This guest blog post is by Kat Mandelstein. Last month, my friend Eric Highland, founder of the Austinot and a true carnivore, started a blog series on the Best Burger Joint in Austin. Since Eric had little to no desire to eat a veggie burger and I have now been eating predominantly vegan for the […]
Top 4 Cool Treats in Austin: Ice Cream, Gelato, Sno Cones, Oh My!
Click the Play button on the podcast player above to listen to this week’s episode of the Austinot Podcast! Today’s temperature is projected to reach 101 degrees. When we get there, it’ll make today our 14th day of triple-digit temperatures this year. So where would we be without Austin’s cool treats? Probably running around like […]
Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin: Nau’s Enfield Drug
If you’ve been looking for the best burgers in Austin, you’ve come to the right place. This post is part of a series on The Austinot. All the posts in this series start with “Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin” in the title. Remember, I’m looking at not only the burgers, but the experience […]
Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin: Casino El Camino
There is no shortage of great burger joints in Austin. If you’ve been looking for the best burgers in Austin you’ve come to the right place. This post is part of a series on The Austinot. All the posts in the series will start with “Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin” in the […]
I Can’t Believe I Didn’t Know About Corona Cafe
When three young adults ages 19, 17 and 16 are the owners and operators of an Austin cafe, you’d probably expect mediocrity and anticipate the worst. But you would be wrong. Very wrong. Enter Austin (19), Kesley (17) and Sunny (16): Native Austinites and the children of Greg and Jenn White. If you’ve been looking […]
Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin: Mighty Fine Burgers
I’m a huge burger fan. Anyone who knows me knows that burgers are one of my all-time favorite foods. If my metabolism weren’t so darn slow, I’d eat them four days a week. I’m always looking for that next great burger joint. When I first started blogging in Austin, I wanted to do a series […]
Coolhaus Food Truck Cools Austinites Down for Texas Summer
What other Austin food trucks do you know that offer discount passwords like “Vivanta Hotel” or “Sydney Opera House”? At first, the architectural references may seem out of character for a purveyor of ice cream sandwiches. But dig a bit deeper into the story of Coolhaus and it should start to make sense. Founders Natasha […]
Johnny T’s BBQ: Mouthwatering Texas Joint in Round Rock
I’m always looking for those great Texas BBQ spots anywhere close to Austin, and you know that when I’ve found one I’m going to share it. Those that have kept up with the Austinot also know that when we review a spot, we shoot straight from the hip. Recently, Brittany and I were out and about […]
The Austinot Tex-Mex Food Challenge #5: El Mercado
Summer is well on its way, and this weeked I had a chance to beat the heat at El Mercado. So far during The Austinot Tex-Mex Food Challenge, I’ve learned that the title of “Best Tex-Mex in Austin” is very subjective. Plus, it takes a ton of time and work for an out-of-state immigrant like myself […]
Guest Blog: The Mighty Cone – Pioneer Among Austin Food Trucks
Editor’s Note: Since The Mighty Cone’s food trailer court shut down on South Congress, they relocated to The Picnic at 1720 Barton Springs Road. This guest blog post is by Kristin Sheppard. Austin is inundated with so many fantastic food trucks that it’s easy to forget they weren’t always here. In the last couple years there’s been […]