Category Archives: News

Burnt Toast.

Posted on July 20, 2023 by dwightbrown

Toast can still die in a fire. However, Lawrence sent over a follow-up from Zero Hedge: they’ve removed the .99 cent order fee. Did that help? Not really. Shares of Toast are crashing this morning, down nearly 10%, as further … Continue reading →

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Fark Toast!

Posted on July 11, 2023 by dwightbrown

The “Toast” in this case is Toast Inc., the people responsible for the flaming dumpster fire that is ToastTab. What prompts this latest outpouring of vitriol? Toast Inc., a powerful cloud-based third-party point-of-sale vendor used by more than 85,000 restaurants, … Continue reading →

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Which Austin Restaurants Are Open Or Closed During The Winter Storm

Posted on February 16, 2021 by lawrenceperson

Austinites who are out of food in their blacked-out homes do indeed have some dining choices available during the winter storm: Here’s a list via Austin Eater. And here’s one from Austin 360. I thought it was my blogging duty … Continue reading →

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Austin Restaurants Under Stage 5 Coronavirus Restrictions Again

Posted on December 27, 2020 by lawrenceperson

Because clearly Christmas through New Year’s Eve isn’t an important time to make money for restaurants and bars: During a press conference this morning, city officials announced that Austin and Travis County has been bumped up to Stage 5 of … Continue reading →

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Heh. Heh. Heh.

Posted on June 5, 2020 by dwightbrown

By way of the Statesman: Luby’s, the beloved Texas cafeteria chain and home of the famous LuAnn platter, is looking to sell its restaurants and assets, the company announced Wednesday.The Houston-based company’s board decided to pursue the sale after a … Continue reading →

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Open Table’s 2018 Best Restaurants in Austin List

Posted on October 16, 2018 by lawrenceperson

Open Table came out with their 10 Best Restaurants in Austin list. Here are the ten: Truluck’s Seafood, Steak and Crab House (Downtown) Eddie V’s (5th Street) Garbo’s La Volpe Uchi Jeffrey’s Uchiko Eddie V’s (Arboretum) Cafe Josie Lonesome Dove … Continue reading →

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Memo from the police blotter.

Posted on October 1, 2018 by dwightbrown

Someone knows how to throw a party. With other people’s stuff: Items Stolen From Foreign & Domestic 150-pound half pig Approximately 45 pounds of assorted cuts of meats 69 beers 15 wine bottles 23 Mexican cokes 3 gallons of milk … Continue reading →

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Tidbits.

Posted on August 27, 2018 by dwightbrown

According to Eater Austin, “Venezuelan food truck Four Brothers is opening another food truck within South Congress spot Hotel San Jose.” Expect high prices, long lines, for them to be out of everything when you get to the front of … Continue reading →

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Ha ha!

Posted on August 21, 2018 by dwightbrown

News that’s a couple of days old, but I haven’t seen spread that widely, and worth commenting on anyway: Noon Mediterranean filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. Noon was famously and formerly known as VertsKebap, and started here in … Continue reading →

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Franklin Barbecue Burns

Posted on August 26, 2017 by lawrenceperson

We take you away from Hurricane Harvey footage to bring you important Austin food news: Franklin’s Barbecue has suffered a fire. One of the state’s most popular barbecue joints suffered a massive fire early Saturday morning, according to reports. Franklin … Continue reading →

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