I apologize for the lack of posts but these past few weeks have been crazy busy. Today I enjoyed a wonderful sidewalk lunch at Annie’s Cafe & Bar, which by the way is definitely the place to be for a business day lunch, always packed, and afterwards headed next door to Congress’s newest retail shop, [...]
This is the last week to sign up for Farm House Delivery’s seasonal membership. Farmhouse Delivery is the brainchild of local food advocate and chef Elizabeth Winslow and East Austin farm owner Stepahnie Scherzer. The service, which operates out of East Austin’s Rain Lily Farm, offers home delivery of local produce, meats, dairy, beverages, and [...]
Blue Elephant is one of Austin’s best locally owned boutiques. I hate to admit this but I do most of my shopping online at neimans and saks because that’s where i find the best designer dresses for less. However, I make a point to shop at Beehive, Blue Elephant, and Luxe Apothetique in town. Blue [...]
Keith Johnson, the lucky man who buys antiques for the Anthropologie stores, is featured in a eight-part, half hour series on the Sundance Channel in a documentary titled Man Shops Globe. Johnson is one of the largest purchasers of decoriate antiques in the world, traveling the globe 6 months out of the year. He is [...]
Designer Clearance Warehouse is next door to The Sandwich Joint so I decided to pop in. This women’s store touts itself as specializing in overstock shoes, bags, and accessories from well known fashion designers at 65% off. I saw brands like Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Marni, and Tory Burch. Their merchandise comes from stores across [...]
Beehive is Austin’s newest boutique in Westlake, opened just last week by a UT alumni. The buyer did a fantastic job of choosing clothes at all price points and you can easily walk away with a cute dress under $90. Not bad at all. Many of the brands are exclusive to this store in Austin and [...]
Whole Foods is now offering downtown lunch and dinner delivery by bicycle 11am-7pm. The menu consists of sandwiches, pasta, bbq, pizza, burgers, and salads. Call 542-2243 to place your order today. It’s not just pizza for the lazymen these days!
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Peyton’s Place is one of Austin’s most affordable and cute boutiques. This Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, have some pre-Valentine’s day fun and head to Peyton’s Place for chocolate covered strawberries, champagne, 20% off all Mary Green Intimates, and local artist K. Claire’s trunk show featuring all her latest handmade jewelry. We can all splurge on ourselves [...]
Hem Jeans is going green. This is the best way to clean out your closet and get a new pair of jeans on the cheap. Receive a $30 credit to use in-store for each gently used pair of premium denim you donate. Donated jeans will be part of Hem’s new vintage department. Hem has both [...]