also this is a good time to remind folks that IF YOU ARE A COOKBOOK AUTHOR IN OR FROM TEXAS, EMAIL ME i am dying to write about your cookbooks

oh no i have plugged 2026 cookbooks into an edelweiss filter, there goes my afternoon

don't broiled oysters sound nice this time of year?

if you are in line to vote for pet mayor of 37th st STAY IN LINE

there is a line to vote for the pet mayor of the 37th street lights

I see y’all with the housemade chicken nugs and now I am ready for fancy fish sticks

today i will attempt to defeat austin's final boss: getting from lamar and 183 to 10 miles south in Austin by 6:30pm

when the auto transcription software thinks chef is putting obstetric caviar on everything

i have been having a hell of a time finding chives in austin since before thanksgiving, can i blame the chivelord of reddit

I love yarn company marketing emails being like “there’s still time to make holiday gifts” have you met me no there is not

AUSTIN not my usual beat but my mom is coming to town and has requested korean food. she has a seafood allergy. i'd normally do oseyo bc they have a sizable vegan menu but they have an event that night. ideas?

speaking of cookbooks: TIL the legendary japanese culinary academy textbooks are available in english online for free, you are welcome

yes i am silently judging all of your best cookbook lists, emphasis on silently

it is raining. a waymo just drove by my house with its windshield wipers on. why...does a waymo need to use windshield wipers

look i am not saying every austin stereotype is true but sometimes SOMETIMES when a cashier asks you how you're doing and you respond "i'm fine, how are you?" the answer is an unironic "alright, alright, alright"

i am just a girl sitting at a sushi counter by herself the day after thanksgiving tapping on mmlafleur ads on my phone like, oh those are kind of my colors

Houston Chronicle recipe by me from a few years ago! Still hits 🥰

this and darlene love made my entire day. thankful for busta and the turtle boys

it is frankly rude they scheduled the packers game against the dog show 😤

I love when Austin cosplays cold 🥰 (not ironically)

this thanksgiving...maybe some texas wine? if you can find some?

yum

can we bring back blogging i am serious

ai transcription is great, yeah i've for sure been talking to psalms about texas wine

it's an emancipation of mimi kind of sunday

it is really helpful that the city of austin's street work notice postcards say "TWO WEEKS FROM RECEIVING THIS NOTICE" your street will be worked on....when the notice arrived when you were out of town. 🙃

well I drove down the drag at 9:15 and that is on me

who needs a weighted vest when you walk from the parking garage to the office with a backpack full of cookbooks every day

it is really funny to me that when i’m in minnesota i’m like, 30s? okay! i’ll run outside quick in a t-shirt. and in austin i’m like…hmm 71 out might need a jacket

bought some mermaids' tears oysters from galveston for some recipe testing today. absolutely fantastic, meaty, rich, deep cups like west coast oysters

i like how terms of endearment from servers change by city. at the minneapolis airport you're hon. in san antonio you're mama. in new orleans you're baby. <3 <3 <3

i've seen the northern lights twice in my life first time was the night before my 21st birthday, in grinnell iowa second time was tonight, the night before my 42nd birthday, in minneapolis

I COBBLED TOGETHER SOME COBBLER FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING

I think you might be able to cure cancer??? lmk

I think if you drink it you’ll be able to see through time

i am testing a recipe that involves dr pepper so i am going to buy like...4 3-liters of dr pepper to boil them down to see what happens, if you're curious what i'm up to later this week

hellooooooo cookbooks folks! what do we like for not (necesssarily) health-focused meal prepped cookboos these days?

nuri in dallas is a new orleans x korean x texas steak house with a $20 million build out by renowned hospitality designers avroko. it's a little...over the top. it also serves some spectacular ribeye

happy halloween, I am dressed as someone who got stung in the neck by a bee (I got stung in the neck by a bee)

there were xmas decorations up in river oaks as early as OCTOBER 10 y'all calm down

is there anything better than the first texas sweatpants day? let me answer that, no

this gal has some thoughts on michelin

go pack go

ok packers!

I have somehow ended up on a replyallpocalypse email thread of people hotly debating the property management issues of an apartment building in Aberdeen, Scotland. I have revealed myself to be an imposter. We shall see how this goes.

the 2025 michelin guide to texas will be announced in houston on tuesday

the 2025 michelin guide to texas will be announced in houston on tuesday

it's michelin season babyyyyyy. no matter what you think of the guide itself, it has serious material impact on the restaurants it recognizes. i talked to three proprietors who received a star in 2024 about how it changed the game.

bless texas for finally having pants weather

i had an averna last night for the first time in a minute and...have they changed the recipe? it tasted a lot more sfumato/cedar-y than i remember