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Archive for October, 2009

Sweet Stitches

Posted in Fabrication on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In honor of my very favorite holiday, I embroidered a set of cocktail napkins using Wild Olive’s Trick-or-Treaters patterns. I love their expressive little faces. Happy Halloween!

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Shanghai Part I: Dumplings Make Me Happy

Posted in Chinese, Food, Travel, tagged on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When I started telling people I was taking a business trip to Shanghai, Yang’s Fry Dumplings was the first thing a lot of them mentioned. So, it seemed like a logical choice for our first night there. We were feeling pretty jet lagged and dumplings seemed like something that might revive us a bit. But despite [...]

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Little Man

Posted in Animals on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This little guy was waiting for me when I got home from Shanghai last night. His name is Stevie Wonder, but he also goes by Little Stevie and Little Man. He responds to none of them so far. After deciding to get a second dog, we needed to find one that would get along with [...]

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Lulu B’s

Posted in Food, Trailer Food, Vietnamese, tagged on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

It’s no secret that Austin has fallen in love with food trucks, a trend that we welcome with open stomachs. Lulu B’s is one of the finer examples, serving up some serious sandwiches. This was another one of those “what took us so long to eat here?” places. I told Eliza this could be her [...]

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High + Low = Central

Posted in Fancy, Food, tagged on October 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Following Jeff’s advice, Eliza made reservations at the James Beard Award winning Central Michel Richard. I was lucky enough to tag along with her and some folks from the foundation she works with. The menu was interesting, with a lot of high-end takes on low-end food. It was also surprisingly long, with something like 15 entrees available. [...]

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