AUSTIN’S TOO COOL TO BE IN TEXAS

As anyone who has been to Austin for the SXSW Music Festival knows, or has been there for any other reason, Austin is too cool to be in Texas.  Great bbq and live music are two great reasons to visit Austin.  The latest reason to go to Austin is the growing number of food trailers with excellent fare such...

WONDER WHAT THE BATHROOM LOOKS LIKE?

If you have a strong stomach or a strange sense of humor, check out this restaurant in Taiwan built around a toilet theme.  Gotta love the soft chocolate ice cream sundaes, but don't order them with Raisinets.  Thanks @foodmargin.

NYSF GETS SOME LOVE FROM NYT FRUGAL TRAVELER

Last week the Frugal Traveler blog in the NY Times had an article called "Going Deep for the Cheap in New York" with great ideas on hotels, restaurants and things to do in NY on the cheap.  They received so many reader comments, a new post was written a few days ago entitled "Readers Go Even Deeper for the...

WONDERFUL STREET FOOD IN BALI

The NY Times explored the street food of Bali and came away very impressed.  The many streetside food vendors are known as warungs. They usually are in a modest shack or roadside lean-to with a small counter and a bench where customers sit and eat traditional dishes. The bigger ones are no more than no-frills cafes, sometimes made out...

MARTHA STEWART AND SNOOP DOGG GET BAKED

In the oddest pairing since chicken and waffles, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart baked brownies together on her show.  Martha must have picked up a few new habits in prison. Captain Obvious flies again, so I'm not going to make a pot brownie joke. Video below courtesy of NY Mag Daily Intel: Click to Play | View Details // <div><a href="http://www.omniture.com" mce_href="http://www.omniture.com"...

ALL HAIL THE BUSTAURANT

We told you about the gastropod, a converted Airstream trailer being made into a mobile kitchen in Miami.  Now, the LA Times found a bustaurant in London's East End, a de-commissioned double-decker bus that serves vegan cuisine. The Rootmaster Bustaurant is stationary and doesn't traverse the streets of London, but has been serving happy customers since 2006. What's the most...

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NYC APP

Over two months have passed since the NYC BigApps competition opened, and now you can vote for your favorite app!  There Are 85 eligible apps submitted from individuals and small businesses across the country, from New York to California to Washington DC.  Software developers worked hard to make apps that improve life in New York City, and now it's...

“NEVER MIND”

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, JANUARY 1st, NO FISH (Update) After freaking out street vendors and the bloggers who love them yesterday, the Health Department has emailed us to say it was all a big misunderstanding. A provision in the Health Department's new code raised eyebrows by declaring that "no fish, shellfish, or any food consisting of or made with an...

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, JANUARY 1st, NO FISH

Midtown Lunch discovered a Dept of Health resolution scheduled to go into effect January 1st that bans street vendors from selling fish or shellfish from a "mobile vending unit". While some might question the sanity of eating fish or shellfish from a New York food cart or truck, there are some good choices out there.  I've enjoyed the fried cod...

BANH MI A-GO-GO

Miche and her friends had a banh mi taste-off and posted the results over at Midtown Lunch.  There was no clear-cut winner, but there were some favorites - Banh Mi So 1 and Sau Voi for the cold cuts, An Choi for the crispy pork belly, and Nicky's for the grilled pork.  Most of the places are in the...