I am so thankful to you for reading Tasty Touring, sharing your favorite spots in Austin, and  joining me for Tasty Tours (I promise to plan another soon). To my friends (new and old) who took the time to vote for Tasty Touring in the Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin 2010 reader’s poll, I’m honored and touched. It happened, you guys!
Best Local Food Blog: Tasty Touring

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

We love to dial up this popular food blog on Tasty Tuesdays, a weekly feature showcasing local favorites which lately has …

Thanks to Fox 7’s Lauren Petrowski for inviting me to join her on a “Fearless Foodie” adventure at the always interesting Daily Juice Cafe on 45th and Duval.
I started off the meal with a “Solar Flare” shot that included organic noni, organic apple cider vinegar, living B-vitamins, fresh lemon and organic ginger juice, organic raw agave nectar, tumeric, cayenne, and himalayan salt. The cider and cayenne were strong but I enjoyed the relaxation that followed the initial burn after taking the shot.
Below is a link to the video. My starring …

I was honored when a writer for the Daily Texan, the student newspaper for the University of Texas, contacted me for a story they were doing on local food bloggers. The story ran yesterday in Longhorn Life, an “Advertising Supplement of the Daily Texan.” Not sure how Tasty Touring and Rebeccamendations ended up in there since we didn’t pay for the articles but I’m not going to complain!
Read on for our mind-blowing insights about Austin’s best cuisine, favorite dish (I don’t actually have one but picked a past obsession), favorite …

Addie Broyles is a friend, Statesman food writer, co-founder of a food lovers book club, and co-organizer of the Tasty Up tour (taking place tomorrow afternoon throughout Central and South Austin).
She asked me if I would send her photos for inclusion in her weekly series, “What’s in Your Fridge Friday” and I decided to send pics after a long weekend trip when it was especially empty and immediately following my weekly grocery shop when it’s at its best.

Tasty Touring blogger Jodi Bart: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
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This morning Bethany Andree brought delicious treats from the newly opened Snack Bar Austin, on S. Congress in between the Austin Motel and Jo’s Coffee Shop, to share with Bryan, Andy and me during our “Tasty Thursdays” segment.
Snack Bar is open from 7 a.m. – 12 a.m. and offers breakfast, brunch, sandwiches, organic wines, global appetizers and more.
Below Bethany prepares some samples for us at her makeshift station:
We enjoyed Rockstar Bagels with cream cheese and house-cured salmon, grits made with goat cheese, dill, and wonderful sweet gulf shrimp, and an …