This Saturday, December 5 noon-7pm, head to Home Slice Pizza to celebrate thier fourth anniversary and help give back to the community.  All proceeds from the carnival directly benefit Austin Pets Alive!  There will be an extreme pizza eating contest for anyone ready to stuff themselves for 30 minutes, a pizza tossing contest with Scott [...]

Damien Walters is a English professional stuntman, gymnastics coach, and free runner.  He does stunt work for Jackie Chan, can run up walls, and can be seen in the Wakowski brother’s newest film, Ninja Assassin.  You have to watch this video, it’s ridiculous!

Finally back in Austin!  I miss this city, especially queso which you cannot find in the midwest!

Thank you mama Hoffman for the delicious feast.  Yes I realize the wine is in the water glass, but hey, the bigger the better, right?
To see pictures of a week in STL for Thanksgiving:

This is for all the Glee/ Michael Jackson fans out there.  A friend who sings A Capella at Yale was at my house the other day and showed me this video of an unbelievable mashup from a classmate.  Look closely, only one guy is doing all seven loops in this Michael Jackson tribute.

Don’t feel like cooking?  Me either, thanks mom!  But for those still in Austin and looking for an open restaurant, here’s the list I have gathered.  If you know of anymore, leave a comment and I will update the list.  Hours vary so definitely call ahead.  I’m jumping on a flight to St. Louis so [...]

Houston gets a bad rap from Austinites but there are gems to be found in this city.  Just returned from a wonderful weekend and I have to say I’m a fan these days.  Visited El Tiempo, Lizards, Komodo, Reef (Perla’s is based off of this restaurant), Empire Cafe, Spec’s, Onion Creek, El Pueblito, Galliant Knight, [...]

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There’s a new player at the South Austin Trailer Park Eatery.  Man Bites Dog serves dogs, dogs, and more dogs. Pick from the special dog menu or create your own, the choices are endless.  This is probably the tastiest and cheapest meal I’ve had in ages.  The bun is outstanding bread, you can tell the [...]

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This Sunday (Nov. 22), Obee’s Deli is giving away free sandwiches and beer, with live music, a raffle, and art for sale.  If you haven’t been here yet, I can’t think of a better way to try it out (free)!

Obee’s Deli 2700 W Anderson Ln #211 Austin, TX 78757 www.obees.com 512-302-9100

Last night Dishola and Whole Foods Market graciously invited a few food bloggers to a great meal to raise awareness of the dish-for-a-dish event going on right now.  All you have to do is write a dish review on dishola, then Whole Foods Market & Dishola donate a dish to Meals on Wheels, and someone [...]

UPDATE:  so I pulled my St. Louis Cardinals hat out of my file cabinet, dropped in the 8 names that entered, and voila, congratulations to Amy who will be going to Emo’s tonight plus 1.  Enjoy the show!  And for the rest of you, you can still see the show for only $13.  Be on [...]