Hangtown Grill (Westlake)

Hangtown Grill was one of the first places I dined out in Austin, back when there was a Hangtown near 29th and Guadalupe.    It was a place my friends and I went when the we couldn’t decide on a place to eat.  Inevitably someone would suggest Hangtown, and everyone would agree.  There was always [...]

Great Harvest Bread Co.

Hello, cinnamon chip bread!  Where have you been all my life? A friend brought over a loaf of cinnamon chip bread to our house, and I think between our four kids, they ate through nearly 3/4 of that loaf.  My kids have been asking about that cinnamon chip bread ever since, and that is in [...]

Izzy and Ash, for the young chic hipster

I’ll admit it.  I was one who liked to doll up my baby girl with all her pretty baby shower dresses, and if I had known about Izzy and Ash four years ago…  Never one to mind the fussiness of it all, she let me play dress up with her.  I could justify spending money [...]

Wild Wood Art Cafe, a gluten-free restaurant

Inside our Greenling Farmbox (a surprise box with items from local food artisans) was this delicious lemon cake that had me emailing Greenling to find out who made the pastry, which Greenling replied with Wild Wood Art Cafe but turned out to be Little Bluestein Bakery. That is how I heard about Wild Wood Art [...]

Austin’s Pizza in Westlake

Could there be any better restaurant for a kid than a place with a playground and pizza?  Could there be anything better to a parent that the pizza restaurant’s playground doesn’t involve tokens?  Probably not.  Austin’s Pizza in Westlake Hills has a wooden playscape, and even during the height of the afternoon, part of the [...]