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Two quick random notes.

Posted on July 7, 2022 by dwightbrown

1. The Z’Tejas on 6th Street is closing. I don’t think we ever had a SDC there, but I had brunch a couple of times with my people. The brunch is good, but that location is awful. 2. For The … Continue reading →

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Enchiladas Y Mas Closing

Posted on April 23, 2020 by lawrenceperson

And the Wuhan coronavirus takes down another Austin favorite restaurant: Important Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Enchiladas Y Mas is now closed on 1911 West Anderson Lane, after 26 years of service, as announced through its Facebook page. Co-owners Robert and Mary … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Austin Restaurants Closed FOR SIX WEEKS

Posted on March 17, 2020 by lawrenceperson

The Wuhan Coronavirus hits Austin right in the stomach: Austin on Tuesday joined other major Texas cities in closing bars and restaurant dining rooms to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has now resulted in the state’s first … Continue reading →

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More lazy substitutes for content.

Posted on July 26, 2018 by dwightbrown

Shot: Should you make the trip out to Lockhart for barbecue? (As we all know, Bob, any time a headline asks a question, the answer is “No”. And if you think this case is different…nope. The Statesman food critic thinks … Continue reading →

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Man Killed Over Cutting in Line for Taco Truck

Posted on May 11, 2016 by lawrenceperson

Important safety tip: Try not to kill anyone over cutting in line for a taco trick. Just after bar-close at 2:38 a.m. on Sunday, May 8th, the Austin Police Department responded to a report of gunfire at what appears to … Continue reading →

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Austin Chef Paul Qui Arrested

Posted on March 21, 2016 by lawrenceperson

This certainly qualifies as Austin dining news: Austin chef and restaurateur Paul Qui was arrested Saturday morning accused of assaulting his girlfriend, according to an arrest affidavit. Police responded to Qui’s apartment in East Austin just before 8 a.m. after … Continue reading →

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SDC Obituary: Murray Wayne Person, Jr.

Posted on January 5, 2016 by lawrenceperson

The Saturday Dining Conspiracy notes with sadness the passing of unindicted co-conspirator Murray Wayne Person, Jr., my father, after a 2 year battle with cancer. He and my mother (who is still alive) joined us on many dining conspiracies over … Continue reading →

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Blue Bell Recalls ALL Products

Posted on April 21, 2015 by lawrenceperson

“Brenham-based Blue Bell Creameries is pulling all of its products from the shelves after more ice cream samples tested positive for a life-threatening bacterial infection.” The voluntary decision, announced Monday, is the latest and most sweeping development to plague the … Continue reading →

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A double handful of food related randomness.

Posted on October 20, 2014 by dwightbrown

During one of my dinner conversations over the weekend, the subject of “Family Affair” came up for reasons I have forgotten. (I don’t think the initial discussion started out with Anissa Jones, but Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, what a sad … Continue reading →

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Changing the face of dining.

Posted on February 1, 2014 by dwightbrown

We have a noodle truck at the office on Thursdays. And it is pretty damn good. And they take credit/debt cards. You’ve seen it before, haven’t you? iPad with a credit card swiper, pick your tip, sign, have your receipt … Continue reading →

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