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!...
[caption id="attachment_5489" align="aligncenter" width="940"] I had the pleasure of meeting Owner Dain "Adam" Jones & Executive Chef Blaine Staniford at Austin FOOD & WINE Festival last month.[/caption] I know, I know it's a "Wordless Wednesday" post but this dish is worth more than just a picture....
[caption id="attachment_5585" align="aligncenter" width="940"] 50 Shades of Chicken? A little meat strung up to slowly roast by Chef Bryce Gilmore of Barley Swine & Odd Duck.[/caption]...
[caption id="attachment_5575" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Chef Graham Elliot & Chef Merlin Verrier cutting it up at 2014's Austin Food & Wine Festival[/caption] The picture is priceless. The fun times had by all thanks to the comedic styling of Chef Graham Elliot & Chef Merlin Verrier should require...
Rock Your Taco is the "ultimate taco smack down" held Saturday night at the Austin Food & Wine Festival each year. 2014 was no less a "smack down" and the words passing over everyone's lips faster than the tacos was could Chef Tyson Cole hold it...
Austin Food & Wine Festival kicked off its 3rd installment with Friday night's "Taste of Texas" featuring Texas Chefs from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and other areas of Texas. What I love about this event is that the Austin Food & Wine Festival Team...
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...
It's Wordless Wednesday and today's photo is of one of my favorite all-time chefs Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel's show Bizarre Foods. I had the pleasure of interviewing Zimmern at 2013's Austin Food & Wine Festival (thanks to his fabulous assistant), which I will share again...
It's January 22nd and here in Austin we're ramping up for the kick-off of festival season here in Austin, TX which starts in March with ever famous SXSW, however, being a cook, food and travel writer, Austin Food & Wine Festival is one of my...
The upcoming 2nd Annual 2013 Austin FOOD & WINE Festival has many in a lone star state of mind. Food and the Austin chefs that create it, have put Austin, TX on the map. Not only is Austin the "Live Music Capital of the World,"...
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...
First, I want to thank Amy Green of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free for sharing her post today! It was a call to action to get involved with the Giving Table, and join so many other bloggers helping to bring awareness and attention to the issue...
Kids & Food: I love to capture precious moments like this photograph taken at the Austin Food and Fine Alliance "Wine & Swine" event last November. Ice cream cone courtesy of Chef Zack Northcutt, who stole this little girls heart and got a big smile with his...
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...
For me food is about a connection. Food is what connects us all. It is the universal common denominator, the conversation starter, it's worth the fight! I am lucky enough to work in the food industry and travel for my job. While on a quick...
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...
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...
There are several gluten-free resources available online for those whom are gluten intolerant and/or have Celiac Disease, however, one of my top picks is Stuffed Pepper Gluten-Free. You & Me â„¢! What makes this website stand about above the rest you ask? It's about community...
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,...
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'm always excited when a new restaurant is opening in Austin, as it means a new place to eat, growth for the City of Austin, and the ever-expanding of Austin's food community as a whole. The latest unveiling this last week was Easy Tiger Bakery...
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...
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Blinded by the Bite! It's been an amazing journey, albeit a difficult one at times, but I awoke this morning with a sense of accomplishment, gratitude and still on such a high from my experience at the International...
With May being Celiac Awareness Month, there is all of this talk about available gluten-free products, gluten-free news in the media (FDA Labeling - 1in133.org), and how to go gluten-free. But what there isn¬â„¢t always a lot of discussions about is just really how hard...
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 . . ....
Living a gluten-free lifestyle is becoming more and more mainstream these days, as evidenced by the gluten-free informational insert from Media Planet in the Los Angeles Times during the month of March (via www.Celiac.org), and is not as some may think the latest diet fad. Why...
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...
For my "Come to the Table" series I wanted to feature Austin Food Swappers (#ATXSwappers), an event hosted by Kate (@Hipgirls), Megan (@Stetted) & Sarah (@texpatsabroad). I didn't know what to expect as it was my first food swap, but was excited to make gluten-free...
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...
I had to opportunity to be interviewed by Laurie of Lonely Gourmet on her Foodie Friday Talk Radio Show featured on Blog Talk Radio. The topic of discussion: gluten-free foods & living. Here is the link so you can have a listen: lonely-gourmet (Episode date 1/14/2011 ...
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...
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...
I had the distinct pleasure of having lunch with my friend Carla of Austin Urban Gardens (Twitter: @Gardens123) at Cafe Josie (Twitter: @CafeJosie). Being relatively new to Austin, I had yet to dine at Cafe Josie and was excited about the opportunity to taste the...
I had the pleasure of dining for lunch recently at Portabla after seeing a twitter post from Chef Jon Shea about a braised pork Panini. I asked if they were able to make it gluten-free and once I received the "yes" over twitter, I was...
The Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Festival kicked off its inaugural event here in Austin, TX and the brain child behind this fabulous event was Tiffany Harelik. It was a celebration of the mobile food movement that is sweeping the nation and Austin! A culmination of...
I have always been fascinated by the roasting process of coffee, as there are some coffee houses that roast in-store/in-house and others that farm the process out. Living in San Francisco prior to moving to Austin, I used to frequent a bistro located in the...
I keep coming back to my same favorite Vietnamese Restaurant here in Austin & thought I would share a blog post I had written earlier that has not been published under the Blinded By The Bite Blog. Having moved to Austin from San Francisco, I...
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Having Celiac's disease and/or being gluten intolerant can be tough if you're not sure which grocery stores carry gluten-free products. Well you're in luck, as HEB just published its latest list of gluten-free products in their October 2010 HEB Texas Life Monthly Savings & Fresh...
