If you haven’t tried pies or crimps from The Pie Society yet, you’re missing out, Austinites. The Pie Society is a totally local, totally homegrown business started by my friends and former colleagues, Lindsay and Emily.
Let me first answer the question that’s undoubtedly on your mind, “what the heck are crimps?” According to the menu, crimps are bite-sized, fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand crimped balls of pie, with a flaky, golden crust on the outside and a delicious savory or sweet filling on the inside.
Basically, crimps are the perfect size to sample many different …

My mom has been making chocolate chip banana cake for as long as I can remember. As I’m sitting down (ok lying down) to write this post, I think it should more accurately be called banana cake with chocolate chips, nuts and brown sugar. But chocolate chip banana cake is shorter and easier to remember and it’s always best to lead with the chocolate.

I usually make this cake on special occasions and also when I find myself with at least three frozen bananas in the freezer. Chocolate Chip Banana Cake …

If you’re at ACL today, I recommend keeping an eye out for Coolhaus Ice Cream Truck on Barton Springs Road — probably at Thom’s Market. According to their Twitter feed, they have been camped out there all weekend serving up delicious ice cream sandwiches to the music loving masses.

The Austin Coolhaus truck is the second location nationwide, the first is in L.A. According to New York Street Food, they will be bringing Coolhaus to New York City in 2011.
Coolhaus is an architectural dessert miracle with a wonderful …

Austinites, thank you for your patience! This is my final NYC blog of 2010.
I loved it when my brother Jeff suggested he would take Adam and I on an eating tour of the East Village, tasting some of his favorite bites in the city.
The tour included some walking and lots of talking, punctuated by small meals. Our first stop was Porchetta, where we ordered the $10 Porchetta sandwich, dividing it into three.
I loved the delicious, porky, goodness and the crispy bits of skin.
Our next stop was just down the street …

The folks from the bananarchy trailer invited me to try out their frozen bananas covered in various toppings. I visited one night for dessert with Adam and Emily of Wild and Crazy Pearl. Emily lives in D.C. and had never been to a food trailer so we visited two food trailers that night.

Bananarchy offers fair trade bananas – ½ bananas for $2.75 or more, and whole bananas for $3.75 and up. They’re frozen and then dipped in sauces – chocolate, peanut butter or vanilla – and covered with one or …