Adam and I had such great time last night at the Austin360.com party at Whole Foods. I can’t tell you how cool it was to see good friends and meet in person with bloggers who I felt I already knew through Twitter and their blogs.
Jesse Griffiths from Dai Due supper club and Tyson Cole from Uchi wowed us with cooking demonstrations and tasting. We also enjoyed a blind taste test of Texas wines vs. wines from around the world.
But the BEST part of the evening was the people. I saw …

I’ve been blessed with some GOOD meals during SXSW and want to offer others the opportunity to enjoy one of Austin’s best eating experiences with a $20 gift card to Uchi.Skip down to the comments section and tell me what your favorite eating experience has been in Austin during SXSW along with your twitter handle. I’ll choose the best comments and get in touch with you to pass on the card (good today and tomorrow).
Tasty Touring’s SXSWi’s snacking slideshow:

Last night, Adam and I went to Uchi at around 7 p.m. …

Over the past month, I’ve started to receive invitations to food events. This is a very pleasant and unexpected benefit of being a food blogger in Austin. Our little dorky food blogger community has really formed thanks to Addie Broyles, a food reporter for the Statesman.
Addie has made it a point to connect people with food blogs on Facebook, Twitter, through Addie’s Eat-ups, and through her blog roll on Relish Austin, her statesman.com food blog.
Tonight’s event was a tasting at Uchi, a …

I am a staunch central and south Austinite — someone who refers to anything north of 183 as “South Dallas.” However, I will make exceptions for special occasions and last night Jessica wanted to go to a sushi restaurant in North Austin to celebrate her birthday. I was skeptical to say the least — I had not heard of Tomo before and it was located in an uber-suburban mini-mall.

From the moment we walked in the door, I had a good feeling. It reminded me of a neighborhood sushi bar in …