Traveling for work can be a grind, but it’s always a little less dreary when you can work a nice meal in. Earlier this week I was in Houston and with the help of the iPhone Yelp app, I found a lovely restaurant called Shade. The menu was what you might call new-Southern, with plenty of [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Shade, Houston TX
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Houston on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Diner, New York NY
Posted in Breakfast, Food, Travel, tagged New York on February 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’m realizing that nearly every post from our New York trip begins with some variation on “We were freezing cold…” But seriously folks, this day took the cake. I was having visions of some future civilization excavating our frozen bodies from some Brooklyn side street. But against all odds, we survived and made our way to [...]
King of the Hill
Posted in Animals, Fabrication on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Eliza’s crafty streak continues. This time she made a bed for little Stevie. It looks great, but may be slightly overstuffed. It seems like more of a doggie trampoline at this point. Stay tuned for the downsizing…
New India
Posted in Food, Indian, tagged Austin on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We recently paid a visit to Austin’s newest Indian restaurant, New India. They say their menu is “inspired from Mumbai to USA via Goa,” so there’s everything from your standard curries to the Angus Mint Burger and quesadillas. They share space with Eva B’s bakery and you order at the counter. No one likes to [...]
Made with Love
Posted in Fabrication on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I adore the purl bee and all the fun projects they post. Here are some Valentine pins I made while watching way too many episodes of Lost on our Netflix instant queue. Ben and I are celebrating Valentine’s Day at the Alamo Drafthouse with their Gone with the Wind Valentine’s Day Feast. Five southern-inspired courses [...]