Brrrrrrr…this year’s Cowboy Breakfast was a cold one! Friday morning’s temperature started out at a chilly 26 degrees. Even so, Bill and I bundled up in our parkas and headed over to the Long Center Terrace. After all, we wouldn’t want to miss a free breakfast.
Now that the Austin episode has aired, I can finally tell you about when The Great Food Truck Race was in town. This story starts on a Friday morning back in May, when I noticed an unusual assortment of vehicles parked on the Congress Avenue Bridge. I snapped a picture and promptly went back to whatever I was doing.
The Gelato World Tour stopped in nearby Republic Square Park this weekend. This event was sponsored by the Carpigiani Gelato University in Sigep, Italy. Their mission is “to spread the culture of Italian gelato, a fresh, artisan food product, to the general public throughout the world.” After sampling gelato for the past three days, I can say that I heartily approve of this mission.
Last evening Bill and I had almost reached our dinner destination, Chuy’s, when we realized that the trailers at the much-anticipated trailer park on Barton Springs Road were actually serving food. As much as we love Chuy’s, we just couldn’t resist a cones-and-cupcakes supper.
The 24th annual Feast of Sharing took place at the Palmer Events Center on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. As in previous years, this free dinner was organized by Texas grocery chain, H-E-B.
Fortunately, the weather was perfect for Taste of Texas, the opening outdoor event for the Austin Food & Wine Festival. Attendees visited a fenced-in Republic Square Park from 7-9:30 PM, sampling dishes prepared by over 20 chefs (mostly from Texas) and listen to music by Whiskey Shivers and Delta Spirit.
Keeping you updated on the latest changes in the world of Austin Food Trailers…
For the second time in a year, our favorite downtown trailer, Turf N Surf Po’ Boy, has moved to a new location. Last summer the trailer was forced to move to a parking lot on Third Street to make way for the new J W Marriott being built at Congress and Second.
The Cowboy Breakfast just keeps getting better and better every year. Once again this annual event was held at Auditorium Shores on the first Friday in March. The free breakfast publicizes the upcoming Star of Texas Rodeo Austin, which is held outside of downtown at the Travis County Expo Center in the second half of March.
Bill and I decided on the lobster rolls from Dock & Roll Diner. The lobster/coleslaw combination was tasty but it seemed out-of-place to be eating lobster rolls in 100-degree heat in the center of Texas. We decided against getting ice cream sandwiches from Cool Haus because we didn’t want to deal with a melted gooey mess.
