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[18 Oct 2011 | View Comments | 595 views]
Tasty Tuesdays: Best Espresso in Austin

We have so much to catch up on you guys! I’m so sorry that it’s been a little over a month since I last posted. Life has just been a whirlwind with the trip to Europe, coming back and catching up, etc.
My little sabbatical has given me time to think about the direction I want to take the blog, the reasons I love writing, and the service I want to provide.
I realized how much I have missed Tasty Tuesdays. So without further ado, they’re back!
Adam and I got really into drinking …

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Restaurants, Travels »

[25 Oct 2010 | View Comments | 726 views]
Dallas’ The Pearl Cup

I think of Dallas as a chain restaurant kind of town. My firm has an office downtown and like many business districts, the only coffee shops around are places like Starbucks.
On a recent business trip, I asked my cab driver to stop off at The Pearl Cup, a newish coffee shop in Dallas off Henderson Avenue, opened by two women who moved to Dallas a few years back from Austin.

Turns out that Messay, my cab driver, is a coffee addict too. However, he’s a big Starbucks fan. He likes the darkest roast …

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Restaurants »

[24 Oct 2010 | View Comments | 551 views]
Elixir Coffee Keeps Mueller Buzzing

Hurray for new coffee options near my house! For those of you who live or work in East Central Austin, you should know that Elixir Coffee is open off Airport near the Mueller development.
Elixir coffee is made with locally roasted beans and served out of a 1952 Studebaker that the owners call “Roscoe.” They are usually parked at 4209 Airport Blvd, 78723 near the old airport hangar at Mueller park. Hours are 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. – noon Saturday and Sunday.
According to the …

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Profiles »

[20 Aug 2010 | View Comments | 960 views]
Austin: Home of Coffee Delivered by Scooter

When my friend Jen mentioned “the coffee guy” in Hyde Park who delivers coffee that he has roasted in his garage by scooter, I knew I had to try it. I love how this guy does his marketing. He showed up in Jen’s backyard offering freshly brewed coffee one day and she’s been ordering ever since.
The Coffee Guy is Robby Jones and his company is Pilot House Coffee. He delivers coffee for free with beans roasted that day to the following Austin zip codes in Central, South, North and East …

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Tasty Tuesdays »

[6 Jul 2010 | View Comments | 718 views]
Tasty Tuesdays: The Summer of Food Trailers!

For the entire history of Tasty Tuesdays, I’ve never asked you guys to share your favorite food trailer. Why? Because I hate when people ask me that. I mean, it depends on location, time of day, type of food, who I’m with, etc. So many factors!
So I’ve made the executive decision as chief tasting officer over here at Tasty Touring, Inc., to devote the next month and a half of Tasty Tuesdays to the best of Austin food trailers.

To my mind, the best way to do this is by time …

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