Tootie Pie Company (north Austin)

Frankly, I’m a little bored of cupcakes.  They are just a bit too ubiquitous that we went in search for a sweet treat that didn’t come globbed with frosting on top, and I nearly convinced my daughter to serve Tootie Pie for her birthday party.  She was all for it, and then she cupcaked out [...]

Lick It Bite It or Both (North Austin)

I know.  If you’ve never heard of this place, you’re thinking Lick It Bite It Or Both might be questionable.  At least that’s the reaction we got when we mentioned the place.  It’s a dessert place.  They have ice cream and cupcakes. Unlike some cupcakeries around town that use doctored box mixes, Lick It Bite [...]

Pablito’s Bakery (northeast Austin)

Because we’re adventurous like that, we sometimes pick restaurants randomly from Yelp and hope we hit upon a good one.  We chose Pablito’s Bakery in northeast Austin and set out to have ourselves some handmade Mexican baked goods and tacos.  Pablito’s is a family-owned bakery and taqueria that is cheap, cheap, cheap!  Nearly everything on [...]

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 [...]

Panera Bread (Lakeline location)

Though we typically patronize local establishments, I have to admit that I am sucker for Panera Bread. They have only recently come into the Austin area, and the kids and I went to check out the newest Lakeline location. The place was packed, and it was 2 pm on a (non-holiday) weekday! We did not [...]

Hey Cupcake!

After our recent dinner at Boat House Grill, we walked over to Hey Cupcake! (near 620 and 2222) to grab some dessert.  Just like the Hey Cupcake! on South Congress, this cupcake bakery is also a shiny silver Airstream trailer with a gigantic pink frosted cupcake on top. Along with the regular menu, the sandwich [...]

Sugarbakers Bake Shop in Cedar Park

Sugarbakers is a welcome addition to this little shopping strip near Cedar Park High School, taking over the former Wildflower Bakery. My kids and I drove past here one day, and we noticed that the iights were turned on so of course we stopped to see if Wildflower had reopened. What we found instead was [...]

Walton’s Fancy and Staple, gourmet sandwich shop and more

Usually places that flat out say “Fancy” in their title are not places that I think to take my children, but since this is Sandra Bullock’s second dining establishment in town (the first being BESS Bistro), I was curious in that Us magazine sort of way.  The restaurant opened this summer, touted as a bakery, [...]

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 [...]

Holy Cacao, that is a good cake ball!

I truly believe that some of the greatest, most creative, affordable eats in the Austin area are served out of trailers.  Holy Cacao is a wonderful addition to the ever-growing list of trailer dining establishments, and their offering is indeed unique.   We made sure to save some room after eating at Izzoz Tacos, which shared the [...]

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