When I was in college in the mid-’80s in Austin, Jeffrey’s was the restaurant you wanted to afford someday. It was one of just a handful of fine dining restaurants at the time and the one whose name seemed to have the most clout. Some of its reputation was the...
Open only since June of 2018, Lin Asian Bar on west 6th street in Austin has garnered so much positive buzz that the wait for Dim Sum on Saturday mornings regularly looks like the line for an amusement park roller coaster. Adding to the draw is the fact that the food...
The old saying that “God is in the details” has been referenced to everything from architecture to computer programming, however, most recently I found it applied perfectly to my experience at San Antonio’s fine dining restaurant Signature. Located on one of the...
Kazu Fukumoto, Chef /owner of Austin’s Fukumoto Restaurant, has three things that really drive him and combined, create a synergy that makes his restaurant truly special. First of all, he is passionate about the expression of his culture. Though he came from his...
When I think of Fairmont Hotels, it’s always of their first property in San Francisco. Though they are a large modern hotel chain today, their first hotel was built in 1907 in the prestigious and storied Nob Hill neighborhood. The Fairmont was conceived and built as a...
In France, it is not uncommon to have fine-dining powerhouses in villages so small that anyone but a local would need help to find them. In villages tucked into little corners near the Pyrenees or on small islands on the coast of Brittany, you can stumble onto...
The desire to ‘go home’ and nostalgia for simpler times is a strong recurring theme in everything from the classic literature of Proust and his beloved madeleines to pop culture in kids movies like Ratatouille where the cynical food critics’ heart is melted by food so...
About a year ago some friends and I were at the Pearl Brewery redevelopment near downtown San Antonio. Once the home of the old brewery, the large site has been transformed into a picturesque district with flower beds, fountains, boutiques, a branch of the Culinary...
In Austin, being open for 9 years is practically old guard – Péché, in the heart of what is ironically called the “Warehouse District” on 4th Street, has seen sleek office buildings and apartment towers replace many of those old warehouses in that short amount of...