by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Jun 20, 2019 | Dining, Leisure
When I was in college in the mid-’80s in Austin, Jeffrey’s was the restaurant you wanted to afford someday. It was one of just a handful of fine dining restaurants at the time and the one whose name seemed to have the most clout. Some of its reputation was the...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Apr 8, 2019 | Dining, Leisure
Open only since June of 2018, Lin Asian Bar on west 6th street in Austin has garnered so much positive buzz that the wait for Dim Sum on Saturday mornings regularly looks like the line for an amusement park roller coaster. Adding to the draw is the fact that the food...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Feb 11, 2019 | Dining, Leisure
The old saying that “God is in the details” has been referenced to everything from architecture to computer programming, however, most recently I found it applied perfectly to my experience at San Antonio’s fine dining restaurant Signature. Located on one of the...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Dec 1, 2018 | Dining, Leisure
Kazu Fukumoto, Chef /owner of Austin’s Fukumoto Restaurant, has three things that really drive him and combined, create a synergy that makes his restaurant truly special. First of all, he is passionate about the expression of his culture. Though he came from his...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Sep 6, 2018 | Dining, Leisure
When I think of Fairmont Hotels, it’s always of their first property in San Francisco. Though they are a large modern hotel chain today, their first hotel was built in 1907 in the prestigious and storied Nob Hill neighborhood. The Fairmont was conceived and built as a...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Jun 28, 2018 | Dining, Leisure
In France, it is not uncommon to have fine-dining powerhouses in villages so small that anyone but a local would need help to find them. In villages tucked into little corners near the Pyrenees or on small islands on the coast of Brittany, you can stumble onto...