Paris, France, where Steak Tartare and Nicolas Sarkozy reign.  I had a few days to dip my toes in the Parisian lifestyle.  Our stay was just long enough to eat like royalty, visit a few museums, and have two star sightings; Serena Williams and Vivienne Westwood.  My favorite moment; when Frank was scammed into buying [...]

Lagos, Portugal, is home to the greatest beach in the world.  And cheap wine and sea bass too!  We rented a car in Spain, drove to Portugal for four days, and lived to tell!  Here is our story (about food, not love!)…….

Grilled Sardines at the restaurant on Mia Dana beach.
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I recently returned from trip of a lifetime.  My European vacation/food tour, with a dash of museums and beaches, was exceptional and I have the pictures to prove it!  Jamon (ham), grilled squid, clams, and manchego cheese dominated the Tapas-centric menus of Spain.  This post is dedicated to those who studied abroad in Spain, have [...]

I apologize for the lack of posts recently but had some issues with my new camera and just gave in to buying a new one, dang it!  Here’s another travel edition featuring Goode Company Seafood, BB’s Cajun Cafe, El Pueblito, The Black Labrador, and the Breakfast Klub in Houston, and Chaba and Floyd’s in Beaumont. [...]

Another weekend in Houston!  Check out some great pictures from Hotel Zaza, Little Bigs, Ninfa’s on Navigation, Saint Arnold’s Brewery, and D’Amico’s.

Lamp Lollipops from Hotel Zaza
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I spent a wonderful weekend in the 20 degree weather of New Orleans.  Weather aside, this city is on par with Austin with their live music, great food, and bars, bars, bars.  Check it out below, it’s an epic post!:

Oyster Po Boy from Mother’s
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This past weekend I was in Fredericksburg for a bachelorette party.  We stayed at Settlers Crossing B&B , voted top 10 bed and breakfast in the US by Travel & Leisure Magazine.  Because of the rain we skipped the winery tour but made it to Alamo Springs Cafe, The Nest, and Luckenbach.  Just an hour [...]

While laying out reading Texas Monthly (I swear I am not on their payroll) in Port Aransas Friday morning, I read that #44 on the list of top 50 burgers of Texas came from Port Aransas Brewing Company.  Lunch it was then!  The burger, bun, and sweet potato fries were delicious.  The place is no [...]

I was in St. Louis last weekend and it’s all about the baseball and Italian food in the Show Me state.  While I had two weddings so could not partake in the food, I was certainly going to catch a Cardinals game!

The St. Louis Arch: ‘The gateway to the west’
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When my St. Louis friends asked what I was doing for Memorial Weekend, I said the coast.  They asked ‘east or west.’  Oh no, this is the Texas Coast on the Gulf of Mexico.  It’s a different world down there!  Port Aransas is a 4 hour drive from Austin and a little taste of the [...]