Today’s song of the day is ‘Mykonos’ by Fleet Foxes, a 5-piece Seattle band.  Happy beginning of 2009!  Remember, free week begins Friday on Red River at Emo’s, Club Deville, Mohawk, Beauty Bar, and Red 7.  Take advantage!

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Mirabelle is one of North Austin’s greatest dining establishments, don’t let the strip mall location fool you!  This 10 year old spot reminds me of the old Castle Hill Restaurant because of the ever-changing affordable menu of really high quality food.  Bonus: they have tons of gluten free and vegetarian menu items and if you [...]

The following restaurants are open New Years Day in Austin:
Amaya’s Taco Village, Andiamo, Aussie’s Beach Bar & Grill, Central Market Cafe, Chez Zee, Chinatown Mopac, Chon Som, Double Dave’s, Enstein Bros Bagels, El Arroyo, Estancia Churrascaria, Fleming’s, Hill Country Dining Room, Hoover’s Cooking, Hyde Park Bar & Grill, Katz’s Deli, Kolache Factory, Las Palapa Cantina, [...]

While Austin360 food blogger Addie Broyles is on holiday in Missouri, she has invited MaggiesAustin to guest blog and answer one question.  Question?  Foodwise, what are you looking forward to in 2009.  See the post here.

Today’s song of the day is ‘Walking on a Dream’ by Empire of The Sun, an Australian electronic music duo.  If you are a fan of MGMT, you will love these guys.  I can imagine hearing this song played on the Beauty Bar dance floor.  This song puts you in the mood for NYE!

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Fogo De Chao brings a Brazilian steakhouse experience to downtown Austin.  Get ready to eat like never before….start with a first course of one of the most amazing salad bars I have ever seen and a second course of unlimited skewered meats carved tableside by Gaucho chefs.  Of course they are constantly refilling sides at [...]

Not sure where to dump the Christmas Tree in Austin after the holidays?  If you are a customer of City of Austin’s garbage collection, you only need to put your tree on the curb and they will haul it away for recycling.  Non-customers can drop their tree off at Zilker Park.  The shredded trees will [...]

Today’s song of the day is ‘You’re A Wolf’ by Sea Wolf, an LA indie band.  Alex Church heads the band and has rotating musicians back him up.  Unfortch, only Colorado, Utah, and California are featured on their current tour.  On a side note, if you are a Ra Ra Riot fan and missed their [...]

Try something different this week and attend a hands-on class at Austin’s Whole Food’s Culinary Center.  The center offers classes ranging from Sushi 101 and A Taste of Southern India to Icing on the Cake.  If your nights are booked, don’t fret because they offer Lunch Express classes.  For example, on Jan. 7th, during your [...]

Mansion on Judge’s Hill is the original home built by UT founder Tom Wooten as a wedding gift for his son.  Now this Austin landmark is a 48-room boutique hotel with a first rate restaurant.  Chef John Maxwell says, ‘either have an extraordinary restaurant on site or don’t have one at all.’  He has succeeded, [...]