Farm to Plate is an incredible event hosted by the Sustainable Food Center. 30 area…read morechefs/restaurants provide delicious bites. Guests stroll the gorgeous grounds of Barr Mansion while enjoying live music, nibbling on locally sourced cuisine and sipping adult beverages. This year it was great seeing so many local beverages provided by Argus Cidery, Glazers, Hops & Grain, Independence Brewing Co., Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Tipsy Texan, and Zhi Tea. From savory to sweet the chefs prepared creative cuisine to share with guests. The portions are small enough to sample many of what the restaurants are serving yet large enough that one's appetite is satisfied as the event comes to an end. Some of my favorites dishes were: Italic - walnut olive oil cake with mascarpone and blackberry. I loved that this dessert was more savory vs sweet. Lick Ice Cream - Roasted beet & mint Ice cream with honey cream, goat cheese and chocolate waffle. Delysia Chocolate - Raspberry truffle; potato, smoked cheese, bacon and chive truffle. I don't know how chocolatier Nicole Pitel comes up with these flavors but she's a genius! The Bribery Bakery - strawberry lime brown butter blondie. This was my first time trying Jodi Elliot's sweets and I was incredibly impressed. Eden East - Hay smoked red fish with pickled garlic chip, lemon confit, dill kennebec potato pancake and crispy fish skin. Bonneville - savory Korean style braised lamb steamed buns. The company I work for purchases a table to this event every year through a co-op partner as they believe in SFC's mission and services they provide our community. SFC empowers adults and children to grow their own food by providing education and resources. Their nationally recognized Happy Kitchen program is a cooking and nutrition education program that helps grows skills in food selection and preparation. SFC also has a Farm Direct program which brings together local growers, schools, urban residents, and institutional food service operations worksites in demand of fresh produce through weekly SFC Farmers' Markets and direct marketing projects, such as farm-to-cafeteria, farm-to-school, and farm-to-work. Events like the Farm to Plate put money back into this wonderful organization.

Do you remember being a child and hearing the jingle, jingle, jingle of the ice cream truck coming…read morethrough your neighborhood. You ran after the ice cream truck with your coins in hand to pay to get a snow cone (my favorite flavor was the strawberry flavoring), popsicle (the orange dream popsicle was a total dream and the push up orange popsicle was even better), ice cream sandwich or something cold to eat. A bonus would be get a a red, white and blue bullet popsicle and turn your tongue multi-colors. Those were days! As a child, if you heard the faint ringing of the ice cream truck when they were exiting the neighborhood, you ran like Gabby Thomas does today to purchase your sweet treat. I remember that so vividly...such fond memories. Odd Pop is the equivalent of the ice cream truck except they drive straight to your business or event (weddings, gender reveals, birthday parties, and anniversaries). Today, my hubby and I had the pleasure of having three popsicles (lemon Thai basil, strawberry mango and Elderflower Lime) and they were all delicious and so soothing to eat. We really enjoyed that they were fruit based and not eye squinting sweet. Today we had 95 degree weather that feels 150 degrees. It is no doubt that Odd Pop will be doing big business in the Austin area.

From the owner: Taste adventure on every corner! Explore diverse culinary Popsicles bursting with unique flavors…read morelike you've never had before.

There is no comparison between Parks Coffee and the other coffee service providers in the Austin…read morearea. We have been very satisfied with the transition and they have worked patiently with us to upgrade our coffee service. We appreciate the team lead by Todd Mrsny. Everyone is so nice and full of customer service!

Equipment breakdowns come often and down times are long. They refuse to adjust you bill.read more

very rude and unfriendly staff. They treat you like they are doing you the biggest favor. We asked…read morethem a question, he just kept checking us out ? They won't even answer you even if it's how are you? Or how is your day. Avoid these stupid people. The elderly man probably the owner is the rudest person. We have had this experience twice.

After eating at Al-Demashqi, I decided to go to what seemed to be an Indian market. Mom had tried…read moresome Indomie noodles, which I got from H Mart a while back, and liked it, so I hoped I might find some here. There were no Indomie noodles here, but I found some other items to buy instead. Here is what I bought: one rice pudding mix (Falak brand), which I hope to put pistachios on top of, two Turkish candy cones (one for me, and one for mom), and a bag of Turkish gummies (Yumy Yumy). I had never seen Turkish gummies before, although Haribo makes some of their gummies in Turkey, but that is different. After I paid, my eyes were caught by a mysterious dessert item on the counter, which had red and green dots, which reminded me of a Christmas fruitcake. The man at the register gave me one for free; he told me it was Ladoo. I ate it, once I got home; not bad, but a bit crumbly.

Sorry folks this is a review about a wholesaler not a retailer. If you look for this place in…read moreGoogle maps, it will take you to the incorrect address on Rutland which was their prior address. This wholesaler does not sell beer and less than one percent of its business is attributed to spirits, leaving the other 99% to wine. The one thing they really specialize in is organic and biodynamic wines. This is a small company with relatively few employees. They do have a decent size warehouse that serves Austin and surrounding area. If you're curious about their wine portfolio, you can always go to their website at serendipitywines.com.

I love the taste of the red wine. It struck me. I have not had a pleasant wine like this for a long…read moretime. Soft. Lovely. No bad aftertaste. No let down. No "getting used to!" I don't understand how one could possibly give it a four. Maybe the high alcohol content 13%? I love it

I like that food halls seem to have become more popular in America over the last couple of decades…read more(depending on the part of the country you are in). It's a very European concept and I am here for it. ATC Kitchens has 15 or so restaurants that you can go to. I haven't been anywhere near all of them...yet. I have been to Yummy Mommy and Katsu Sando and they were pretty darn good. I can't wait to get back and knock all of the resturants out on my "to-eat" list.

First time checking out this food hall and what fun it was. There are several stalls to choose from…read morewhich are mostly Asian, but there is a Mexican eatery and one with Louisiana style food. I first tried Dona Tota. The two gorditas were good-nopalitos and bean and cheese. I was happy to see a few vegetarian options. This food stall was the one that had to be ordered outside of the QR codes at each table. The codes made it really convenient to start a cart and select entrees from multiple places. And the best part was the robot waiter that delivers your food. Super cute! I highly recommend vegetarians check out the tofu katsu sandwich from Katsu Sando. It's massive and delicious. I couldn't eat the entire thing and it heated up great in the air fryer the next day. I'll definitely to back to try more places!

Lauren is so amazingly talented at her craft! I needed some macarons and saw that she had pumpkin…read morecheesecake flavor macarons on her menu. I requested that they be made to look like little pumpkins and she nailed it! The flavor was absolute perfection. They were the cutest macarons ever and were a huge hit with my guests. They were gone as soon as I put them out on the table. Lauren also does lovely charcuterie boards and graze boxes I'm super excited to order one from her soon!

What a wonderful experience I had ordering a graze box today! It was past the time to order for…read moresame day delivery, but was graciously told that they would honor my request. Not only did they deliver same day, but the box was incredible! I can't thank them enough!

THE BIG: Pretty big Vietnamese-style asian grocery store located in North Austin inside the…read moreChinatown center. Parking lot is available. THE BLACK AND WHITE: When I say Vietnamese-style, it's only because most of the internal signage is in vietnamese. It has every asian countries ingredients from China/Korea/Vietnam to The Philippines and indonesia. You can find some really good pricing here on those staples. Fresh produce aisle is a bit limiting. Pretty big seafood area and meat. Walking to your far left side are all the kitchen toolware if you want to level up your kitchen game. THE FINAL BAMBOO: Always enjoy my time here at MT supermarket. Lots of ingredients you won't find at a 99 Ranch or H Mart.

My favorite market. Full of fresh fish, veggies, and meats; seemingly unlimited spices, sauces,…read moredried peppers, dried mushrooms, soup bases (fresh and dried); prepared goodies, teas, milk tea mixes; a ridiculous number of fresh and dried noodle options both seasoned and unseasoned; frozen kimbap, dumplings, bao, everything you didn't even know you wanted, you'll find. They even have alcohol, dishes, candles, other houseware supplies, and some basic American products. Prices area generally competitive, some much better than others. My main complaint is that it can be overwhelming, especially when you're trying to find one specific thing. The other issue is that so many items have mislabeled prices or none at all. This can be challenging when you're trying to stay in budget while faced with more options that you can imagine. Also, fresh prepared items don't necessarily have their ingredients listed which can be scary for less adventurous eaters. The store is generally easy to navigate even through some cluttered set ups.

I think this store replaced a Vietnamese restaurant but don't quote me on that. Things changed…read moremonthly or even weekly here in Austin as you know, but I came in here because it was well lit and they had a lot of unique items. I love the selection of different nuts that they had so I got some pistachios and cashews. The guy was so nice that he came out and brought me some large flatbread that was warm from the oven. No charge and all I needed was some hummus or toom to dip. There are an assortment of products from this region there and a really good selection of meats. I noticed as many people came in to buy their goat and lamb. I talked to one customer who said the quality year is very good. I ended up buying a pastry that's sold near the cash register, and it was very flavorful, I think it had potato in it and it was not a Samosa. It was flattened. The service here was very friendly and helpful and I definitely will be back.