I don’t remember the first time I saw Giovanni Pizza Stand on South Lamar at Barton Skyway, and was surprised to learn when I finally visited this past weekend that it has been there for two years. Giovanni is easy to miss – it’s a small white trailer with unassuming signage set in the back of an empty parking lot.
Owned by Julio Rangel, word is he settled on calling his little pizza and pasta stand by an Italian name to avoid people driving up and asking for tacos. Julio …

For many years, when you went out to dinner in Austin you had one choice to make – BBQ or Tex-mex. When I moved to Austin five years ago from New York City, the food that I missed the most was the pizza. Over the past few years, Austin has seen a flowering of respectable pizza joints throughout the city.

My favorites are spread throughout town so I’m never far from a slice of heaven – Homeslice in South Austin, Salvation in Central Austin, Saccones in North Austin, and Cipollina when …

I just moved into the neighborhood a little over a week ago but I’d wager that the pizza at Cipollina is the best in Clarksville. I’m starting to think that Clarksville is also the best neighborhood in Austin. I love walking my black lab Lucy to the neighborhood dog park or to Pease Park and passing by stately mansions dating back to the 1920’s, cottages from the 1940’s, and eco-friendly modern homes.

Last Sunday, Ilyse came over to check out my new digs. We were both starving — me from unpacking …

This weekend I invited Katie and Rick over for a quick dinner before heading out to Hole in the Wall to see Eric rock out on the drums and make hilarious faces during a performance by his band, General Boy.
I made another one of the quick recipes adapted from the Whole Foods bulletin — Tomato Pizza. I brushed pita rounds with olive oil and crushed garlic and put in the oven for 5 minutes at 400 degrees. I topped the pita with sliced tomatoes, mixed greens, pesto, goat cheese, Parmesan, …