Many of you know or have heard whispers of my permanent move to Seattle in Spring of last year on Facebook or Twitter. I've been in Seattle (Edmonds) for just over a year now. It's hard to believe I left Austin, TX and have been in "Emerald...
This year I'm so excited to have partnered up with fellow food blogger Jaime Sutton of G-Free in the City to pull together a gluten-free Austin City Guide on behalf of the Austin Food Blogger Alliance 2015 City Guide!...
Originally hailing from San Francisco, finding authentic Vietnamese food here in Austin has been a challenge. I fortunately stumbled across Sunflower Cafe in NW Austin. This is a family run business and the family also originally hails from San Francisco, which made me feel at...
Located in Northwest Austin’s shopping district, NXNW is a solid restaurant offering up classic American dishes and makes my city guide list. With a stellar gluten-free menu for both lunch and dinner, diners are not relegated to just a salad, although the Pan Seared Salmon...
I would not say that I am someone who eats meat everyday by any means, but this girl likes a good steak once in a while. But come every April, I look forward to the Austin Food and Wine Alliance Live Fire event, as it's the...
Welcome to Austin, TX and I hope your ready to eat like a local! Austin, TX is known as the live music capital (Austin is host to SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival & Fun Fun Fun Fest), but our culinary scene has taken off in...
Welcome to Austin, TX first and foremost! Austin is such a great music city as you well know (We are host to SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival & Fun Fun Fun Fest), but our culinary scene has taken off in the last few years with much to offer...
Update on Post: Whataburger aimed to beat its 2011 total of $15,000 and ended up raising more than $21,000 for Bikes for Kids this year! Austin is such a great town to live in and you really have your pick of charities and events to get involved...
I snapped this picture Sunday while doing some homework and writing a few blog posts. It's one of the precious moments your grateful to capture on film and I couldn't help putting some words to this post! Harper (who's full name is Harper Eleanore Joshephine -...
Post Update: We have a winner for the "Meet & Greet" but I have two (2) tickets to Thursday nights event at the Paramount Theater to giveaway as well at the end of today! Same rules apply - If you've already commented on post your automatically...
Big news for Blinded by the Bite! I've officially launched my new website blindedbythebite.com and I want to thank you for you're readership of my blog and I hope you'll visit the new website and subscribe to the blog. I've spent a lot of time thinking about...
I am repeatedly asked how to start a gluten-free diet and with the recent buzz surrounding hidden sources of gluten, I thought it might be a good time to write another blog post on outlining how to get started and things to keep in mind...
I was delighted when approached by Whole Foods about giving away two passes to this Sunday's "Do Something Reel" Film Festival, featuring the movie "The Apple Pushers." If you can tell me what year the Sustainable Food Center was founded you're the winner of a pair of...
Last Sunday rolled around and I was excited to head downtown to get a taste of just what John Mueller is serving up on South 1st Street at his mobile BBQ joint. It's no surprise I'm a big fan of Aaron Franklin and Franklin BBQ,...
One of my favorite ways to spend lunch is catching up with other food bloggers here in Austin and enjoy good food & conversation, without picking up my phone to tweet a bunch or look at responses coming in! So today it was so nice to...
Where do I begin? There are so many great gluten-free lunch options in Austin, TX, I find it hard to decide where I am going to go eat lunch in this fine city of ours! With SXSW starting up this week and 44+ events on...
Austin has quickly become a mecca on the food trailer scene, with culinary giants like Tyler Florence, Rachel Ray and Anthony Bourdain, putting their stamp of approval on the Austin street food scene. Launching in February, Yumé Burger, from the creative genius behind The Peached Tortilla,...
I had the distinguished honor of being invited to the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival Preview/Press Event. "Pampering our palettes" with bites from Chef Tyson Cole's Uchiko, the founding partners of the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival gave a sneak preview of the 3-day event taking place...
My friends and family have been asking me what I want for my birthday this New Year's Eve. I'd been seeing everyone's gratitude posts throughout December and just coming off a fabulous work trip to Istanbul, winning two round trip tickets to Dubai at my...
One or more of us are on a path to eat better, live a healthier lifestyle (ok I know that can be a painstaking process living in the BBQ Capital ¬ we love our meat here in Texas)! Austin, however, is different . . ....
A few short weeks ago I received an email from Kathryn (@ATXGastronomist) asking if I would be part of the @AustinBakes for Japan event, helping out with PR/Social Media efforts, as well as baking gluten-free items. Of course I said yes to this request, how...
I had the pleasure of joining Mark Sayre of the Trio at the Four Seasons, John Knox (@windaddict/@hopsafari), and Jennie Chen @misohungry) for Keeper Collections Wine Ride 2011! Check out our winning blog post at http://www.keepercollection.com/blog/austin/team-mark/. With that we are all so excited for Somms Under Fire...
The countdown has begun and we've had some great media coverage this weekend on the Gluten-Free Pizza Fest! Check out Karen Morgan (Blackbird Bakery) on both KEYE & KXAN this weekend talking about the event! We've also added some new sponsors to the event: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANB1h43Irr0] KEYE...
Jessica Meyer (ATX Gluten-Free), Karen Morgan (Blackbird Bakery), and Rachelle King (Blinded Bite) have joined forces to bring you the ultimate Gluten-Free Pizza Party. Come rub elbows with Austin's gluten-free thought leaders and local pizza industry insiders to see...
Blinded By The Bite's Rachelle King was featured in this months newsletter from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness in their "Please to Tweet You" feature. Check it out: Pleased to Tweet You Each month, "Pleased to Tweet You" will highlight an individual who chatted...
Quiche - It's whats for breakfast, lunch or dinner! I love to eat breakfast for lunch and dinner and Quiche is one of my most favorite gluten-free dishes to make being it's made from "The Incredible Edible Egg!" Additionally, having found a great gluten-free crust...
Do you know where your food comes from? You should! I had the opportunity to volunteer my time Monday at Johnson's Backyard Garden in Austin, TX. Brenton Johnson is the Owner of this Certified Organic Farm, "home of the largest CSA (community supported agriculture) in...
Not sure what to get your family member, co-worker and/or friend that has Celiac's Disease or is gluten-intolerant? Well here is a list of great gift ideas that you can pick up locally here in Austin and/or order on-line: My favorite new Gluten-Free Cook Books: Blackbird Bakery...
My work schedule tends to be a bit hectic during the week and then when you add in the holiday's I try to keep my kitchen stocked with quick and easy items to prepare gluten-free lunches and dinners that take no more than 15 minutes...
