhh afterward.  The lack of ehhh smooshed any dessert envy before it formed.  Overall, I was pleased with my selection.

Lenoir is such an adorably tasty spot and I look forward returning for another lovely evening!

Filed Under: restaurant reviews Tagged With: austin, fine dining, lenoir, restaurant reviews, restaurants, texas

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